That’s just limescale. Normal in hard water areas, particularly if there are works on in the area
“If your tap water looks white or cloudy, it could be caused by air bubbles or limescale. Do this simple test to see what’s causing it.
Fill a glass of water from the cold tap in the kitchen of your home
Leave it to stand for a few minutes
Then check it to see if the water is clearing downwards or upwards
Clearing upwards? It’s air bubbles.
If the water clears from the bottom of the glass upwards then air bubbles are causing the cloudiness. The bubbles clear as they rise upwards from the bottom of the glass.
Clearing downwards? It’s limescale.
If the water clears from the top of the glass downwards, the cloudiness or white colour may be due to limescale from hard water.
Is it safe to drink?
Hard water and air bubbles don’t affect the quality of your drinking water. If the colour of your water clears after a few minutes, the water is safe to drink. If it’s limescale, check to see how to prevent the build-up of limescale caused by hard water. If the white or cloudy appearance doesn’t clear, contact us on 1800 278 278 and we’ll investigate it.
If you leave this to sit for a while it will turn clear.
I’d say if this is the case its tiny air bubbles. Happens to ours after the water has been turned off for a long period of time.
it’s air bubbles. someone was doing work somewhere on the network.
The milk coming from your tap looks fierce watery
Did ya drop a Solpadeine in as you turned the camera away?
Is this one of those new sparkling taps haha
Looks like your tap has been upgraded from still to sparkling. Congrats!
>If your tap water looks white or cloudy, it could be caused by air bubbles or limescale. Do this simple test to see what’s causing it.
> 1. Fill a glass of water from the cold tap in the kitchen of your home
> 2. Leave it to stand for a few minutes
> 3. Then check it to see if the water is clearing downwards or upwards
>Clearing upwards? It’s air bubbles.
>If the water clears from the bottom of the glass upwards then air bubbles are causing the cloudiness. The bubbles clear as they rise upwards from the bottom of the glass.
>Clearing downwards? It’s limescale.
>If the water clears from the top of the glass downwards, the cloudiness or white colour may be due to limescale from hard water.
>Is it safe to drink?
>Hard water and air bubbles don’t affect the quality of your drinking water. If the colour of your water clears after a few minutes, the water is safe to drink. If it’s limescale, check to see how to prevent the build-up of limescale caused by hard water.
Fancy bastard with Seltzer on tap
Think you tapped into a reserve of smirnoff ice, what I recommend you do is hide bottles of it around the house and force who ever finds it to chug it down on one knee
Oxygenated water. It is perfectly fine to drink. There is a leak in the pipe some place. Contact Irish Water.
You have two fine issues
Either some air bubbles for some u known reason.
Or some lovely lime water that i have no idea where it comes from…
Your not the only the only one with this don’t worry
Mmm fizzy tap milk
Air-ration in the water, it settles quickly
It’s just air got into the line. Let it settle then it’s fine to drink.
Do you live close to Reactor 4?
If it is limescale, you also now have an answer to why your kettles don’t last very long and why your scalp is itchier than normal.
Cloudy lemonade on tap eh
That’s trapped air, leave it settle and it will clear.
Nothing to worry about. No need to boil etc.
Bubbles
It is fine, but you will fart more
Club Lemon?
Smirnoff Ice?! Oh you fancy!
That pint has a grand head on it
Man has Lemon Fanta on tap
Integrated soda stream ye posh git
They use that water for Guinness
Does nobody know about aerators in faucets? They’re in most modern faucet designs, it’s pretty common. Just let the water settle, after that if you’re still concerned shake it and check for foreign particles
It should be ok. I went camping and a spot did that too, I drank from it for a week and absolutely no issues. It was just a lot of air diffused into the water, ten mins and it was crystal clear
It’s air, I’d more worried about the big bottle of bleach.
7 up on tap
My parents tap water is like this too. And theirs smells like chemicals and tastes pretty bad. It’s ok to boil and use in tea/coffee but I wouldn’t drink it from the tap.
Have you checked to see if your water is flammable?
Ah a little bit of the fizzy bubbly I see
If it’s brown, drink it down. If it’s black, send it back.
Nah that’s just the milk tap, nothing to see here
Lilt on tap 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Aye your right. I normally use a glass/tumbler.
You get your fizzy milk for free??
Mine was like this for awhile when I first moved into my dad’s where I currently live but it’s normal now. I think it’s because he didn’t run the water very much but I use it a lot so it just cleared up. It’s only air bubbles though nothing to worry about.
Need to call a H2Ologist ( they’re called Waterboys in America)
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Free milk
That’s just limescale. Normal in hard water areas, particularly if there are works on in the area
“If your tap water looks white or cloudy, it could be caused by air bubbles or limescale. Do this simple test to see what’s causing it.
Fill a glass of water from the cold tap in the kitchen of your home
Leave it to stand for a few minutes
Then check it to see if the water is clearing downwards or upwards
Clearing upwards? It’s air bubbles.
If the water clears from the bottom of the glass upwards then air bubbles are causing the cloudiness. The bubbles clear as they rise upwards from the bottom of the glass.
Clearing downwards? It’s limescale.
If the water clears from the top of the glass downwards, the cloudiness or white colour may be due to limescale from hard water.
Is it safe to drink?
Hard water and air bubbles don’t affect the quality of your drinking water. If the colour of your water clears after a few minutes, the water is safe to drink. If it’s limescale, check to see how to prevent the build-up of limescale caused by hard water. If the white or cloudy appearance doesn’t clear, contact us on 1800 278 278 and we’ll investigate it.
If you leave this to sit for a while it will turn clear.
I’d say if this is the case its tiny air bubbles. Happens to ours after the water has been turned off for a long period of time.
it’s air bubbles. someone was doing work somewhere on the network.
The milk coming from your tap looks fierce watery
Did ya drop a Solpadeine in as you turned the camera away?
Is this one of those new sparkling taps haha
Looks like your tap has been upgraded from still to sparkling. Congrats!
https://www.water.ie/help/water-quality/discoloured-water/
>Cloudy or white water
>If your tap water looks white or cloudy, it could be caused by air bubbles or limescale. Do this simple test to see what’s causing it.
> 1. Fill a glass of water from the cold tap in the kitchen of your home
> 2. Leave it to stand for a few minutes
> 3. Then check it to see if the water is clearing downwards or upwards
>Clearing upwards? It’s air bubbles.
>If the water clears from the bottom of the glass upwards then air bubbles are causing the cloudiness. The bubbles clear as they rise upwards from the bottom of the glass.
>Clearing downwards? It’s limescale.
>If the water clears from the top of the glass downwards, the cloudiness or white colour may be due to limescale from hard water.
>Is it safe to drink?
>Hard water and air bubbles don’t affect the quality of your drinking water. If the colour of your water clears after a few minutes, the water is safe to drink. If it’s limescale, check to see how to prevent the build-up of limescale caused by hard water.
Fancy bastard with Seltzer on tap
Think you tapped into a reserve of smirnoff ice, what I recommend you do is hide bottles of it around the house and force who ever finds it to chug it down on one knee
Oxygenated water. It is perfectly fine to drink. There is a leak in the pipe some place. Contact Irish Water.
You have two fine issues
Either some air bubbles for some u known reason.
Or some lovely lime water that i have no idea where it comes from…
Your not the only the only one with this don’t worry
Mmm fizzy tap milk
Air-ration in the water, it settles quickly
It’s just air got into the line. Let it settle then it’s fine to drink.
Do you live close to Reactor 4?
If it is limescale, you also now have an answer to why your kettles don’t last very long and why your scalp is itchier than normal.
Cloudy lemonade on tap eh
That’s trapped air, leave it settle and it will clear.
Nothing to worry about. No need to boil etc.
Bubbles
It is fine, but you will fart more
Club Lemon?
Smirnoff Ice?! Oh you fancy!
That pint has a grand head on it
Man has Lemon Fanta on tap
Integrated soda stream ye posh git
They use that water for Guinness
Does nobody know about aerators in faucets? They’re in most modern faucet designs, it’s pretty common. Just let the water settle, after that if you’re still concerned shake it and check for foreign particles
It should be ok. I went camping and a spot did that too, I drank from it for a week and absolutely no issues. It was just a lot of air diffused into the water, ten mins and it was crystal clear
It’s air, I’d more worried about the big bottle of bleach.
7 up on tap
My parents tap water is like this too. And theirs smells like chemicals and tastes pretty bad. It’s ok to boil and use in tea/coffee but I wouldn’t drink it from the tap.
Have you checked to see if your water is flammable?
Ah a little bit of the fizzy bubbly I see
If it’s brown, drink it down. If it’s black, send it back.
Nah that’s just the milk tap, nothing to see here
Lilt on tap 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Aye your right. I normally use a glass/tumbler.
You get your fizzy milk for free??
Mine was like this for awhile when I first moved into my dad’s where I currently live but it’s normal now. I think it’s because he didn’t run the water very much but I use it a lot so it just cleared up. It’s only air bubbles though nothing to worry about.
Need to call a H2Ologist ( they’re called Waterboys in America)
Free soda water from the tap?