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Common Water Problems


Hard Water


Soap curd and lime scum in wash basins and bathtub. Whitish scale deposits in pipes, water heater and tea kettle.
Cause

Calcium (limestone), magnesium salts or other minerals in raw water measuring at least 3.0 grains per gallon.

Solution

arrow Culligan Water Softeners

Culligan Water Softener

Discolored Water


Brown-red stains on fixtures, dishes and laundry. Water turns brown-red in cooking or upon heating. Clothing becomes discolored when laundered. Unusually darkens coffee or tea.
Cause

Dissolved iron in fluent (more than 0.3ppm Fe). Water appears clear when first drawn at cold faucet.

Solution

arrow Culligan Water Softener in some applications, Iron-Cleer, Super-S, Cullsorb Filter.

Red, "Iron Water"


Reddish colored water with red particles settling to bottom of a glass, upon brief standing.
Cause

Precipitated iron, water not clear when first drawn at cold water faucet. Colloidal iron.

Solution

arrow Iron-Cleer, Super-S, Sullsob Filter, Chlorination with retention followed by a Culligan Gold or Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.

Odor


Aromatic, fishy, musty, earthy or woody smell.
Cause

Generally harmless organic matter often found in surface water sources.

Solution

arrow Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.

Culligan Filter

Odor


Chlorine smell, "city water".
Cause

Excessive chlorination in public or private well sourcs.

Solution

arrow Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.

Odor


Rotten egg odor "sulfur water" and/or tarnished silverware. Yellow, black stains on bathroom fixtures. Discolors coffee, tea and other beverages as well as distorting appearance and taste of cooked foods.
Cause

1. Dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas in raw water. Often present in high iron content water and low pH waters.
2. Presence of sulfate reducing bacteria in raw water feeding on sulfates in water, creating trace H2S quantities, usually on hot water side.

Solution

arrow Chlorination followed by a Culligan Gold Series or Culligan Medalist Series with Cullar Filter.

Acid Water

Green stains on sinks and other porcelain fixtures. Blue-green cast to water.
Cause

Water which has high carbon dioxide content (pH below 6.8) reacting with brass and copper pipes and fittings.

Solution

arrow Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.

Culligan Drinking Water System

Turbidity


Mud, silt, clay and sediment in water.
Cause

Suspended matter in surface water-pond, stream, lake-riled up after a rainstorm.

Solution

arrow Culligan Gold Series with Cullneu Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullneu Filter.

Taste


Satly or brackish flavor of water. Laxative effect in some situations.
Cause

High sodium or magnesium content.

Solution

arrow Culligan Reverse Osmosis Systems.

Taste


Alkali taste. Stained aluminum cookware.
Cause

High (TDS) dissolved mineral content and high alkalinity in raw water.

Solution

arrow Culligan Reverse Osmosis Systems.