| There's nothing quite as nauseating as running some | | | | most contexts, nor will it cause illness; it just smells |
| water for a bath, or pouring yourself what you think will | | | | bad). |
| be a nice, refreshing drink, and then realizing that there | | | | Nevertheless, you probably don't want your water to |
| is a bad smell coming from your water. It's made all the | | | | contain the scent of even beneficial bacteria. There |
| worse by the fact that most of the time we don't | | | | are various treatments available to reduce the smell in |
| expect it, and it can take a little while before we even | | | | your water as well as the shock option. |
| identify the source. By then you might already be | | | | Pipes |
| immersed, or worse, have take a sip! | | | | Another big cause of complaints when it comes to |
| So what is it that causes your water to take on that | | | | odours in a household's drinking water is the scents |
| disgusting smell? In this article, we will take a look at | | | | picked up through the pipes in a house. This may |
| some of the most common odours in water and what | | | | actually indicate a serious problem with the way in |
| causes them. | | | | which you are getting water from your home. Pipe |
| Sulphur | | | | smells in the water are almost always of the metallic |
| The biggest odour complaint when it comes to water | | | | or plastic variety. What this indicates is that your pipe |
| supplies is the smell of sulphur. Sulphur has a very tell | | | | system is starting to break down: as with sulphur, the |
| tale scent, most people describe it as close to that of | | | | scent indicates small molecules that are present in the |
| rotten eggs. Sulphur is a wide spread smell, occurring | | | | water itself. |
| due to the natural metabolizing done by some forms | | | | The only way to get rid of this smell permanently is to |
| of bacteria (it's important to note that although bacteria | | | | undergo a renovation to your household's plumbing |
| may have some negative connotations, it certainly | | | | systems. It's an expensive process, but in the |
| provides some necessary functions in nature, so the | | | | meantime you can eliminate the problem using water |
| presence of sulphur producing bacteria isn't bad in | | | | filtration systems and other treatments. |