Signs You Need Water Filtration Service
Although, according to Green America, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that 90% of the public water in the United States is safe enough to consume as is, choosing to filter your water at home is still a good idea for optimal safety. For that reason, millions of American homeowners today rely on filtration to keep themselves and their family safe from contaminants in their drinking water.
However, there comes a time when our water filtration system may fail on us, exposing our household to potentially dangerous impurities. While this is clearly not good news, the good news is, though, that when our filtration isn’t up-to-par, it usually gives us the following signs that make it easy to indicate if we need to have a plumber come out and fix it:
Your water flow is slow and low in pressure.
If your faucets are showing signs of gradual decrease in pressure and water flow, this is one sign that your filtration system needs service. A water filter can get clogged with impurities and debris over time, and in turn, can create a barricade that directly affects the flow and pressure of your water. Not only is low water pressure and a slow water flow inconvenient and time-consuming, but it also means your filter needs to be replaced in order to continue operating as anticipated.
There are strange noises coming from your faucets.
After the installation of your filtration system, do you notice strange sounds coming from your faucets that don’t go away with time? If so, your filtration system might have been improperly installed. This is not uncommon with reverse osmosis filter installation, but nevertheless, this situation necessitates service. Even if you’re hesitant about calling someone to come out, it’s important that you do to verify that your filtration system is working as you intended.
Your water smells and tastes odd.
If there are funky smells and tastes coming from your filtered water, there’s a good chance that there are contaminants in your water that your filter isn’t properly eliminating. In response, one should use a secondary filter or purifier until a plumber can come out to fix the issue with their filtration system. When it comes to contaminated water, especially if you live in an area where the drinking water isn’t the safest, you should never take chances with improper filtration.
You notice your water is tinted.
Is your water tinted? Impurities may be uninvitedly seeping through your precious water supply. Water with an orange tint may contain iron deposits while water with a blue-green tint may mean your system could have issues with neutralizing acids. Either way, tinted water is not a good sign.
If you notice any of the former four signs of a malfunctioning water filtration system, don’t assume it will fix itself. Call our Oceanside, CA team as soon as possible at 866-437-0205 to get your filtration system up and running again in a jiffy.
