Munich water standards

I Know we have had the debate on water purity.

This was my water supply last Thursday...

In my old flat, I would occasionally get BLACK water from the bathroom tap for a few secs.

First time it happened I was having a bath, it was scary, like blood-from-a-tap-scary-movie scary and I can tell you that you dont just sit in a bath and panic like they do in the movies. I was out of that water quicker than you could blink.

We think it was probably just some buildup in the pipes in the building - occasionally coming loose and making the water black. Quite nasty.

of course it would go away before I could ever get a sample of it to show the hausmeister.

Any construction going on in your area? perhaps they broke/replaced a pipe and got dirt in it...

The water purity does not account for the plumbing in old buildings, like mine. Every so often (especially after returning from vacation), I need to run the water as hard as it will go for a few minutes to purge the pipes of brown and black stuff. Naturally, I don't drink the water from my taps.

The Filters get bloked with Rust too.. only takes a month to block them...

Running the water does clear it, but this in mainly on the hot water side.. so it costs me money, plus I need to replace my shower curtains regular as they turn orange too!

G

ADE, ask the Hausmeister about the pipes. The landlord should sort it, You SHOULD be able to drink the water from the tap cos Munich's is arguably the best in Europe.

I own the flat...

So theoretically, I am the landlord..

Sounds like it's time for your to install a softing/filtering system and get the house pipes checked
My water comes from the same wells/pipes yours does, and I don't have this problem..

Looks to me like there's been a pipeline break out in the street somewhere. In the last 15 years we've had at least 7 mains breakages in my street and afterwards the water always looks like that!

Grinner, take a sample before it goes into your washing machine, not after it comes out