New faucet water tastes weird
donnakay2009
14 years ago
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Unpleasant taste in tap water
Comments (4)Nothing has changed on the faucet. I thought it might be the old nozzle (to control water pressure), and removed it for awhile, but that made no difference in the bad taste coming and going. It's really a nuisance: I have to check the taste of the water before using it for cooking. If it's bad, I use water from a tap elsewhere in the house. It's very mysterious....See MoreSalty Tasting Water from Softener
Comments (2)1. Isn't the WS supposed to automatically go into bypass mode during regeneration? Yes. 2. Is it possible that the constant brown-outs and power flickers caused an electronic problem with the softener? When I push the Regenerate Now button, it advances on its own but not sure about the timer (although the salty water and lowering of the salt level tells me the timer is working)? Doesn't sound like you have an electrical problem. 3. Is it possible that the resin beads were so coated that when I added the solution it broke it up some and flakes were released and are now clogging something? No. The backwash and fast rinse will clean this. 4. Should I run the solution through again to try to clean any remaining residue? No 5. Do I need to replace the red disc and gasket (they look fine) or is there a valve problem? Unles it looks bad no. 6. Even if it isn't draing in all of the brine, why would it draw it in later so that we could taste it? That is what you need to find out. If it draws brine the entire brining time (about 60 min) the4n you will have salty water. It should only draw for about 20 min but stay in brining cyc le for 60 min. The float assemble must be on the bottom of the tank. Place unit in a regen cycle and see how full the brine tank gets with water. If it puts in too much, that's your problem. Check the drain flow control. If it's cloged, it can cause salty water....See MoreIce in new under counter ice maker tastes awful. Help!
Comments (4)It's a U-Line BI1215, which creates crescent shaped traditional (non clear) ice "cubes." It's brand new so I was instructed to toss the first several batches. We are waaayyy beyond the first few batches, four days of batches to be honest. I'd expect the newness to be gone, wouldn't you? I am not using it since it smells and tastes so icky. My best description is a strong plastic-y smell and taste. (I haven't swallowed any, just tasted melted "cubes") It was connected using a braided water line supply kit, hooked to my sink water line. The water is not filtered. I called U-Line and spoke with a person who suggested putting vinegar in the ice tray and then trying the Ice Machine Cleaning packet if the vinegar doesn't work. I tried the vinegar and now the ice is really gross. I will have to wait for the cleaner to arrive. Until then, has anyone else had a similar problem? What was the cause? And the solution? Even though my sink water tastes ok, would filtering the water help? Thank goodness my fridge icemaker still works. It's a typical blisteringly hot summer here. Thanks for reading and responding!...See MoreWater tastes bad after installing new faucets.
Comments (3)My new kitchen faucet is an American Standard and also has this issue. I run the water for about 3 seconds before putting a container under the flow and there is no taste. Hopefully it will go away after a while....See Morehomebound
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