Common Water Problems

Here in the Northwest Ohio Area, a variety of factors can affect how water tastes, smells and feels. That’s why we test your water before we recommend how to treat it properly. Here are a few of the problems we commonly see and treat.

Musty, earthy, fishy taste or smell?

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Caused by algae, molds and bacteria that live in water and can multiply within a home’s plumbing system.

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Cloudy Water

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Raw water comes into your home with any number of impurities that cause turbidity.

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Hard Water

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Hard water dries out skin and makes hair brittle. It causes soap scum in tubs and showers and spots on faucets and fixtures. It also causes scaling in appliances, which results in less efficiency and costly repairs.

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Lead

Lead

Lead poisoning often shows no symptoms; however, signs such as irritability, weight loss, vomiting, constipation, or stomach pain could occur. Young children and pregnant women are at the greatest risk, even from short-term exposure. Reduced cognitive development and neurobehavioral deficits are associated with blood levels less than 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (ug/dL) in children. Thus, it is determined there is no safe blood lead level in children. Individuals will adsorb more lead if they have poor nutrition than those with better diets. To learn more, read the information on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) website.

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Iron and Manganese

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Iron and manganese can leave rust stains on clothing, appliances and fixtures. What’s more, these metals can make your water taste and smell bad.

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Sulfur Water

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Hydrogen sulfide can give your water an unpleasant taste and smell, sometimes even rendering it unusable.

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Chlorine taste or smell

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The taste and smell of chlorine are unappealing and can also dry out your skin and hair. While municipalities use chlorine to disinfect the water supply, it should be filtered out before you use it to eliminate these effects.

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