Common Aesthetic Water Quality Problems and Solutions
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Problem
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Cause
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Solutions
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Hard water (scales/deposits in kettles and water heaters)
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Excess calcium
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Water softeners
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Rusty (red to brown) staining of fixtures and laundry and/or metallic taste
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Excess iron
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Specialist Iron filtration systems. Method chosen will always be dependant on the water analysis.
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Black staining of fixtures and laundry and/or metallic taste
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Excess manganese
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Specialist Manganese filtration systems. Method chosen will always be dependant on the water analysis.
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Rotten egg smell
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Hydrogen sulphide
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Can vary from simple carbon filter to more sophisticated systems depending on levels present
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Water has laxative effect
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Excess sulphates
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Reverse osmosis
Distillation
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Turbidity/grittiness
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Mud/silt/clay/sediment in water
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Sediment filters
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Green staining
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Acidic water
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pH correction
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Organic (tea) colour
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Tannins
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Chlorination-filtration
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