TTN
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Hello All!
I have been fighting with this Black Speck issue in my hot water heater for over a year now. Just to give you guys a quick summary, I had a brand new home built in December 2017. After several months, we noticed black oily specks in our hot water. (Cold water runs clear). ALL HOT WATER IN THE WHOLE HOUSE IS AFFECTED.
My plumber has switched out the following:
None of my neighbors are experiencing this issue. My Plumbers are blaming the City of Fort Worth for this problem. They are trying to tell me they've done all they could. It is unacceptable!
The brand of my hot water heater is Rheem. Could anyone provide any insight to this problem? As you can see from the picture. This is disgusting!
The hotter I set the dial on my Hot water heater, the worse the black specks become. The hottest i've set the Dial to is an "A"
I have been fighting with this Black Speck issue in my hot water heater for over a year now. Just to give you guys a quick summary, I had a brand new home built in December 2017. After several months, we noticed black oily specks in our hot water. (Cold water runs clear). ALL HOT WATER IN THE WHOLE HOUSE IS AFFECTED.
My plumber has switched out the following:
- Flex Lines from the hot water heater
- Lines under the master bath tub
- Mixing Valve
- They finally replaced the whole Hot Water heater in January of 2019. This worked for 3 months... and then the black specks came back even worse.
- They recently changed the Anode Rod last week and drained the Tank. That helped reduce the amount of specks in the water, but it is still present.
None of my neighbors are experiencing this issue. My Plumbers are blaming the City of Fort Worth for this problem. They are trying to tell me they've done all they could. It is unacceptable!
The brand of my hot water heater is Rheem. Could anyone provide any insight to this problem? As you can see from the picture. This is disgusting!
The hotter I set the dial on my Hot water heater, the worse the black specks become. The hottest i've set the Dial to is an "A"
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