Notags
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My home was built in early 60's. 2 story, crawlspace, well, copper pipes, 2 full baths (1 up, 1 down), kitchen on 1st level. We moved in just about 2 years ago. We have never been on a well before.
2 nights ago, I flushed the upstairs toilet, it refilled with dark gray water. I flushed again-lighter color, but still very gray. In the morning when I turned on the upstairs shower, there was very little water pressure and the water was grey, same for the sink. Downstairs bath and kitchen water is almost normal. Very slight gray tint, but plenty of pressure. I was getting small black (smaller than ground pepper) particles in the water all over the house. I changed the filter this morning hoping to have corrected the problem. There were larger flakes of rust in the bottom of the filter cannister. Water is now clear but still lacks proper pressure to upstairs bath. The toilet upstairs does not appear to be affected by this problem as it seems to refill in the same amount of time.
I have been in the crawlspace to inspect the pressure tank-ok, no leaks. Pressure at the schrader valve is 30psi. Hot water works ok (except for lack of pressure upstairs).
Can anyone please give me some insight as to what might have failed, or is failing, in my plumbing to have caused this.
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2 nights ago, I flushed the upstairs toilet, it refilled with dark gray water. I flushed again-lighter color, but still very gray. In the morning when I turned on the upstairs shower, there was very little water pressure and the water was grey, same for the sink. Downstairs bath and kitchen water is almost normal. Very slight gray tint, but plenty of pressure. I was getting small black (smaller than ground pepper) particles in the water all over the house. I changed the filter this morning hoping to have corrected the problem. There were larger flakes of rust in the bottom of the filter cannister. Water is now clear but still lacks proper pressure to upstairs bath. The toilet upstairs does not appear to be affected by this problem as it seems to refill in the same amount of time.
I have been in the crawlspace to inspect the pressure tank-ok, no leaks. Pressure at the schrader valve is 30psi. Hot water works ok (except for lack of pressure upstairs).
Can anyone please give me some insight as to what might have failed, or is failing, in my plumbing to have caused this.
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