cloudy hot water

kymrob

we have had a new combi boiler! when we turn hot tap on the water is cloudy however after a couple of minutes the cloudyness goes!
any ideas?

anotherbigspender

I have the same thing and asked the same question.

It was a while ago now and I forget the full answer but it has something to do with the pressure of the water as it leaves the system, and its perfectly normal.

I'm sure someone will expand on this a little!

Avoriaz

It is probably caused by bubbles of air that slowly disperse.

Coupon_Queen_3

Yes it is perfectly normal, apparently this does happen on some types of combi boilers, it will clear if you let the tap run.

rockin_plumber

This happens a lot with pressurised hot water systems....
And Combi's as well....
It is indeed air...
But it does make the water very cloudy and worries a lot of people.....

I find a good way to re-assure people is to put some of the offending water in a clear glass...
It will look very cloudy :eek:

But.........

You should notice the bubbles dissapear from the bottom up and not leave a residue...
Thus proving it is air bubbles as the air should rise to the top.....

Now if it clears from the top to the bottom....... :eek:

Canucklehead

Hi

One hot tap or all hot taps?

Corgi Guy.

EliteHeat

Perfectly normal, all combis do it. Ignore it.

rockin_plumber

EliteHeat wrote: »

Perfectly normal, all combis do it. Ignore it.

Mine doesn't

But like I said......... SOME do

ormus

mine does it too.
it seems its a very common thing. most of my family and friends have the same cloudiness in the water.

kymrob

thanks for all the replys i'll will no longer worry about it