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Cloudy water in bathroom

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Mitsi10 · 10/03/2014 07:58

I've noticed this since I moved in to the house in jan when you will the sink it's cloudy looking and it's making me think if the bath and shower are the same
I'm sure the kitchen is fine it's just the bathroom I've noticed it what is it and what can be done ?

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Mitsi10 · 10/03/2014 08:02

#fill the sink

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Optimist1 · 10/03/2014 08:04

Do you have a cold water tank? If so, the cloudiness is just deposits from inside the tank. Water in the kitchen would come straight from the mains without sitting about in a tank, which is why some people make it a rule never to drink from any but the kitchen tap.

If you don't have a cold water tank I have absolutely no idea!

Mitsi10 · 10/03/2014 08:07

How do I know if I have a cold water tank?

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superlambanana · 10/03/2014 08:21

If you fill a glass does it clear gradually? It can be just bubbles!

Optimist1 · 10/03/2014 09:10

In a house the cold water tank would be in the attic - big metal box thingy probably covered with some sort of insulation material.

PigletJohn · 10/03/2014 09:16

Is this cloudy water from the hot tap, and have you got a combi boiler (pressure gauge on the front of the boiler, and no hot water cylinder?)

And if you fill a large glass from the hot tap, does the water start cloudy and then go clear, starting from the bottom of the glass?

Giraffeski · 10/03/2014 09:17

You can fit aerators to taps to save water so perhaps that's what's happened here? Does it clear if you let it settle for a while?

Mitsi10 · 10/03/2014 10:56

Just done that and filled the glass with warm water it went cloudy like milk then settled after a minute and it's a combo boiler

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PigletJohn · 10/03/2014 11:41

then it is nothing to worry about. The cold, pressurised water from the mains contains dissolved air. When the water is heated, dissolved air tries to escape, and as soon as it emerges from the tap into normal pressure, the dissolved air comes out as tiny bubbles, which rise to the surface.

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