Water running cloudy

[liverplum]

Over the past few days the water from all our cold taps has started running cloudy.

Things of note:

It used to run cloudy just after you turned the tap on and then ran clear a few seconds after.

About two weeks ago a plumber changed the cold water over in our flat from tank fed to mains fed (the kitchen sink was always mains fed)

They all now run cloudy constantly.

A week ago i turned the cold water supply off and ran the hot water tank dry as I needed to change the hot and cold taps in the bath. Once I had done this and turned the water back on the hot water wasn't running properly presumably due to an airlock so I used a hose to flush the hot water system using the cold.

Any ideas as to why all my water is now cloudy and do i need to do anything about it?

Thanks

 

[gavinda]

mine does from time to time. as long as it settles clear i dont think theres anything wrong. hasnt harmed me yet.

 

[TicklyT]

First guess would be dissolved air forming small bubbles when the water comes out of the taps, giving a milky white haze.

Draw off a glass full of cloudy water, let it stand for a while and see if it clears, and if it leaves any sediment in the glass.

Dissolved air usually clears from the bottom upwards, sediment from the top downwards.

 

[liverplum]

Thanks to both of you for your assurances. It does clear from bottom up and leaves nothing in the water so I am sure it is just air bubbles.

I was just worried I had done something that needed fixing but if it's harmless and not a problem then I'll have a mince pie and a brandy and forget all about it!

Cheers