Domestic water question

Todd_9

It sounds like its just the cold water, if its just the hot then the anode rod could be the culprit.

My guess is there is sulfides or methane in the water. These are both gasses that will need on site testing, if you take a bottle of it somewhere there may be no gas left when they go to test it. Good Luck

Sparky Bill

Domestic Water (odorous well water)

A residential home on the outer cape (Cape Cod) has well water consisting of a Grundfos submersible pump, pre-charged storage tank (approx 30 - 40 gallons) with a pressure sensor to energize the well pump. The house has periods of non-use, usually Monday thru Friday in the summer and longer periods in winter. When a faucet is first opened the domestic water has a sewer-gas type odor. After the water runs for several minutes the odorous water in the storage tank has been replaced with “fresh” ground water. The home owner believes the tank is the problem and has inquired about replacing the tank. I don’t think this is the problem but rather something in the ground water is decomposing in the tank and a new tank will have the same problem.

Questions:

Have anyone heard of this before?

Is there a solution other than filtering the domestic water?

Can a circulating the domestic water or boiling the water prior to the storage tank eliminate this odor?

John Starcher_4

You need.....

....to get the water tested to confirm what is causing the odor. It sounds like a possible sulphur problem, which can be treatable.

Don't guess - you'll be fighting a ghost. Get a water analysis, then select a proper treatment method.

Starch

John Starcher_4

Absolutely!!!!

Thanks, Todd, for pointing that out. Field (on-site) testing is required for those particular contaminants.

Starch

Bob Davison_2

water odor after non-use

Is there a filter somenwhere? Typical paper-filters on whole-house filters (ie sediment filters) will grow a bacteria during periods of non-use. When I would leave home for long vacations (10 days or more) I would remove the sediment filter and place it in a bucket with a very light chlorine solution for an hour or so and then set it out to dry. A quick install when we returned and voila ... no problemo.

Bob

George_10

After testing on site

You may find that you need to put a small chlorinator in line to keep potable water safe for human consumption.

The first step is to get the water tested and find out what kind of biology you are fighting. Not to scare you, but this is a serious potential health problem.

After you get your answers, we would be happy to help in the chemical solutions. www.rhomarwater.com