Hi
I live in Northolt in West London. There's usually no problem with limescale or anything around here, but in recent weeks the water coming from the hot tap is cloudy. The drinking water is fine.
Any ideas what might be causing this? Is the source the same for the drinking water and boiler? If this is too difficult to diagnose, what should I get a plumber to look at.
Any help you can give me, I'll be eternally grateful for
thanks
David
You don't say what type of hot water system you have, combi or stored HW ...
If it is stored in an indirect hot water tank, the coil inside the tank could have failed and water from your heating system could be seeping in.
What do you mean by "cloudy" white misty looking when freshly drawn into a glass? Does it clear in a minute or two if left standing? Which way does it clear, cloudyness up or cloudyness down?
It's tiny air bubbles in the water - let it stand for a few minutes and it will disappear.....if you turn the hot tap on so that it's coming out faster, it won't happen as much.
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