Fireengine and brown water

[BillDall]

Hi all,

Wondered if I could ask for some advice.

Last Thursday there was a fire near our house which a fire truck/engine attended. Once the fire was put out the truck pulled up outside our house and seemed to re-fill using the water mains. That night all water was brown coloured but after a while seemed to clear - Just some crap that had been churned up I thought.

Over the weekend all seemed fine BUT our hot water is still coming through brown'ish. We run a combi boiler so I thought that just running through would be ok but it seems not. Checked with the local water authority and they advised to get a plumber in - I could do this but in these difficult times we are a bit short at the mo' so wondered if anyone could advise and/or offer some form of potential solutions?

Any help much appreciated.

 

[longdogs]

Have you checked with your neighbours to see if they are having the samr trouble?

 

[BillDall]

Yep, have checked - They had it initialy but are all ok now.

 

[mattylad]

Have you tried running it through a lot?

 

[blondini]

If it's a combi it should be heating water direct from the rising main, the same water that supplies the cold tap. Running through should clear it but you might want to turn the combi off to do this, otherwise you'll be wasting gas.

 

[scottster]

Fire brigade should inform water authorities when hydrants get used. Contact the water board who should give you a credit on your bill for running your water to clear the brown water.