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impress · 05-10-2009, 09:08 PM

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glatt · 11-23-2009, 06:10 PM

Faucet sounded a little higher pitched than usual, even though the flow seemed normal. So I unscrewed the aerator. All the brown grains are rust flakes that come from the inside of our old galvanized pipes. I'm pretty sure the light colored sandy stuff is just in the water supply that Arlington County delivers to us. I should install a whole house sediment filter or something. I end up replacing the valves in my fixtures every 5 years or so. They are being sand blasted.

BobT · 11-24-2009, 10:27 AM

Great shot....I'm affraid to look at mine now.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-24-2009, 10:45 AM

Just minerals, they're good for you, good for your gizzard.

glatt · 11-24-2009, 10:59 AM

I've got no problem with the sand in the water, but the faucet and showers valves do. And I'm sick of replacing them every few years because the sand is blasting them on the insides.

I wonder if the sand is coming all the way from the water treatment place where they filter the river water through sand before adding chlorine, or if it's scale buildup on some pipes somewhere that's flaking off and into the supply. I guess it doesn't really matter.

I don't know anything about brands of filters and who makes good ones, but I've been looking around online for whole house inline sediment filters. I'd much rather spend 5 minutes and $50 replacing a filter in my basement once a year than redo fixtures every five years at a day and $200 each.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-24-2009, 11:15 AM

The rust could be in-house, but the sand is coming from outside, somewhere along the line. Since the water is under pressure, it's hard to believe a hole/crack in a water line would allow sand in, so I'm betting the source.

Whole house filters are cheap, readily available at home centers, and easy to replace the element once a year. My well kicks up an ultrafine silt, when disturbed, so fine I can't feel it between my fingers. I've changed the filter just because I thought it was time, and was shocked to find it loaded, crusted, with that silt, but no noticeable drop in water pressure or flow.

Gravdigr · 11-27-2009, 04:05 AM

Just lick it and drink the tequila already.

glatt · 12-28-2009, 01:20 PM

Playing with the new macro lens attachment. A tripod is mandatory for success. Not just to hold the camera steady for the long exposure, but also the critical focusing.

classicman · 12-28-2009, 02:28 PM

Wow a tiny sprite bottle -

jinx · 02-10-2010, 05:53 PM

A couple that weren't quite treasures...

(Yeah, I'm bored)

skysidhe · 02-10-2010, 06:58 PM

I like the Sacagawea coin.

BobT · 02-11-2010, 08:57 AM

What is that last picture? The "crystal", with the "carbon"? Is it salt and pepper?

jinx · 02-11-2010, 10:40 AM

No Bob, it's just a piece of quartz and something else I can't remember. My daughter is trying to claim its kryptonite but I think she's wrong.

lumberjim · 02-11-2010, 10:46 AM

well, it makes me weak when i touch it

impress · 02-13-2010, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

No Bob, it's just a piece of quartz and something else I can't remember. My daughter is trying to claim its kryptonite but I think she's wrong.

Looks like tourmaline.

05-10-2009, 09:08 PM	#481
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11-23-2009, 06:10 PM	#482
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Faucet sounded a little higher pitched than usual, even though the flow seemed normal. So I unscrewed the aerator. All the brown grains are rust flakes that come from the inside of our old galvanized pipes. I'm pretty sure the light colored sandy stuff is just in the water supply that Arlington County delivers to us. I should install a whole house sediment filter or something. I end up replacing the valves in my fixtures every 5 years or so. They are being sand blasted. Attached Images

11-24-2009, 10:45 AM	#484
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just minerals, they're good for you, good for your gizzard. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-24-2009, 11:15 AM	#486
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The rust could be in-house, but the sand is coming from outside, somewhere along the line. Since the water is under pressure, it's hard to believe a hole/crack in a water line would allow sand in, so I'm betting the source. Whole house filters are cheap, readily available at home centers, and easy to replace the element once a year. My well kicks up an ultrafine silt, when disturbed, so fine I can't feel it between my fingers. I've changed the filter just because I thought it was time, and was shocked to find it loaded, crusted, with that silt, but no noticeable drop in water pressure or flow. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-27-2009, 04:05 AM	#487
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just lick it and drink the tequila already. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off. Last edited by Gravdigr; 11-27-2009 at 04:06 AM. Reason: I wish I had some tequila.

11-24-2009, 10:27 AM	#483
BobT we are fuel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: cape coral, florida Posts: 71	Great shot....I'm affraid to look at mine now.

11-24-2009, 10:59 AM	#485
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've got no problem with the sand in the water, but the faucet and showers valves do. And I'm sick of replacing them every few years because the sand is blasting them on the insides. I wonder if the sand is coming all the way from the water treatment place where they filter the river water through sand before adding chlorine, or if it's scale buildup on some pipes somewhere that's flaking off and into the supply. I guess it doesn't really matter. I don't know anything about brands of filters and who makes good ones, but I've been looking around online for whole house inline sediment filters. I'd much rather spend 5 minutes and $50 replacing a filter in my basement once a year than redo fixtures every five years at a day and $200 each.

12-28-2009, 01:20 PM	#488
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Playing with the new macro lens attachment. A tripod is mandatory for success. Not just to hold the camera steady for the long exposure, but also the critical focusing. Attached Images

12-28-2009, 02:28 PM	#489
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow a tiny sprite bottle - __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-10-2010, 05:53 PM	#490
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	A couple that weren't quite treasures... (Yeah, I'm bored) Attached Images __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-10-2010, 06:58 PM	#491
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I like the Sacagawea coin.

02-11-2010, 08:57 AM	#492
BobT we are fuel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: cape coral, florida Posts: 71	What is that last picture? The "crystal", with the "carbon"? Is it salt and pepper?

02-11-2010, 10:40 AM	#493
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	No Bob, it's just a piece of quartz and something else I can't remember. My daughter is trying to claim its kryptonite but I think she's wrong. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-11-2010, 10:46 AM	#494
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	well, it makes me weak when i touch it __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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