Question:
Lately, the water comes out cloudy for the first few minutes when I turn on the tap. What could be causing this? Is it rust in the pipes, or is the incoming water not very clean to begin with? There’s a booster pump installed in my rental, and I’m not sure how to fix the issue. Should I be looking at replacing the pipes, or would installing a water filter help?
Ans:
There are three possible reasons why tap water looks cloudy.
1.The water source (water tank) has not been cleaned for a long time.
2.The pipes are rusty.
3.The anti-rust coating on the raw cast iron pump chamber has failed, and rust enters the water.
Identify the Reason
The reason for cloudy tap water can be identified in two stages：
1.Disconnect the inlet pipe from the booster pump and turn on the water supply from your water tank. If it is cloudy, then it’s either because the water is dirty from the source, your water pipes are rusty, or your water tank needs to be cleaned.
2. If in the previous stage no problem was found with water quality, then detach the outlet pipe from the pump. Turn on the water supply from your water tank so that water flows out from the discharge of the pump. If the water looks brown and murky, it’s likely to be caused by the failure of the anti-rust coating on the pump chamber.
All Walrus Pump residential pump models are made with non-rusting materials, and it is the world’s first and only pump brand with antibacterial features. Silver ions (Ag⁺) are added to the pump casing, and testing by SGS has confirmed they can effectively inhibit the growth of certain bacteria.
Any Walrus product with a model number ending in “B” indicates antibacterial functionality, helping prevent cloudy water caused by rusting inside the pump.
