Austenfan
Sep 3, 2009, 10:19 PM
Our son recently moved into a condo in a hi-rise. We helped him paint the interior the first week, and washed our painting tools in the kitchen sink, as well as dumping several cups of spilled latex paint down the sink. I took care to wash it all out, running a lot of water down the sink. The water from the kitchen faucet tasted fine all that week. It is a single sink with disposal and he also has a dishwasher. We presume all are hooked up together.
The second week of living there he noticed that the water from the kitchen faucet had a moldy smell. It does not seem to be the disposal itself since he can wash his hands, go into another room and still smell that bad smell on his hands. The water at his bathroom sink and shower taste fine. What could be causing actual water from just one sink in his condo to taste revolting? Is it the faucet? The spray attachment is the spigot nozzle -- you slide the nozzle out of the faucet base to use the spray attachment. Is dirty water backing up from the disposal or dishwasher somehow? Is it the faucet? This is very weird. Should he call a plumber, get a water testing kit (where?), or what?
The second week of living there he noticed that the water from the kitchen faucet had a moldy smell. It does not seem to be the disposal itself since he can wash his hands, go into another room and still smell that bad smell on his hands. The water at his bathroom sink and shower taste fine. What could be causing actual water from just one sink in his condo to taste revolting? Is it the faucet? The spray attachment is the spigot nozzle -- you slide the nozzle out of the faucet base to use the spray attachment. Is dirty water backing up from the disposal or dishwasher somehow? Is it the faucet? This is very weird. Should he call a plumber, get a water testing kit (where?), or what?