KenK wrote:
Odd thing happened yesterday. Preceding it, I noticed the kitchen sink
faucet was leaking a little so did what I've successfully done in the past
- turning each faucet on and off firmly about 50 times, which has stopped
leaks in the past. I have no idea how. I mention this in case it might
pertain to the next paragraph.

Any way, running the kitchen sink hot water shortly thereafter, the water
started running dirty. Looked like rust. I checked the bathroom, which is
next to the water heater, and the hot water was clear, so it wasn't the
water heater. I let it run for several minutes and it cleared up, and has
remained clear since.

Curious. Any guesses?

TIA


I have seen that happen when the fire department flushes the fire
hydrants. Could it be they did that recently in your neighborhood??