It has been 6 months since I changed it which it recommends and the filter was a dark copper color and the water on the outside of the filter was black. I did go a little over the time it was to change the filter and my water in the house was coming out clear but is this normal? For the filter to be that dark? I use this water for drinking.
The filter is designed to just take out sediment and is made for a 5 person household but there are only two people on the house.
well all bottled water is. is filtered tap water

I have a GE filter I installed on my house cold water line. It was fine until I installed a filter that didn’t really fit & I think it let sediment get up into the pressure valve. Now I have put in the correct filter but water leaks out of the pressure valve unless I have it on bypass. I don’t know what to do – maybe replace the whole unit with a new one? GE 800 number is useless.

We just bought our house two months ago, we had the water tested because we are on a well and you can’t buy a house without testing the water when you on a well. Anyway the test came back fine and after moving in we have noticed sediment on our dishes, people say it is calcium. So we put a water filter in and it filters the whole house… The filter is clear and we noticed after 3-4 weeks it seems to be growing a greenish algea/moss. We noticed this after a weekend away from home without the water being used. Is this normal? Is it because it is a clear filter? The filter is working great it is taking out so much we never knew we were drinking.

I’m looking for information on filtering systems to clean rivers. Help prevent pollution like PCB’s and PAH’s, raw sewage from overflows, and sediment build-up from occurring downstream of rivers. I’m having a hard time finding the equipment and/or a company that builds these stations.

We live in a very hard water area and have problems with sediment in our water, we have been now been told to put one cup of Chloras (which contains sodium hypochlorite) in our water treatment filter a day. Is this water safe to drink?

I have a water well. The well services my house and also a rental house next door. The water is very brown but if I put it in a vase after a day or two it clears and you can see the sediment on the bottom. This sediment is causing major plumbing problems: the toilets get full of silt and the works inside have to be replaced frequently, the screens on all of the water faucets and the shower have to be cleaned about one a week and we can only guess what is happening inside of the water heater.

What kind a water filter should I buy? I Googled it but there are so many different kinds and types that I’m really confused. I need a really big commercial kind to go on the well, that can make sure that clean water is going to both my house and to the rental house too.
The water is just light brown, a little murky looking with a slightly rust colored tone. It’s not dark brown and it’s not really gross. There is no noticeable smell. All of the sediment usually sinks to the bottom of a container in about 24 hours and leaves perfectly clear water with gritty, rusty stuff settled on the bottom.
I’m about 5 miles outside of San Antonio, Texas city limits.