What are the black specks in my bath water?
What are the black specks in my bath water?
Your Water Heater is Corroded: If those black specks are localized to your tub, shower, and sink, and tied specifically to your hot water usage, there is a good chance they are coming from your water heater.
Why are there black specks in my bathtub?
At first I thought it might be mold, but when you try to scrape the marks, they smear like grease. The specks do show up in other sinks, it is just more noticeable in the tub since there is no aerator. Usually you can’t see the specks in the water, just when the water drains and they stick to the sides of the sink/tub.
When do black specks appear in hot water?
When the black specks only appear when you’re running hot water, the first place you should look is the water heater. The average lifespan of a tank water heater is 8-12 years.
What to do about black particles in bath water?
Put in new heavy duty corrugated stainless hoses. Unscrew aerators from your faucets and clear out black particles there and your troubles will be over. I had black speck in my water and it took me years to figure out why. Copper or stainless steel hose connectors to and from the water heater do not cause this problem.
Why are there black particles in my hot water tank?
Chlorine from city water breaks down the rubber and it releases black particles into the hot water lines after a few years. (Someone told me it was bacteria and to turn the temperature to 140 degrees which was not the solution. They also told me to put 2 gallons of bleach in my tank to treat it which I am glad I did not do.
At first I thought it might be mold, but when you try to scrape the marks, they smear like grease. The specks do show up in other sinks, it is just more noticeable in the tub since there is no aerator. Usually you can’t see the specks in the water, just when the water drains and they stick to the sides of the sink/tub.
When the black specks only appear when you’re running hot water, the first place you should look is the water heater. The average lifespan of a tank water heater is 8-12 years.
Put in new heavy duty corrugated stainless hoses. Unscrew aerators from your faucets and clear out black particles there and your troubles will be over. I had black speck in my water and it took me years to figure out why. Copper or stainless steel hose connectors to and from the water heater do not cause this problem.
Chlorine from city water breaks down the rubber and it releases black particles into the hot water lines after a few years. (Someone told me it was bacteria and to turn the temperature to 140 degrees which was not the solution. They also told me to put 2 gallons of bleach in my tank to treat it which I am glad I did not do.