theconrodkid
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| posted on 24/3/15 at 06:51 PM |
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household water q
did some plumbing today and sure enough it ended in wet feet but what worried me was,when i took a length of cold,straight from the mains pipe out,it
contained what looked like frog spawn 
any idea what it is as it,s the same water i use to make 1000 gallons of tea a day  .
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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coozer
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| posted on 24/3/15 at 07:07 PM |
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I reckon everyone has it. A while ago we had a new plastic liner put in down the street. Basically a new plastic pipe that smashed the old cast one
out of the way. What I didn't understand was how they did this without digging the road up to connect our little offshoot, but hey ho they did
it.
Afterwards we had to run the tap to get rid of all sorts of sh1t that had been disturbed! Water has murky for a day or two but safe as long as it was
boiled!
The other thing that makes me wonder is our water comes from a bore hole couple miles away and is pumped straight into the pipes round here, clear
as!
Pressure is held at 4bar.
Same as drawing your heating down, water comes out clear but take a rad off and tip it up.. Yuck!!
Nowt to worry about IMO!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 24/3/15 at 07:23 PM |
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i managed to capture of of the blighters,it,s around 10mm dia,squidgy and transparent .
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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coozer
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| posted on 24/3/15 at 07:33 PM |
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Yuckky yuck, get onto the local water company....
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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talkingcars
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| posted on 24/3/15 at 09:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Yuckky yuck, get onto the local water company....
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This.
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Ivan
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 08:27 AM |
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Sediment in water supply pipes is totally normal. When water is treated using flocculation to settle out any colour or suspended sediments a certain
percentage of the colourant and/or flocculation chemical makes its way into the system and flocculation continues in the reticulation pipes settling
out during low flow periods. When there is a shock in the system the floc rises and mixes into the water and causes murky water through the taps.
It's more of an aesthetic inconvenience than a health risk - just run the tap for about 5 minutes until it clears or if that doesn't work
call the water authorities and ask them to scour or even pass a pig through your supply main. (Pig as in foam rubber plug  )
Of course it could be some sort of spawn if you have a roof tank that is open to insects etc. Normally then you get tiny red worms in the water.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 10:08 AM |
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Ivan,it,s not sediment it,s squidgy 10mm balls,they really look man made,rang the water co and waiting for an engineer to ring me back...hasnt put me
off my tea tho
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Ivan
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 11:55 AM |
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I've been a municipal water engineer most of my working life and that's a new one to me - let us know what they say. Perhaps it's
"Bubble Tea" ????
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 12:29 PM |
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i know all about bubble tea,bought fizzy water to brew up at a car show once .
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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r1_pete
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 01:14 PM |
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The 5th response here might explain them:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/any-plumbers-out-there-silicone-balls-in-the-water-supply
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 25/3/15 at 01:24 PM |
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looks like we have a winner there R1 Pete ,no water softner here,i am a rufty tufty man remember but the leak stopper would appear to be the
answer,waiting for a call from the man at the mo.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 27/3/15 at 11:36 AM |
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Had the man round,said they dont use the silicone balls so has taken it away for analysis,said he would flush the pipes through but some muppets from
the council had tarmaced over the fire hydrant......sometimes i wonder.
this morning the water board are digging up where the hydrant should be .
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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