Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Cndyshops2's Avatar
    Cndyshops2 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Aug 10, 2014, 08:47 AM
    Black particles in water
    After being on well water for 30 years we decided to switch to city water. Now I have big chunks of dirt or something coming out of the water lines. It stops up all the faucet filters three or four times a day. Could this be from some kind of build up in the lines from the water well? How can I fix this disgusting problem? I can't afford to replace the plumbing. Thanks
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    Aug 10, 2014, 09:00 AM
    How old is your house and what material are the water pipes? Copper, galvanize or plastic? Back to you, Tom
    massplumber2008's Avatar
    massplumber2008 Posts: 12,832, Reputation: 1212
    Senior Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #3

    Aug 10, 2014, 03:14 PM
    Hi CIndy

    Do you have a whole house filter (or any water filters), or perhaps a water softener? If so, the carbon filter may have broken and is releasing particles into the main water supply. In that case, you would change out the filter or filter media and then install a new filter and you should be all set.

    Let us know more...

    Mark
    Cndyshops2's Avatar
    Cndyshops2 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #4

    Aug 10, 2014, 08:08 PM
    My house is 30 years old and has plastic pipes. No water softener but I do have a water purifier. I have removed the filter system to see if that was the culprit. It was not, I still have large flakes of some kind in the water. Kind of feels like rust but it's not colored like rust. So I'm still confused??
    Cndyshops2's Avatar
    Cndyshops2 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #5

    Aug 10, 2014, 08:18 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    How old is your house and what material are the water pipes? Copper, galvanize or plastic? Back to you, Tom

    Plastic

    30 years old
    Plastic pipes

    Quote Originally Posted by massplumber2008 View Post
    Hi CIndy

    Do you have a whole house filter (or any water filters), or perhaps a water softener? If so, the carbon filter may have broken and is releasing particles into the main water supply. In that case, you would change out the filter or filter media and then install a new filter and you should be all set.

    Let us know more...

    Mark
    No filters, I've removed them all
    I was on well water for years and just switched to city water. That's when the black flakes began showing up.

    Quote Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    How old is your house and what material are the water pipes? Copper, galvanize or plastic? Back to you, Tom

    Plastic pipes
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #6

    Aug 11, 2014, 05:29 AM
    Have you contacted the city about this and what did they say? Back to you. Tom
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Black particles in well water [ 15 Answers ]

Hello there, Recently our temperatures have been down in the negatives and the pump to our well froze for a couple hours. We got it opened back up but have noticed black soot like sediment in the water. At first it came out in dark clouds and now it almost looks like small flecks of pepper in the...

Black Particles in water [ 12 Answers ]

Help! I've discovered black particles in my water when I fill up a sink or bathtub. I contacted the water company and they believe the stuff is coming from within my house plumbing or water heater. The particles smear in the bottom of a tub or sink when touched. When they come out of the faucet...

Black Particles in water [ 2 Answers ]

I never had this problem before in the 10 years we've lived here, but in both toilets, in a pattern like it sprayed out when the toilets were beginning to flush, there were fine, black particles left on the inner side of the rim of the bowl, above the jets. People tell me, that, because of Irene's...

Black particles in water [ 0 Answers ]

The city just replaced the main at the street in Orange Park, fl. Is anyone else having these problems live in OP. It happens when my sister is gone from home for a week or two, and the water hasn't been running. The city just cleaned out their lines, and the water had the black particles in it...

View more questions Search