i was running bath water and notcied the hot water looked cloudy and yellow but when i ran the cold water it was clear as can be what is going on
2006-10-14 09:59:49 · 12 answers · asked by tara t 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
are you sure you wasn't taking a pee
2006-10-14 10:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you may need to replace the water heater. let me ask this question--- does it only happen for a very short time when you turn on the hot water then stops or is cloudy and yellow for a long time?? if it's just for a short time then you need to replace the nipple that holds the tub spout on with a brass one and this will solve the problem------but if it's for a long time then you need to repalce the water heater You may have hard water and this will form a scale on the inside of the wtr htr. Hard water means there is alot of minerials in the water( nothing you can do about this) and when heated it will cling to the insides of the wtr htr. replaceing the wtr htr will slove this. And when you do keep the wtr htr and cut it open to see what I"m talking about.........good luck
2006-10-14 10:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by pipedreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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i was running bath water and notcied the hot water looked cloudy and yellow but when i ran the cold water it was clear as can be what is going on
2015-08-06 22:12:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your hot water might need a new pipe or a filter because hot water is runned through a different pipe. Call your water company>
2006-10-14 10:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by Thistlewood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is variable to hom you make your hot water.If you havea tank it may bethat the anode rod is no longer atracting minerals.If you live in apartment building it may be sediment in piping coming out after a repair.Think about what may have chaged.
2006-10-14 10:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by Scott EThe anode rod inyour hwh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to flush out your tank. That is all the sediment that is building up on the bottom of the tank. This Will cause the heating elements to short out if your unit is electric. The tank should be flushed out once a year.
2006-10-14 10:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by bugear001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Due to the higher scaling in your piping system or somewhere it is being clogged with a higher scales.Check your Boiler tank and remove the scale from the bottom and wall of your water tank.Or you might have repaired the boiler and piping systems.
2006-10-14 10:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by precede2005 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a few times a year you should open the valve on the bottom of the water heater and take out about a gallon of water. it's sediment off the bottom of the tank.
2006-10-14 10:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by lynn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tank is rusting out time to replace it don't wait til you have water everywhere
2006-10-15 11:06:43 · answer #9 · answered by Wart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old pipes. Pour some baking soda down the drain.
2006-10-14 10:09:03 · answer #10 · answered by JFAD 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a water softer
2006-10-14 12:15:09 · answer #11 · answered by help man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋