Metal Smell and Taste From Water
My husband and I have noticed a metal smell when we shower and then a metal taste in our water after we shower for the day. When we shower every day we constantly have a metal taste. This has been h...
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It is also possible that the bacteria growing in the water heater are the source of the problem. Check the anode first, if you have one, and if that doesn't do it, it is time for a sanitization of the water system, particularly the water heater.
Don't be squicked out. Even city water, which is disinfected, contains bacteria. And if you've been using well water, which isn't treated with disinfectant, it also ALWAYS contains bacteria. They are everywhere.
Personally, I prefer the use of a quart of hydrogen peroxide to the usual cup or so of chlorine bleach for sanitizing my water system. It does not create tastes of its own, and is easier to flush out when after the necessary 24 hour treatment cycle.
Don't be squicked out. Even city water, which is disinfected, contains bacteria. And if you've been using well water, which isn't treated with disinfectant, it also ALWAYS contains bacteria. They are everywhere.
Personally, I prefer the use of a quart of hydrogen peroxide to the usual cup or so of chlorine bleach for sanitizing my water system. It does not create tastes of its own, and is easier to flush out when after the necessary 24 hour treatment cycle.
