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Problem Water

The following are some common problems with Laredo tap water.  In some cases, these symptoms may indicate a serious problem -- in others, only the taste and smell (its aesthetics) may be affected, not its safety. To find out what's ailing your water, contact your Laredo Culligan Man and ask him to conduct a water analysis.

The only source of Laredo’s water is the Rio Grande River. The City of Laredo Utilities Department pumps from the Rio Grande River an average of 40 million gallons of water per day.

Water that smells

  • Musty, earthy or wood smell.
  • Chlorine smell.
  • Rotten egg odor - tarnished silverware.
  • Hot water, rotten egg odor.
  • Detergent odor, water foams when drawn.
  • Gasoline or oil (hydro-carbon) smell.
  • Methane gas.
  • Phenol smell (chemical odor).

Feeling on your skin

  • Soap scum in sinks & bathtub.
  • Abrasive texture to water when washing or
  • residual left in sink.

Water that Tastes bad

  • Salty or brackish water
  • Alkali taste.
  • Metallic taste.

Water that looks bad

  • Dirt, salt, clay.
  • Sand grit, silt or clay substances.
  • Rust in water.
  • Gray string-like fiber.
  • Green stains on sinks. Blue-green look to water.
  • Brown-red stains on sinks or clothing. Water turns
  • brown-red when used for cooking.
  • Brownish cast does not precipitate.
  • Reddish color in water sample after standing 24 hours.
  • Yellowish color to water after softening and/or filtering.
  • Cloudiness of water when drawn.
  • Blackening and pitting of stainless steel sinks.

 

Contact your Laredo Culligan Man for a courtesy water test!

 

 

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