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Pink Deposit in Arklow Tap Water.

  • 31-08-2009 1:31pm
    #1
    upsilon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Dear All
    I am experiencing a pink deposit from the mains water in Arklow North.
    It is visible on all white sanitary ware. It definitely comes from the mains as it is also in my shower which is directly connected to it. The deposit is washable and seam to be armless ( on the short term) since i am not dead yet, and have been drinking tap water. Does anybody knows what it is? where does it come from? it has been visible for about 2 months now.
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    LEIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    Have you reported it to the council? They would be in a much better position to answer your query.


  • #3
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    could be worse, we used to get live moving creatures from time to time back in the day....
    and dirt almost all the time.

    Arklow North? Never heard Ferrybank called that....
    ;)


  • #4
    Petter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Petter


    We have that in Bray also. I have no idea what that is.


  • #5
    seamy_orr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭seamy_orr


    I live in Arklow for 5 years from 2002 to 2007 and had a similar problem with red colouring of white sanitary ware.

    The most likely cause is that there is a slightly higher than normal iron content in the water supply. The source of iron may come from the ground water as it filters through the soil it picks up Iron sediments. It can also be from the corrosion of iron or steel pipes or other components of the plumbing/water supply system where the acidity of the water, measured as pH, is below 6.5.

    As most new domestic piping is done in qualpex/plastic the source is most likely coming from the water treatment supply system.

    In Gorey's water supply around mid 2008 there was a slightly worse problem with the domestic water supply. Most non-natural blondes were finding that the water would turn their highlights a slightly green colour. This was due to either high copper content or high chlorine content in the water. All sorts of remedies like soaking hair in tomato ketchup were used to counteract this.


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