Common Water Problems
A variety of factors can affect how your water tastes, smells, feels, and works. The source of your water, possible contamination, an aging water distribution system, and your home’s plumbing are just some of the things that can affect your water supply.
This list includes some of the more common water issues. To learn more about your water’s quality, schedule a water test.
- Hard Water
- Chlorine Taste and Smell
- Unpleasant Taste and Odors
- Scale
- Staining
What’s in Your Water?
When viewed with the naked eye, water often looks clear and pure, but it may not be. As water flows through the ground or travels as a river, stream, or lake, it dissolves rock and minerals and picks up other matter along the way.
Depending on its journey, water can change significantly and can create a variety of challenges once in your home.
Whether your home’s water comes from a municipal supplier (city water) or a well, you should know what’s in it. Municipal water suppliers are required to provide a water quality report to inform you about the quality of your water.
City water supplies are disinfected to kill harmful organisms and protect the water as it travels to your home, but once there, the disinfectant is no longer needed.
If your water comes from a private well, you are responsible for its quality and should test your water to determine what’s in it.
- Chloramine
- Bacteria and Viruses
- Lead
- Microplastics
Treating Your Water
The treatment methods for your home’s water depend on what’s going on with your water. The best course of action for both city water and well water is to have a water expert test your water.
After testing your water, they will recommend a treatment plan that meets your needs. Visit the pages below to familiarize yourself with water testing and treatment methods. Then schedule a water test to learn more about your water.
- Importance of Water Testing
- How Does Reverse Osmosis Work?
- How Does a Water Softener Work?
- City Water Treatment
- Well Water Treatment
