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Water in pipes Jen 02-06-2007
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Posted by Jen on February 6, 2007, 8:27 am


This weekend we has an aerator installed to help get rid of the
sulpher smell in our water. It's just a small brass thing that lets
some air in the lines to oxidize the sulphur. It works great - no
more smell.

It worked great for about 2 days. However, there is now air in our
lines which makes all the faucets and the toilet very noisy and
"sputtering." Also, since the water is not flowing at a consistent
rate through our on-demand water heater, we do not get consistent hot
water - it seems to turn on and off as the water and air runs through.

I see that there's a nut on the side of the aerator, I assume to
adjust the amount of air in the lines? I'm waiting to hear back from
the plumbers who installed it, but was hoping maybe someone would know
if this is all I need to do? I was thinking of shutting it off all
the way, then running the water until there's no more noise, then
slowly opening it back up. How long should I wait between
adjustments? A few minutes? Hours? Days?


Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 6, 2007, 9:05 am


> This weekend we has an aerator installed to help get rid of the
> sulpher smell in our water. It's just a small brass thing that lets
> some air in the lines to oxidize the sulphur. It works great - no
> more smell.
>
> It worked great for about 2 days. However, there is now air in our
> lines which makes all the faucets and the toilet very noisy and
> "sputtering." Also, since the water is not flowing at a consistent
> rate through our on-demand water heater, we do not get consistent hot
> water - it seems to turn on and off as the water and air runs through.
>
> I see that there's a nut on the side of the aerator, I assume to
> adjust the amount of air in the lines? I'm waiting to hear back from
> the plumbers who installed it, but was hoping maybe someone would know
> if this is all I need to do? I was thinking of shutting it off all
> the way, then running the water until there's no more noise, then
> slowly opening it back up. How long should I wait between
> adjustments? A few minutes? Hours? Days?
>

By aerator, are you talking about the thing that goes on the faucet? If not,
where is this device installed?



Posted by Jen on February 6, 2007, 10:16 am



> By aerator, are you talking about the thing that goes on the faucet? If not,
> where is this device installed?-

It is a rectangular brass fixture that is installed on the water line
coming into the house. It is installed right before the blue well
tank in the basement.

I've tried to find a picture of it online and can't find anything
similar.



Posted by terry on February 6, 2007, 10:48 am


> > By aerator, are you talking about the thing that goes on the faucet? If not,
> > where is this device installed?-
>
> It is a rectangular brass fixture that is installed on the water line
> coming into the house. It is installed right before the blue well
> tank in the basement.
>
> I've tried to find a picture of it online and can't find anything
> similar.

Sounds like a water system from a well? If so; could that gadget
interfere with the well-pump system?


Posted by Jen on February 6, 2007, 11:04 am



> Sounds like a water system from a well? If so; could that gadget
> interfere with the well-pump system?


Not sure what it's interfering with. It's intentionally putting a
small amount of water in the line, but it's causing a lot of
"chattering" in the pipes.

The water comes from the well, through the new aerator dohickey, to
the blue well tank, through a Kinetico water softener, and then for
hot, the water goes through a Rinai on-demand system.

I've put too much money into this system for it to not work right. :P


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