Hi Everybody,
About a year ago, when I was traveling a lot for work, my father-in-law and wife decided to replace the bath tub/shower hardware in our upstairs bathroom because the bath faucet was leaking quite badly. Starting immediately, after the install we started seeing rust colored water for about 3 seconds when we first turn on the hot water side each morning. No other faucets in the house have rusty water and rust colored water does not come out when just the cold side is turned on.
Father-in-law said the rusty water would go away over time, but it hasn't. It hasn't gotten worse and it hasn't gotten better. I'm grateful for his help, but I'm thinking that something wasn't done right. The faucets and hardware were a pretty cheap Moen variety, but I've inspected them and can't see any corrosion in them. Right now I'm wondering if it isn't being caused by the dissimilar metals that are involved. I've taken some pictures of everything in the hopes that you guys might be able to say, "THERE IS YOUR PROBLEM!" Am I on the right track that the different metals are likely the culprit?
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About a year ago, when I was traveling a lot for work, my father-in-law and wife decided to replace the bath tub/shower hardware in our upstairs bathroom because the bath faucet was leaking quite badly. Starting immediately, after the install we started seeing rust colored water for about 3 seconds when we first turn on the hot water side each morning. No other faucets in the house have rusty water and rust colored water does not come out when just the cold side is turned on.
Father-in-law said the rusty water would go away over time, but it hasn't. It hasn't gotten worse and it hasn't gotten better. I'm grateful for his help, but I'm thinking that something wasn't done right. The faucets and hardware were a pretty cheap Moen variety, but I've inspected them and can't see any corrosion in them. Right now I'm wondering if it isn't being caused by the dissimilar metals that are involved. I've taken some pictures of everything in the hopes that you guys might be able to say, "THERE IS YOUR PROBLEM!" Am I on the right track that the different metals are likely the culprit?
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