whats going on ???
i have low water presure , when i pull off the water screen on faucet , white chalky bits are found ???
2007-12-15 08:59:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You have hard water and you're seeing calcium and magnesium carbonate buildup in your pipes.
2007-12-15 09:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gary D 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Only a few people mentioned the dip tube in the water heater. That is most likely the problem. A lot of water heaters were recalled because of the defective dip tubes would crumble in the hot water tank.
Have you noticed that when you take a shower you only have hot water for a few minuets then only luke warm water? If so you can bet it is the dip tube.
If the water is less than 10 years old I would just replace the dip tube.
Here are some articles that you may find useful.
http://www.nachi.org/forum/showthread.php?t=12999
http://www.icgov.org/water/waterheaters.htm#innovations
2007-12-16 01:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by mike b 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds as if you have a problem with your Hot Water Heater. Hot Water heaters have an ionization tube to collect impurities to help prevent tank erosion. Sometimes the tubes disintegrate causing small particles to go through your hot water piping. These particles will show up in strainers. Replace the ionization tube. Then remove all strainers from faucets, run water and flush as much of the particles as you can out of system. You may still have problems in smaller valves such as commodes and you may have to disassemble them and remove the particles...
2007-12-15 17:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by RoeB 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
That is mineral build-up in your screen. Run the water without the screen for a few minutes in cold, then run it for a few minutes on hot. Clean the screen off, so the mineral deposits are gone, and then replace it onto your faucet head. You should probably do the same thing for the showerhead, if it has a screen in it, as well. It is preventative maintenance.
2007-12-15 17:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by Another Guy 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
How old is the water heater sounds like the dip tube in your w/h they break apart after time and start going thru your water lines do you run out of hot water quickly if so then change out the w/h its better to do it before the tank goes I did change out my dip tub & put in copper But i know how
2007-12-15 18:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by dvdacmn 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Probably from the hot side, because the hot water heater can collect that stuff.. it is from hard water.
you need to flush the lines out because it is full of gunk now.
Probably need a plumber to do that.
2007-12-16 12:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have a chalk/mineral problem with your water source. Go to a hardware store and ask for a magnet that prevents most of it from traveling through the pipes and into your faucet.
2007-12-15 17:07:43 · answer #7 · answered by MercurialMe :-) 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It sounds like alkalai from hard water. The screen will have to be emptied on a regular basis. And if the plumbing is the old lead pipes, build up from the alkalai will slow the water flow. You might consider a water softener.
2007-12-15 17:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Its a calcium deposit. More than likely they have accumulated in your water heater. More than likely, you will need a new water heater.
2007-12-18 00:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by Abolir Las Farc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have a well. It's hard water and it's lime. Won't hurt you I've been drinking hard water most of my life. Clean the screen
2007-12-15 17:06:12 · answer #10 · answered by pikeruss 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋