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Subject: Re: Brown Water from our Faucet suddenly

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Date Posted: 08:39:21 02/03/08 Sun
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In reply to: Sandra Gagnon 's message, "Brown Water from our Faucet suddenly" on 20:02:27 02/01/08 Fri

This can happen sometimes. Did you have a drought this summer? Sometimes it takes a long time for the water on the surface to get down to the level where you are pulling your water. Water is found in layers with clay or rock separating those layers.

Or maybe somebody is doing something to disturb the ground around there? Whatever the cause, most of the time it will clear by itself and there isn't much to do about it, but have patience and wait. If and after it does clear, make sure that you backwash the softener and wash the hot water heater out. Make sure you turn off the hot water heater before draining it.

If after a week or so, it isn't better, you should call a local well man.

>My husband just ran the water from the kitchen sink
>and it was reddish brown. I have let some sit to see
>if there is sediment. No result yet.
>What could it be...we are clueless.
>We are on a well and have a Kinetico water softener.
>The hot water is still clear. We are at a loss of
>what to do.
>Please help...Thank you.
>Sandy and Jack

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Re: Brown Water from our Faucet suddenly Sandy (Happy) 18:40:24 02/04/08 Mon

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>This can happen sometimes. Did you have a drought this >summer? Sometimes it takes a long time for the water >on the surface to get down to the level where you are >pulling your water. Water is found in layers with clay >or rock separating those layers. > >Or maybe somebody is doing something to disturb the >ground around there? Whatever the cause, most of the >time it will clear by itself and there isn't much to >do about it, but have patience and wait. If and after >it does clear, make sure that you backwash the >softener and wash the hot water heater out. Make sure >you turn off the hot water heater before draining it. > >If after a week or so, it isn't better, you should >call a local well man. > >>My husband just ran the water from the kitchen sink >>and it was reddish brown. I have let some sit to see >>if there is sediment. No result yet. >>What could it be...we are clueless. >>We are on a well and have a Kinetico water softener. >>The hot water is still clear. We are at a loss of >>what to do. >>Please help...Thank you. >>Sandy and Jack

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