I drained the water heater and flushed all of the pipes in the house a week ago, and again the bathroom sinks clogged again.

I have a couple of pics of the sediment, the second is sediment direct from the water heater. It looks like sea salt and has a blueish tint to it.

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Recap: New piping, new water heater, new Fleck water softener. All less than three months old. No filter. City Water.

I've done some research on electrolysis but that doesn't make sense does it?

Any help? I'm at a loss.

Jeff



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Do your neighbors have the same issues?
Best Wishes

None that I'm aware of, just moved in, so I'll have to ask.

Also, I noticed a loud hum and a vibration when the water heater first fires then it sounds like a normal gas heater running. It's a new 40 Gal Kenmore model.

Jeff

It is important to know if its a regional, neighborhood or local issue with the sediment in your water system. Is your water service provider award of this and have you offered a clean sample?

Best Wishes

Looks like typical mineral deposits but check with your provider with a sample. Place a cloth over the drain cock on the bottom of your water heater or fill a large glass jar and take it to the provider.

Could be something with your water softener. If it's not back washing properly or if it's not bedded properly, that could push sediment up into your pipes.

That was my first thought, and I'll reach out to the water softener company.

One thing is it seems to be concentrated on the hot water side. When the screens get clogged on the bathroom sink, it's only on the hot side. The other bathroom sink does clog both, but I believe that's because it's a cartridge only and the whole cartridge gets blocked.

Thanks Jeff

I actually had a client who was suppose to know what he was doing and piped it in backwards... not good.

I considered that, but from my understanding, if that was the case, it would be pushing all of the resin into my pipes, not the sediment that I'm getting.

Jeff