I get particles in my water supply. They are orange or black generally. The y do not appear to be affected by a magnet. We are filtering our drinking w ater until we can sort it out and using bottled water. The neighbour does n ot have this problem. We have a lead service pipe as far as I know - rising main is definitely lead in the kitchen. House is Edwardian. I did wander if the particles were coming from the internal pipework. We ha ve a problem with the shower pump running roughly until it starts to pump w ater - see my other thread. Should I ask our water supplier Severn Trent about the contamination? Water pressure has never been great but doesn't seem to have dropped AFAIK. I h ave read that a leaking service pipe is able to draw in contaminants when t here is a pulse in pressure. My priority is to know if the water is still good to drink. We have always run the cold tap for a minute first thing or after some hours.
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7 years ago