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#1 Harry

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 06:16 PM

Any container we have at home that has water directly from the mains seems to have a reddish film left behind after a few days. Bird baths. A verse that has had flowers in for a few days etc. Its water directly from the mains as opposed to water from our internal domestic system.

What is it. Any of you Skyentist know. I will contact my local water authority and see what they say about it, if I dont get an answer here.

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 06:34 PM

harry
its proberly ironization due to old mainspipes

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 06:58 PM

I think John might be right Harry

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"Red water" occurs when iron from water pipes dissolves into water moving through the pipes. From a purely technical standpoint, the water is safe; however, but customers view it as unclean since it is not clear and colorless.

Red water can be caused by several conditions, including treated water that is aggressive (corrosive), that has been in the pipes for an extended period of time, that contains too much iron, chloride, or sulfate, or that is microbiologically-active. Very small concentrations of iron create yellow and brown colors in drinking water, well under 1 part per million of iron in the water.

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 07:03 PM

But the mains pipe from the road into my home is only 44 years old. Thats not old, is it?

Thanks for the reply you two, by the way.

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 07:15 PM

We also get water discolouration. The bottom of our bird bath goes red.

Have a look at this:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexm...jan99/haem.html

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Posted 16 July 2004 - 08:05 PM

QUOTE (BeBe @ Jul 16 2004, 08:15 PM)

We also get water discolourisation. The bottom of our bird bath goes red.

Have a look at this:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexm...jan99/haem.html

Hey, now your now trying to frighten me. I have noticed that if I dont wash out the dog water bowl for a few days that has this red discolourisarion on it and this is indoors... no sunlight.

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Posted 17 July 2004 - 06:15 AM

QUOTE (Harry @ Jul 16 2004, 08:03 PM)

But the mains pipe from the road into my home is only 44 years old. Thats not old, is it?

Certainly not Harry, it's 2 years younger than me!!

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Posted 17 July 2004 - 07:24 AM

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Posted 17 July 2004 - 10:25 AM

With regard to water in vases, I have never had the problem of water going red, but then I very rarely have a vase of flowers in the house. I prefer pot plants.

On the rare occasion I do have flowers in a vase I ALWAYS add a tiny spot of household bleach to the water. This prevents the water turning sour and does not harm the flowers.

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Posted 17 July 2004 - 02:58 PM

QUOTE (Harry @ Jul 16 2004, 06:16 PM)

. A verse that has had flowers in for a few days

Roses are red
Violets are blue,
this verse with flowers in
I send to you.

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Posted 17 July 2004 - 04:48 PM

We had Exactly the same problem a couple of years ago -- the Anglia water board then decided to clean all the iron water mains in the streets around us -- wow wow --

It took about 4 months to do our area and about a week to do our road...

They cut into the mains pipe and stuck this flail like object into the pipe that spins and bashes of all the old crud!!!

You would be surprised at the amount of black s***t that came out.

During the time that the street was off we were fed by bowser? and they delivered 3L of bottled water per person per day on the door step. It was OK for us as we used the caravan etc?

When they reconnected all the black stuff came though our system and busted our washing machine and dish washer

--- which they replaced ? no questions!!!

We have noticed a general increase in pressure since it has been done. And the red scum has gone as well?

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Posted 18 July 2004 - 06:22 AM

QUOTE (Fibre @ Jul 17 2004, 05:48 PM)

They cut into the mains pipe and stuck this flail like object into the pipe that spins and bashes of all the old crud!!!

Here we go then, slightly off topic but you used the word CRUD, do you know the actual meaning of this word??

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Posted 18 July 2004 - 06:31 AM

QUOTE (Dave Elcome @ Jul 18 2004, 07:22 AM)

Here we go then, slightly off topic but you used the word CRUD, do you know the actual meaning of this word??

Slang meaning.
1. A coating or an incrustation of filth or refuse.
2. Something loathsome, despicable, or worthless.
3. One who is contemptible or disgusting.
or
4. A disease or ailment, imaginary or real, especially one affecting the skin.
In Sports.
5. Heavy, sticky snow that is unsuitable for skiing.
or
6. The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.
or
7. The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.

I used the word in its first slang definition meaning from the OED - hope that was OK

of course you could use CRUD as an acronym
for
Create, Retrieve, Update, Destroy/Delete
or
Chopper Riding Urban Dwellers
or
Chalk River Unidentified Deposits

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Posted 18 July 2004 - 06:55 AM

QUOTE (Fibre @ Jul 18 2004, 07:31 AM)

Chalk River Unidentified Deposits

That is it's origin

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Posted 18 July 2004 - 07:01 AM

Actualy it comes from the 12 century Middle English crudde, and possibly from Old English *cruden, past participle of crūdan, to press, drive.

A bit befor acronym's were invented !!

Sorry for the off topic bit folks..........

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