Water Issues - continued...

Well, the Culligan Man is rebuilding our entire softener, all the working parts, etc.. It was 4 months from being 10 years old and it is much cheaper than getting a new softener. The black nasty stuff in our water that is plugging everything up; however, is not coming from the water softener. We tested the water there and it was rusty but clean for the most part. Then we tested the water coming out of the water heater and it was terribly disgusting! And, the water heater is only what maybe 9 months old!

I called the water heater company and they won't trouble shoot anything until I drain and flush it... So, today, at some point, I'll be hooking a hose to the water heater and running it out our basement (thank goodness for walkouts) and letting the 70 gallons of black water run out. I did a little research on the internet, and it seems like flushing/draining it might work, but why would it be so bad in only 9 months! The other water heater had been here for over 10 years and we never drained and flushed it?

At least I know that I can now do laundry, wash my face, brush my teeth, etc... all using cold water with out wondering how many black particles I am collecting. I just can't do dishes... AGAIN! I don't want to call the service guy again so I guess I'll be washing by hand in cold water... that or I'll take a laundry basket of dishes to mom's and throw them in her dishwasher! Now that is a good idea!

Terrible Nasty Horrible Water

I cannot stand our water. It is absolutely terrible. And all of a sudden it's a hundred times worse than it has ever been before... there is so much rust and whatever else in it that it is plugging up everything. I got a new dishwasher and I've had to call the GE service guy twice and both times he had to clean out some screen or filter on the water valve where it was full of junk... The shower heads in our bathroom got down to a tiny little trickle coming out so I went and replaced those and guess what... the new ones (and the frickin' little things aren't cheap) are starting to get plugged, with water already (in two days...) not coming out of all the little holes in it.

Besides plugging up stuff, it smells, it tastes worse, and now the softener is not working again so my hair will be a lovely shade of orange. Last time the softener didn't work it was also plugged.... Another $70 service bill for the Culligan Man... Ugh! AND, my coffee pot this morning had water everywhere, and I can only assume from nasty water plugging experience that there is something in that that is plugged as well.

I've tried CLR, running it through the dishwasher, but the screen that is plugged is before the water gets into the machine. I've tried vinegar and CLR on the shower heads... I just don't know what to do, other than move to the city and lower my iron intake by the thousands and start upping my chlorine levels.... I don't know if the Culligan Man can put in some sort of filter, or what, but this is insane. I wanted to cry this morning because my coffee tasted SOOO BAD!

Back to buying bottled water I guess...