kingtut68
New Member
Hey everyone. My name is Zach and I'm new to this forum. I'm twenty-six years old, a first-time homeowner, and I have a serious problem. To top things off, I have no experience in plumbing or any other "handyman" skills for that matter. Anyways, on to the problem.
My girlfriend and I have been in our new place for just over two weeks now. Around week one she started complaining about her naturally bleach-blonde hair turning green. Initially I thought she was insane but after week two it became readily apparent I was wrong. I took to Google and realized I may have a much larger problem on my hands. I immediately called our small town water company. They acted like I was crazy but to my surprise they came by the house. They gave me a copy of the water quality report and took samples. They claim everything is within normal ranges and that they haven't had any similar complaints but they also said the would try lowering the chlorine levels and raising the pH. They told me to give it a few days and call back if I'm still having problems
So that brings us to now. I've just paid to have the greenish mineral buildup removed from my girl's hair at a salon. But now I'm more concerned about the source of the problem and bigger problems under the surface. My house was built in 1972 and has copper pipes. My girlfriend's hair turned green within two weeks of showering here and I've also noticed some light blue staining in the bathtub. At this point I'm extremely concerned about copper pipe corrosion. My goal is to pinpoint and treat the problem but I'm not sure how to go about it.
I've saved up some money and was looking at home water filtration systems but I'm not sure if that's the answer. The water company claims the city water is fine and even if I did buy one, would it help? I mean it might be good for the pipes, but even if the water is perfect at the point-of-entry, isn't it going to pick up copper sediment as it travels to my shower heads and faucets if the pipes are corroded? I really don't want to blow that much money and not have the problem corrected. There's also filters that go right on the aforementioned shower heads and faucets but then it's really not saving the pipes is it? I suppose the best answer would be to replace the old plumbing pipes with PEX tubing or something similar but that is extremely costly and as a new homeowner there are a lot of other things I'm trying to buy for my place.
Can anyone help me out? I have no idea who to call, what to do, or how to spend my money. From the research I've done there are many potential causes and I'm not sure how to pinpoint the specific problem without spending a lot of money and individually testing each one. I just want a firm diagnosis and treatment plan. Thank you guys so much and I will gladly provide additional information if need be.
My girlfriend and I have been in our new place for just over two weeks now. Around week one she started complaining about her naturally bleach-blonde hair turning green. Initially I thought she was insane but after week two it became readily apparent I was wrong. I took to Google and realized I may have a much larger problem on my hands. I immediately called our small town water company. They acted like I was crazy but to my surprise they came by the house. They gave me a copy of the water quality report and took samples. They claim everything is within normal ranges and that they haven't had any similar complaints but they also said the would try lowering the chlorine levels and raising the pH. They told me to give it a few days and call back if I'm still having problems
So that brings us to now. I've just paid to have the greenish mineral buildup removed from my girl's hair at a salon. But now I'm more concerned about the source of the problem and bigger problems under the surface. My house was built in 1972 and has copper pipes. My girlfriend's hair turned green within two weeks of showering here and I've also noticed some light blue staining in the bathtub. At this point I'm extremely concerned about copper pipe corrosion. My goal is to pinpoint and treat the problem but I'm not sure how to go about it.
I've saved up some money and was looking at home water filtration systems but I'm not sure if that's the answer. The water company claims the city water is fine and even if I did buy one, would it help? I mean it might be good for the pipes, but even if the water is perfect at the point-of-entry, isn't it going to pick up copper sediment as it travels to my shower heads and faucets if the pipes are corroded? I really don't want to blow that much money and not have the problem corrected. There's also filters that go right on the aforementioned shower heads and faucets but then it's really not saving the pipes is it? I suppose the best answer would be to replace the old plumbing pipes with PEX tubing or something similar but that is extremely costly and as a new homeowner there are a lot of other things I'm trying to buy for my place.
Can anyone help me out? I have no idea who to call, what to do, or how to spend my money. From the research I've done there are many potential causes and I'm not sure how to pinpoint the specific problem without spending a lot of money and individually testing each one. I just want a firm diagnosis and treatment plan. Thank you guys so much and I will gladly provide additional information if need be.