Common Water Problems

Here in the Holdrege Soft Water Service community, a variety of factors can affect how water tastes, smells and feels. That’s why we test your water before we recommend how to treat it properly. Here are a few of the problems we commonly see and treat.

Musty, earthy, fishy taste or smell?

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Caused by algae, molds and bacteria that live in water and can multiply within a home’s plumbing system.

Cloudy Water

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Raw water comes into your home with any number of impurities that cause turbidity.

Hard Water

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Hard water dries out skin and makes hair brittle. It causes soap scum in tubs and showers and spots on faucets and fixtures. It also causes scaling in appliances, which results in less efficiency and costly repairs.

Iron and Manganese

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Iron and manganese can leave rust stains on clothing, appliances and fixtures. What’s more, these metals can make your water taste and smell bad.

“Rotten Egg Smell”

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Hydrogen sulfide can give your water an unpleasant taste and smell, sometimes even rendering it unusable.

Chlorine taste or smell

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The taste and smell of chlorine are unappealing and can also dry out your skin and hair. While municipalities use chlorine to disinfect the water supply, it should be filtered out before you use it to eliminate these effects.

Nitrates

Nitrates are a colorless, odorless and tasteless naturally-occurring compound. When ingested in large quantities they can pose a health risk to pregnant women and infants. Since they are impossible to see, smell or taste, testing is a reasonable precaution.