What is the gray, flaky residue on my faucets and shower head?
Calcium. Our water is on the “hard” side and hardness manifests itself as calcium carbonate. It usually shows up in homes with hot tubs, or where one of the latest “super duper” water heaters are installed – the kind that stay very hot and give instant hot water. We suggest you turn the hot water heater down a bit. It doesn’t have to be scalding hot to satisfy most functions. Many of our customers have installed water softeners in their systems – either to get rid of the calcium problem or just because they like softer water. You can buy softeners fairly inexpensively at most of the big home supply stores. 11. Why does my water sometimes turn red or muddy looking? It makes my white laundry rusty looking. Answer: That is iron coming out of solution. We have iron and manganese as natural minerals in our water source. We treat for them and remove over 99%. However, that 1% of iron can come out of solution when the demand is suddenly high (see our answer to the hydrant flushing question ab
