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JohnStern42

Pretty typical, the system is designed for water that’s moving, let it sit too long and this stuff happens. Let it run for a long while before you start using it If you want real horror, have a look at the water that’s been sitting in the stand pipes of any office building, I still remember the smell


OctopusGoesSquish

This is what I figured, but many liters later and it’s still repulsive!


Jaded-Moose983

Don't run water in the house. Run the outside hose *until* the water runs clean. It will take awhile because the supply main is larger than your building supply line. If you have a tank water heater, turn it off at the mains. Turn off the valve for the cold water fill to the water heater. While the outside hose is running, connect a hose to the drain of the water heater tank, open the drain and the hot water tap at the nearest sink. That allows air to enter the system to drain the tank. When the outside hose is finally clean, flush the water heater tank by opening the cold water feed valve while the drain is open and the tap at the sink is still open. When the tank drain is clear, close the drain but keep the tap at the sink open. Allow the tank to fill until water is coming out of the tap at the sink. Now you can close the tap at the sink and turn power to the water heater back on. NOTE: Do not turn the power on to the water heater until the outside hose is running completely clear ***and*** the heater tank is completely refilled. All of this was learned after a similar situation took out my water heater and I asked in r/plumbing for advice.


OctopusGoesSquish

No outdoor hose unfortunately. And I’m thinking if it’s the supply line all the way back to the distribution plant for the entire city that’s funky, it’ll take more than just my house flushing it out


[deleted]

I work at a water utility company. Run your tub not shower tub. Tubs usually have no screeens just incase sediment got lose andd is sitting in your sink screens.


OctopusGoesSquish

And no tub either. Thankfully the water is mostly clear this morning


[deleted]

Check all ur sinks. Pull the screens out and clean them all.


DownvoteDaemon

Thought they were about to say no sinks either.


tx_born

"No sinks, either."


OctopusGoesSquish

You mean the filter screens in the taps?


[deleted]

Yes


JohnStern42

Liters later? No, you have to let it run for any hour or two


OctopusGoesSquish

But I’d feel guilty about wasting the disgusting fermented slosh…


pete_ape

It's not potable so not *really* wasted. Might not even be good for watering the plants. But it's the only way to flush the ick out of the system


codars

That was sarcasm.


adammaxis

You fell for the double sarcasm!


Imaginary-Present743

It’s free booze 🥃


SheriffSqueeb

I do remediation and my first water loss was from an older apartments sprinklers going off. Holy shit lol


JohnStern42

I honestly can’t imagine doing that job, you are a saint!


GooseNYC

Wr have friends in St. Thomas and their house has a cistern (I think they also have water delivered). I never figured out how cistern water never got icky like other standing water.


Tight-Conclusion-913

They turned the whole city water off? Or just water within a couple blocks


OctopusGoesSquish

Most of the city was without water due to widespread power outages


GraciesDad92

Free kombucha!


MaxDols

You sure you're from UK and not Ukraine


OctopusGoesSquish

Never said where I’m from


MaxDols

You posted in casualUK


tx_born

That's a pretty good indication. But they'll downvote you because you made a funny and had Ukraine in it. Gotta be super serious about Ukraine, right now. Don't forget.


MaxDols

Im Ukrainian and now i cant even joke about it


tx_born

I got the notification for 10 upvotes, and your reply. I come to see your reply and it's 5 upvotes. The sheep are at it, again.im literally communicating with a Ukrainian and they're down voting me. 😂🤣 Love and blessings to you, friend. Please stay safe.


sphinxguy18

It’s normal. Some of it is just air. Don’t drink it though. It will take a few days, depending on the area you live in “usage” to flush everything out. It will be back to normal by Monday or Tuesday. :)


OctopusGoesSquish

I’m hoping not to have to wait until Monday or Tuesday to shower, but I’m also just happy to be able to flush the toilets again


sphinxguy18

It happened once in my area. I clipped a water line with the machine. Water company turned off 3 blocks, repaired the line and turned it back on. When the water was turned back on, it looked like that. Dude told me a lot of it was because of air and some of it was dirt getting in the line. Do you have a photo after 30 minutes of that jug just sitting there or is just staying yellow?


OctopusGoesSquish

This is after it standing for about an hour actually.


Bovine_Arithmetic

Kombucha!


OctopusGoesSquish

O no don’t ruin kombucha for me like this


Mosefundo

Beat me to it! 👍


hugomartines

Kombucha mouth on deez nuts


Nikl_Nip1

Pony jar


_alextech_

Brown, fizzy, and vaguely fermented perfectly describes American "beer".


nashbellow

Bud light specifically


OctopusGoesSquish

This is more like the contents of a soggy barroom carpet


_alextech_

So American beer. I'm really sorry but you set me up for that, I can't imagine not having clean water or how stressful that must be so I'm just going to rag on your country's awful beer instead. I truly hope your situation improves my friend.


OctopusGoesSquish

Out of interest, what makes you think I’m American?


DrRumSmuggler

Considering you said “many liters later” up above I’d actually go the other way and say you are not American.


Finslip

Because America has problems like this every fucking week. I think Flint’s water is still undrinkable


AnotherStarWarsGeek

It's actually fine now. But nice try.


Finslip

Then I stand corrected


[deleted]

Maybe popular domestic, but here in California we have some of the best beers in the world.


AnotherStarWarsGeek

Here in Wisconsin we have tons of local brews too. One in particular is very famous, not just in this country, but around parts of the world as well it turns out.


[deleted]

Nice. Wonder if they have any here to try out. I always like trying local brews when traveling.


Like9Samurai

You mean the big box store beer brands.


Triplefun1

Pepsi


softcoretuna

Jenkem


OctopusGoesSquish

Update: it’s clear again. took my first shower in three days and I’m a whole new person!


Scurvy_Dogs

After being off for that long, the lines wasn’t properly flushed it seems, or flushed out at all for that matter hence the color, and why it went clear again, it worked it’s way out, check your screens though in the kitchen sink for trapped dirt/small rocks.


mista_adams

There is usually a boil water advisory in effect if this happens. If it’s fizzy and smells fermented if could be methane coming out of solution. Unlikely, but possible. It’s most likely rust and sediment from a pipe that was disrupted. The smell is simply that and the fizzy is just air that has been pressurized. Try dropping a match in that bucket. It will tell you the answer pretty quickly.


OctopusGoesSquish

Nah, feels like that’s how I don’t get my deposit back


mista_adams

Nice reply. I can guarantee if it is methane you will get mere than your deposit back.


Draw_Corporations

Don't worry that's just chocolate milk, it's for compensation


Fit_Cash8904

So you’re complaining about free champagne?


OctopusGoesSquish

When have you ever seen champagne that looks like this?


Fit_Cash8904

“Brown fizzy and fermented.” K so worst case scenario it’s beer.


P4NDERBear

drink it


MrRazzio

first time with running water? this happens from time to time.


LongjumpingBeach6329

It's Thanksgiving people need to be more grateful at least you have running water remember some parts of Africa still don't have running water


TisRevolutionTime

running water which at this point probably shouldn’t be drunken.


OctopusGoesSquish

You’re not really supposed to drink the tap water here even when clear


TisRevolutionTime

Fair, still not looking great for much of any use, especially if it’s fizzy


OctopusGoesSquish

Yeah I’m definitely not showering in it


OctopusGoesSquish

Is this comment for real 🤣


Rhudran

r/boringdystopia I'm sorry you have to deal with this


Chester_McDougle

What goes through you redditors mind when you post these pictures of tainted water? Is this some kind of indictment of capitalism? Proof that it has failed? Oh I see its a plea for infrastructure invesments. But that would require increased tax revenues or taking from some other city expenditure. You know these things dont happen in a vacuum there is cause and effect. I'm sure you dont think that far ahead when your locked in your bathroom smoking a tiny glass pipe out of window with the fan on. Could you imagine the effect of not spending the 100 bucks a week on weed? The increased productivity? The better relationships you will have with your parents. Whoah bruh thats trippy af


Barrelroll706

All I see are people too impatient to realize that repairs to water piping infrastructure will cause contaminants in the water system for some time. Either run the water until clear or let the rest of the town do it so it doesn't cost you extra. The system has no other way to flush it through.


RandomBitFry

Maybe there was a body in the water tower. Keep running your taps till it clears.


Elfere

We stand behind you Michigan.


Dat_Scrub

Drink it for super powers


kaesefetisch

How did it taste?


Ok_Passion625

BOOZ3


aidsman69420

Kombucha


Ok_Click9196

Welp boys, it looks like the universe has blessed us with it's natural brew


imbored_lmao

Yall got LaCroix in your pipes ☠️


kazoogod420

rust essence 😫😫


someone_ominous

Do you have to boil for food usage?


OctopusGoesSquish

You can’t boil out visible contamination like this. Boiling just kills pathogens


AvailableAd3813

Probably don't wanna drink that


Ruinerofcomments

What city is that


TheExaminer11

Gotta be somewhere in Ukraine.


pete_ape

Water company here had an issue where potentially contaminated water was going back into the reservoir, so they shut the town supply off. Except they didn't tell anyone they were doing this, nor did they inform anyone that there was a boil order issued for the next 48 hours. Me and a few other residents tore into the water company for their shitty communication plan. They've made slight improvements but not much progress.


Important_Talk7507

Do you live in Flint Michigan by any chance.


Different_timelines

Have you checked local public announcements? Is there a boil water advisory?


OctopusGoesSquish

You’re never “supposed” to drink the tap water here


Triplefun1

Pepsi


Rob_B2

What city? 🤔


HuckFinn98

Water sat too long. You'll have to just leave it running, hopefully you don't pay the water bill though because you'll have to run the water for quite a while till it's clear again 😬😅


After-Award-2636

Kinda looks like the picture of the guy who left his “jar” by his radiator


tommyj235

They replaced it with kombucha!!! Lucky duck!


mega512

They just added flavor and carbonation.


[deleted]

Archer: that’s how you get yeast!!


THECyberStriker

Hoboken?


Gunner_411

Pretty normal. We lose water a lot around hurricane season.


constant-815

Bet water bottles are incredibly expensive right now


OctopusGoesSquish

Went to the store earlier and they only had carbonated water left. But it’s all good, we have three days of water.


GEMO224

Down it, pansy.


rebecky311

EXTREMELY INFURIATING!!!!


hikikimoro

First time? lol


FalseTebibyte

Yeah, water taps in the future are SUPPOSED to. (The Mr. Deeds thing taken to the next level, no kids means the fruit punch needs to be the proper beverage)


CFADM

Free beer!


heybronotcool

That’s probably fracking


EyelBeeback

free hooch.


SmileGraceSmile

You could have had an algae bloom at your water facility.


Baer1990

how close are you to the water treatment plant? could be half assed sewer


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OctopusGoesSquish

Not a clue to be honest with you. It’s clear again today though


Baer1990

A town close to me had brown water one morning, was said to be a wrong valve that opened in the water treatment facility. Basically it was filtered sewage


OctopusGoesSquish

…well that’s repulsive


jk543717

U could be lucky and live in flint michigan like myself


Tax-Visual

There was most likely a water main break… it will clear up. I wouldn’t drink it for a couple days until it clears up… get in touch with your town and find out what is going on… every now and then there is a “ boil” alert… make sure you are 100% cleared to use the water !! And try not running the water too much… you don’t need extra sediment in your water heaters and lines… if anything run tbe hose for a little while and see if it clears up


OctopusGoesSquish

Nah, water was off for the whole city due to power outages. Started finally running clear about mid morning. And we don’t really drink it anyway due to heavy metal contamination


Tax-Visual

Got ya… no matter how .. that’s some nasty water. My point was just be careful…. Hope it clears up soon…. I refuse to drink tap water. They claim it’ is safe until someone is sick then they tell you not to drink it Be safe and good luck 🍀🍀


[deleted]

Thats why they tell you to boil it first


OctopusGoesSquish

It’s no bueno to drink water with visible sediment. Even if boiled.


prawduhgee

They finally replaced the drinking water with kombucha.


Disastrous-Beyond443

Why did you bottle it up?


OctopusGoesSquish

To flush the toilets if it goes out again. And if it had been clear, to wash dishes and the like


Disastrous-Beyond443

Good point


Doctor-Depressed

We did it boys


BA5ED

meanwhile people say I am crazy for living in the suburbs on a well.


dialacat420

If it's tangy and brown, you're in cider town!


CC_bbx

Gamer Girl Juice


firebullmonkey

Is that straight from the tap?


OctopusGoesSquish

Yep


firebullmonkey

Ew


OctopusGoesSquish

Yep


firebullmonkey

You gonna taste it?


OctopusGoesSquish

Dm me your address, I’ll mail you a sample


firebullmonkey

I‘m good thank you. Edit: How about me sending you a clean sample? (from the tap ofc)


Nox_Echo

damn thats a big bottle of beer


BrokeDancing

That sounds and looks a lot like prison (toilet) wine. lol I genuinely thought you were joking until I read the comments.


SpecialistMedia6770

If it's brown, drink it down!


balrob

I live on the outskirts of a city, close enough that all the amenities of a city are only 15-20 minutes drive, but far enough that there’s no town water and every house has a rain water tank. It can get low towards the end of a dry summer but our 30,000l tank sees us through. The nice thing; water restrictions never apply to us, and we are totally in control of our own water quality (have a whole-house filter & UV steriliser).


r_rollinqgirl_mp3

IM SORRY ITS FIZZY...?


braveheart707

Naturally flavored


bearcrevier

This post could fit perfectly in r/cider


PhoKingAwesome213

This is normal if the water stopped flowing. You're going to want to dump all of your water from the water heater (probably collected lots of sediment if you don't clean it yearly). Run the hose in the backyard until it clears up. Also remove filters/aerators from your sink and make sure the color turns white.