Hi everyone,
I live in a condo and for the past 3 years I have having issue with black specks showing up in the bathtub after use. Sometimes I can see actually specks in the water and I can move it around. Other times it would smudge and leave an oily trial. Sometimes you don't even see the specks but when you drain the tub, you would see the black smudge on the tub.
The issue is mainly with the bathtub but I do notice it occasionally in the standup shower but very rare. The super at my building opened up the faucet and cleaned the washers in the bathtub but it didn't fix the issue.
I spoke to someone of the same floor as me and they said they noticed black specks appearing in their sinks sometimes.
The PRV values and water heater tank was recently cleaned. After the cleaning, there were a lot less black specks (maybe 3-4 in a full tub of water). However in the past couple of weeks, the black specks have gotten worse again. As per management, the anode rod was also cleaned and still have 3-5 years life left.
Anyone have an idea what might the issue be and is there any potential health risk from using the water for a long period of time?
The building is 9 years old and I believe this is the first time the tank was cleaned. How often should a condo's water be cleaned?
Thanks!
I live in a condo and for the past 3 years I have having issue with black specks showing up in the bathtub after use. Sometimes I can see actually specks in the water and I can move it around. Other times it would smudge and leave an oily trial. Sometimes you don't even see the specks but when you drain the tub, you would see the black smudge on the tub.
The issue is mainly with the bathtub but I do notice it occasionally in the standup shower but very rare. The super at my building opened up the faucet and cleaned the washers in the bathtub but it didn't fix the issue.
I spoke to someone of the same floor as me and they said they noticed black specks appearing in their sinks sometimes.
The PRV values and water heater tank was recently cleaned. After the cleaning, there were a lot less black specks (maybe 3-4 in a full tub of water). However in the past couple of weeks, the black specks have gotten worse again. As per management, the anode rod was also cleaned and still have 3-5 years life left.
Anyone have an idea what might the issue be and is there any potential health risk from using the water for a long period of time?
The building is 9 years old and I believe this is the first time the tank was cleaned. How often should a condo's water be cleaned?
Thanks!