i noticed last night there was balck sand like stuff in the bathtub, sink and the toilet. can anyone tell me what this might be????
2007-03-05 04:02:48 · 8 answers · asked by missywst 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i have well water not public water...
2007-03-05 04:20:11 · update #1
Hi UK plumber here, if you found that these particles were only in the bathroom and not in the other taps / faucets, ie. kitchen, it could be your header tank ( tank in Attic or loft which stores cold water ) as sediment settles to the bottom and if you used a lot of water this may have been disturbed. In the UK we have a By-Law 30 kit which is a lid plus vent ask your merchant about this.If the particles were in all the taps / faucets then it is probably that the mains have been worked on ( as suggested above ) you should just flush it through, this happens a lot and you should not be worried.
2007-03-05 04:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your pump is sucking sand up from the bottom of your well.You best check where the water Level is.You may have to deepen it.the sand comes from outside the casing' and falls to the bottom of the well after some time it builds up to the pump.You may be able to open the well up and here what is known as falling water and it's the water from above the level of the water that brings in the sand.It sounds like this well has a metal casing' and the holes are rusting out.You can pick up some filters that go between the wellhead and the water tank.One other thing you can do is put an air lance down to the bottom and blow it up out of the well that stirs the sand up and it carries the sand up.Here in CA. they use plastic pipe for well casing'.
2007-03-05 12:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by dleemacc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your pump is picking up sand . air lance may blow accumulated sand out the top of your casing. caution!! if your well is in the same aquifer as other wells nearby, you may make neighbors wells get muddy or sandy if you use air pressure for a long period of time.( personal experience) another problem is that you will probably ruin your pump if the problem continues for very long. my solution was to hire a contractor with pump and filter equipment experience to install a system of filters and a pump that could handle the sandy water. i spent a lot of money trying to do it myself and i failed. i hope your problem is not too serious so that some of the other answers will work.
2007-03-09 22:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by landlubber 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This could be silica sand found in deep wells,i would take some to the water dept and see if that is it.
2007-03-10 22:18:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your pump is pulling sand or sediment out of the well.
2007-03-05 13:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by bugs280 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
often times,it is due to the water dept. working in the area and dislodging sediment in the main lines.check the strainers on your faucets. they probably trapped some as well.
2007-03-05 12:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by sic-n-tired 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its just waste from inside the pipes, partly calcium partly nitrogeous stuff :) probably there if you had a blockage or water backed up into these areas. sounds like you should clean the main line.
2007-03-05 12:17:58 · answer #7 · answered by aaron c 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
may be there is a drought in your area and the water got low
or some one is trying to kill you
2007-03-13 11:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by really now! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋