I recently had my bathroom renovated. I am more than satisfied with
everything that was done, but I did have some significant concerns
about the workmanship from the plumber on the job. He was consistently
late coming in and screwed up too many times to count.

That being said, I have noticed that I get a short stream of yellow
water from the cold water tap (2 seconds) when I first use it after
several hours. I have two sinks, and it only occurs at the one sink.
I also know that the they used the white 1/2" plumbing tubes to run the
plumbing during the renovation and not copper, if that makes a
difference.

The sink, faucet, EVERYTHING in the bathroom is new. 3/4" plastic
tubing was run up to the bathroom from the basement to feed the
bathroom. The only place copper was used was for the shower install.

Would anyone have an idea of what might be causing this? Is this
something the plumber may have done, is it bad materials? Could it be
the faucet?

Thanks for your response
Bill

"REP" wrote in message
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I recently had my bathroom renovated. I am more than satisfied with
everything that was done, but I did have some significant concerns
about the workmanship from the plumber on the job. He was consistently
late coming in and screwed up too many times to count.

That being said, I have noticed that I get a short stream of yellow
water from the cold water tap (2 seconds) when I first use it after
several hours. I have two sinks, and it only occurs at the one sink.
I also know that the they used the white 1/2" plumbing tubes to run the
plumbing during the renovation and not copper, if that makes a
difference.

The sink, faucet, EVERYTHING in the bathroom is new. 3/4" plastic
tubing was run up to the bathroom from the basement to feed the
bathroom. The only place copper was used was for the shower install.

Would anyone have an idea of what might be causing this? Is this
something the plumber may have done, is it bad materials? Could it be
the faucet?

Thanks for your response
Bill


Old faucet, or new with the renovation?

Old faucet, or new with the renovation?

Brand New out of a box...

REP wrote:
Old faucet, or new with the renovation?

Brand New out of a box...

This faucet he
http://www.art-bathe.com/Faucets/08.htm

"REP" wrote in message
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REP wrote:
Old faucet, or new with the renovation?

Brand New out of a box...

This faucet he
http://www.art-bathe.com/Faucets/08.htm



If the entire supply line (from water main to faucet) is *really* plastic,
then it sounds like there's some sort of corrosion already within the
faucet. I'd call the manufacturer. Are you positive there's not even a short
length of iron pipe just before the faucet, or even a few feet away, perhaps
in the wall or in the basement?

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


If the entire supply line (from water main to faucet) is *really* plastic,
then it sounds like there's some sort of corrosion already within the
faucet. I'd call the manufacturer. Are you positive there's not even a short
length of iron pipe just before the faucet, or even a few feet away, perhaps
in the wall or in the basement?

There is some copper in the basement, but this only happens to the one
faucet and only immediately after the water is turned on.

The faucet came with flexible mesh/metal hoses already attached that
hangs down about 8-12 inches from the base of the faucet. These hoses
were attached directly to the plastic. There is also a metal shut off
valve at that joint, for both Hot and Cold pipes.

"REP" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


If the entire supply line (from water main to faucet) is *really*
plastic,
then it sounds like there's some sort of corrosion already within the
faucet. I'd call the manufacturer. Are you positive there's not even a
short
length of iron pipe just before the faucet, or even a few feet away,
perhaps
in the wall or in the basement?

There is some copper in the basement, but this only happens to the one
faucet and only immediately after the water is turned on.

The faucet came with flexible mesh/metal hoses already attached that
hangs down about 8-12 inches from the base of the faucet. These hoses
were attached directly to the plastic. There is also a metal shut off
valve at that joint, for both Hot and Cold pipes.



All I can do is relate this to my only similar experience. A bathroom faucet
in my previous house would produce brown water in the morning, almost
immediately upon turning it on, and it lasted about 2 seconds. From the
basement, I could see that there was copper pipe, and there was copper
coming out of the wall. What I could NOT see was that there was a short
length of iron pipe down lower. Whoever did the work installed a board
between the basement rafters, which hid the junction between the iron &
copper pipes. When the iron pipe was removed and replaced with copper, the
problem was gone.

You have to eliminate one cause at a time. The cheapest and easiest
experiment would be to change the flexible hose for the cold water. It's
also possible that the faucet itself has some sort of internal problem. It
wouldn't be the first badly designed product, especially considering how
much crap is made in China these days.

i would begin by letting the offending faucets water run a few times
for at least 30 minutes, you may be able to flush away whatever it is

wrote:
i would begin by letting the offending faucets water run a few times
for at least 30 minutes, you may be able to flush away whatever it is

I'll try running the water for periods over the weekend, but my hopes
are not high since the faucet was installed about a month ago (just
prior to X-mas).

If that doesn't work, I'll see if there is a way I can eliminate the
faucet itself. Do you know if there is any history of the flexible
(mesh?) metal hoses corroding or rusting? I thought the interior of
those were rubber and the exterior prevented bubbling or pressure
bursts. I could be wrong, but I'm not sure if it's reasonable to
believe the problem would be the flexible hose.

wrote:
i would begin by letting the offending faucets water run a few times
for at least 30 minutes, you may be able to flush away whatever it is

I'll try running the water for periods over the weekend, but my hopes
are not high since the faucet was installed about a month ago (just
prior to X-mas).

If that doesn't work, I'll see if there is a way I can eliminate the
faucet itself. Do you know if there is any history of the flexible
(mesh?) metal hoses corroding or rusting? I thought the interior of
those were rubber and the exterior prevented bubbling or pressure
bursts. I could be wrong, but I'm not sure if it's reasonable to
believe the problem would be the flexible hose.

"REP" wrote in message
ups.com...

wrote:
i would begin by letting the offending faucets water run a few times
for at least 30 minutes, you may be able to flush away whatever it is

I'll try running the water for periods over the weekend, but my hopes
are not high since the faucet was installed about a month ago (just
prior to X-mas).

If that doesn't work, I'll see if there is a way I can eliminate the
faucet itself. Do you know if there is any history of the flexible
(mesh?) metal hoses corroding or rusting? I thought the interior of
those were rubber and the exterior prevented bubbling or pressure
bursts. I could be wrong, but I'm not sure if it's reasonable to
believe the problem would be the flexible hose.


I've never seen this problem occur with the flex hoses. I suggested
replacing it only because it's the cheapest possible experiment. The next
thing would be the faucet. But: There's one more thing. Got a white bucket?
Unscrew the hose from the bottom of the faucet. (Obviously, you'll need to
have a shutoff valve for this, or have a helper in the basement, controlling
the water flow.) Turn the water on & off quickly - whatever length of time
it takes to normally see the discolored water. If you do NOT see a problem,
then the faucet is the issue.

Get a Moen faucet. Be happy.

The urine from your toilet is being siphoned out of the toilet and
into the pipes by a defective ballcock in the toilet.

On 18 Jan 2007 10:23:36 -0800, "REP" wrote:

I recently had my bathroom renovated. I am more than satisfied with
everything that was done, but I did have some significant concerns
about the workmanship from the plumber on the job. He was consistently
late coming in and screwed up too many times to count.

That being said, I have noticed that I get a short stream of yellow
water from the cold water tap (2 seconds) when I first use it after
several hours. I have two sinks, and it only occurs at the one sink.
I also know that the they used the white 1/2" plumbing tubes to run the
plumbing during the renovation and not copper, if that makes a
difference.

The sink, faucet, EVERYTHING in the bathroom is new. 3/4" plastic
tubing was run up to the bathroom from the basement to feed the
bathroom. The only place copper was used was for the shower install.

Would anyone have an idea of what might be causing this? Is this
something the plumber may have done, is it bad materials? Could it be
the faucet?

Thanks for your response
Bill

replying to justass, chas. wrote:
justass wrote:

The urine from your toilet is being siphoned out of the toilet and
into the pipes by a defective ballcock in the toilet.


You are joking right? Do you also drink your toilet water and wash your
dishes there!?

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On Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:44:41 AM UTC-5, wrote:
The urine from your toilet is being siphoned out of the toilet and
into the pipes by a defective ballcock in the toilet.

On 18 Jan 2007 10:23:36 -0800, "REP" wrote:

I recently had my bathroom renovated. I am more than satisfied with
everything that was done, but I did have some significant concerns
about the workmanship from the plumber on the job. He was consistently
late coming in and screwed up too many times to count.

That being said, I have noticed that I get a short stream of yellow
water from the cold water tap (2 seconds) when I first use it after
several hours. I have two sinks, and it only occurs at the one sink.
I also know that the they used the white 1/2" plumbing tubes to run the
plumbing during the renovation and not copper, if that makes a
difference.

The sink, faucet, EVERYTHING in the bathroom is new. 3/4" plastic
tubing was run up to the bathroom from the basement to feed the
bathroom. The only place copper was used was for the shower install.

Would anyone have an idea of what might be causing this? Is this
something the plumber may have done, is it bad materials? Could it be
the faucet?

Thanks for your response
Bill

That's what I was going to say. Ball cocks are screwy and I would not be surprized if that plumper put a cheap peistreem on it.