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Anonymous Coward User ID: 42079795 United States 06/22/2014 09:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The water in my home is bitter after it is boiled. I have no idea why either. We have only lived here a couple of months now and I noticed one day when boiling water for some tea. Quoting: Partly Cloudy We have had well water for the last 15 years or so and since we have moved we now have municipal water. At first I thought it was the pots I was using. I tried it in several of them and after boiling the water it became bitter. I went out and bought some new cookware and no change at all. You boil the water it will turn bitter. My neighbors have told me the same thing when I asked them. They say it had started a few months ago. I have tried boiling it on the electric stove, electric kettle and even a freaking fire in the backyard. The water simply turns bitter when boiled and only when boiled. Out of the tap it is fine until you boil it. Anybody heard of this or experienced this before? You should have your water tested. One sample from the faucet and then another sample after it is boiled. Maybe boiling it causes some reaction or something similar. I'd get both samples tested. Water should never taste bitter. Did they run new piping in the town/city which provides your water? Is it treated water now, treated with something new? Do you have fluoridated water? |
Partly Cloudy (OP) User ID: 58260140 United States 06/22/2014 09:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You should have your water tested. One sample from the faucet and then another sample after it is boiled. Maybe boiling it causes some reaction or something similar. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 42079795 I'd get both samples tested. Water should never taste bitter. Did they run new piping in the town/city which provides your water? Is it treated water now, treated with something new? Do you have fluoridated water? Greensboro said they had been working on changing the water treatment methods they use. They advised everybody all over the news that your water might smell and or taste different with the new changes. This started a few months back so I am sure it has something to do with this. The only thing I can figure is that maybe the PH levels have been increased or something they are using raises the PH after boiling. Of coarse I can not find one bit of info on the web about it. I might start with the PH test cause I can do that myself. I have some saltwater test kits that I used to test my coral tanks at one time. |
Partly Cloudy (OP) User ID: 58260140 United States 06/24/2014 10:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I found a place today to test my water. I did not plan on telling them I was going to boil one of the samples but I did tell them I have two samples to be tested. Here is a list of what they said they will test: Asbestos Aluminum Chloride Chlorine Chloramines Color Free Ammonia as Nitrogen Fluoride Hardness Iron Manganese Nitrate as Nitrogen pH Phosphorus Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Turbidity Zinc Total Coliform E.Coli Trihalomethanes Haloacetic Acids Led Copper Does this sound about right? Are they missing anything? |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 42079795 United States 06/25/2014 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I found a place today to test my water. I did not plan on telling them I was going to boil one of the samples but I did tell them I have two samples to be tested. Quoting: Partly Cloudy Here is a list of what they said they will test: Asbestos Aluminum Chloride Chlorine Chloramines Color Free Ammonia as Nitrogen Fluoride Hardness Iron Manganese Nitrate as Nitrogen pH Phosphorus Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Turbidity Zinc Total Coliform E.Coli Trihalomethanes Haloacetic Acids Led Copper Does this sound about right? Are they missing anything? I like that you didn't tell them one was not boiled! Good for you!! Hoping for good results!! |
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Partly Cloudy (OP) User ID: 58260140 United States 06/26/2014 07:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You got me thinking with that comment. I started looking into the coal ash spills here in NC. Apparently the Dan River has a ton of coal ash in it. Once of the things in coal ash is arsenic. I have been trying to find out if our water comes from the Dan River or not here in Guilford County. |
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Partly Cloudy (OP) User ID: 58260140 United States 06/26/2014 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's a change of the bicarbonate ions and dissolved carbon dioxide in the water when boiled, which changes the pH of the water. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 36426283 I know my home testing kit is probably not the greatest but I have kits for my salt water tanks. Out of the tap: 8.4 Boiled: 7.2 I think the only thing that can tell a difference between 8.4 and 7.2 would be my corals and a PH tester in all honesty. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54566121 United States 06/26/2014 09:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I found a place today to test my water. I did not plan on telling them I was going to boil one of the samples but I did tell them I have two samples to be tested. Quoting: Partly Cloudy Here is a list of what they said they will test: Asbestos Aluminum Chloride Chlorine Chloramines Color Free Ammonia as Nitrogen Fluoride Hardness Iron Manganese Nitrate as Nitrogen pH Phosphorus Sodium Sulfate Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Turbidity Zinc Total Coliform E.Coli Trihalomethanes Haloacetic Acids Led Copper Does this sound about right? Are they missing anything? That's a lot, more than you really need I would say, but better too much than not enough. The one thing you've overlooked is radioactivity, either a gross alpha/beta test or at least uranium. I'm in the business, so I have nosy questions you don't have to answer, but here goes: How much are you paying for all that? Is the lab certified to test drinking water for all those things? |
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