Re: [Vo]:Off topic biological problem
You can adjust it yourself, and there are hot water bacteria that will also grow, which is why its wiser to heat cold tap water than to use hot water from teh taop for drinking and such. On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:19 AM, fznidar...@aol.com wrote: My water tank broke about 3 months ago. A new one was put in. After that I noticed what appeared to be bite marks on my legs. Some nights I got 20 or more bites. I thought that bugs came into the apartment while the tank was being installed. Maybe they left the door open. Maybe bed bugs from the next apartment. Yes, thay can live in an upscale neighborhood. Maybe there were bugs in my car or office. I cleaned vacuumed, put out sticky traps, slept on a sticky tape enclosed rubber batter, spread diatomaceous earth around, washed my clothes in bleach and ruined them, put dubble sided sticky tape in a square on the cealing above my bed, and had the exterminator come in. He sprayed the apartment with Stera Fab. The problem persisted. I searched and found no bugs except for a few ear wigs. I even got up at night with a bright flashlight and looked for them. I was tormented. Upon the advice of Ron Anderson, I had the temperature turned up on my hot water tank. The results were immediate. The bite marks went away. Apparently in the combination hot water / heating tanks bacteria can grow if the temperature is set to low. Iron from the failure of the last tank my have contributed to the problem. Maybe there is something going on in Lake Norman. I am now happy again. The water is a bit hot but I’ll leave it go for now. I hope the new tank does not overheat and I will go through the same thing again. If I could open the utility door I could adjust the thing myself. What next? Dont turn down your tank too much. Frank Znidarsic The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
Re: [Vo]:Off topic biological problem
Frank Znidarsic wrote: Iron from the failure of the last tank my have contributed to the problem. Before they put the new tank in they should have flushed out the pipes. I got gobs of crud out of the pipes when they did that. Also, once or twice a year you should turn off the heater, attach a hose to the faucet at the bottom of the tank, and dump out one or two tank-fulls of water. This should wash out some of the sand and mud that settles at the bottom of the tank. It should improve heating performance and make the hot water more hygienic. - Jed
Re: [Vo]:Off topic biological problem
leaking pen wrote:
You can adjust it yourself, and there are hot water bacteria that will
also grow,
And they make quite a stink when they really get going.
Hot water smells like a fart ('scuse me, I can't think of a 'polite'
word for it), cold water smells fine... totally weird, never heard of
it until our hot water heater got infected. I was convinced we had
some strange problem with the drains until we had a guy from the gas
company come in to look at the hot water heater. And he looked at it,
sadly, and explained about superchlorination and how it's what to do to
get rid of the bugs, but then he added that they'll probably just come
back anyway...
If you're on town water, with chlorine in the water, I'd guess that you
most likely will never encounter this.
which is why its wiser to heat cold tap water than to use
hot water from teh taop for drinking and such.
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 5:19 AM, fznidar...@aol.com wrote:
My water tank broke about 3 months ago. A new one was put in. After that I
noticed what appeared to be bite marks on my legs. Some nights I got 20 or
more bites. I thought that bugs came into the apartment while the tank was
being installed. Maybe they left the door open. Maybe bed bugs from the
next apartment. Yes, thay can live in an upscale neighborhood. Maybe there
were bugs in my car or office. I cleaned vacuumed, put out sticky traps,
slept on a sticky tape enclosed rubber batter, spread diatomaceous earth
around, washed my clothes in bleach and ruined them, put dubble sided sticky
tape in a square on the cealing above my bed, and had the exterminator come
in. He sprayed the apartment with Stera Fab. The problem persisted. I
searched and found no bugs except for a few ear wigs. I even got up at
night with a bright flashlight and looked for them. I was tormented. Upon
the advice of Ron Anderson, I had the temperature turned up on my hot water
tank. The results were immediate. The bite marks went away. Apparently in
the combination hot water / heating tanks bacteria can grow if the
temperature is set to low. Iron from the failure of the last tank my have
contributed to the problem. Maybe there is something going on in Lake
Norman. I am now happy again. The water is a bit hot but I’ll leave it go
for now. I hope the new tank does not overheat and I will go through the
same thing again. If I could open the utility door I could adjust the
thing myself. What next? Dont turn down your tank too much.
Frank Znidarsic
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