psi20 Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 It seems like hot water has these little white dots in them but cold water doesn't? What is that? Tiny bubbles? Squid sperm? Bacteria colonies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Borg nanoprobes. ::nods knowingly:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadn Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 "Tiny Bubbles, Are In My Wine! Makes Me Happy, Makes Me Feel Fine!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premjan Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 bubbles (maybe of water vapor or dissolved gases coming out of solution). it also happens with fast running water (e.g. coming out of the tap, or, I suppose sea spray). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primarygun Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 It seems like hot water has these little white dots in them but cold water doesn't? Higher the temperature is, lower the gas solubility and higher pressure . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It seems like hot water has these little white dots in them but cold water doesn't?It could be the lime scale that accumulates in your water heater. May be time to get a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artorius Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It seems like hot water has these little white dots in them but cold water doesn't?What is that? Tiny bubbles? Squid sperm? Bacteria colonies? Nope its the water softner.Dont know what country your in but in uk,areas of hard water a device is fitted cannot member its name,its filled with crystals and after a while sometimes these little white flecs come out.If you fill a glass up you will see them swirl about and settle on the bottom like sand.They are perfectly harmless and a normal occurance so dont worry. Or it could be the government using its mind controlling formula to keep the population in check....or so i heard from the NWO council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 i agree with phi for all, probably something like limescale or something which builds up in the hot water tank or boiler or whatever you call the thing which heats (or stores) the water! can you give a better description than "white dots"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Nope its the water softner.Dont know what country your in but in uk,areas of hard water a device is fitted cannot member its name,its filled with crystals and after a while sometimes these little white flecs come out.If you fill a glass up you will see them swirl about and settle on the bottom like sand.They are perfectly harmless and a normal occurance so dont worry. thats what i thought, but he said it happens in hot and NOT in cold. water softner should dissolve in all water. however sometimes it doesnt. it is more lickely to dissolve in warm than it is in cold as the warmer temperature makes it more likely to be dissolved (basic chem, i can explain if you want) hence i said lime scale or something as water softner would appear in either both or only cold, not only hot.... UNLESS you only had water softner in your water tank, but that is very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artorius Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Its meant to be in the hot,it stops your boiler etc furring up.My area has hard water ,taps,kettles etc lime up pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 but kettles work on cold water, so you need softner in your cold water too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi20 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Actually, yeah, they are in cold water too. So it probably is the water softener. Wonder why I only saw it when I had hot water in my glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artorius Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Yea thats correct its in your water supply total.Im not trying to be scientific or anything but people in a hard wter supply get a conditioner device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 some people just get conidtioners for the novelty of it. its strange that is should happen this way around.... if it were the water softner, surely it would dissolve in hot and not dissolve in the cold.... or if there was too much not all of it would dissolve anywhere... but if it is visible in one place (hot or cold) chemically it must be in the cold place. therefore i think it is more likely to be limescale or something in the hot water tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artorius Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Sorry for not making it clear enough.As you keep mentioning dissolve,the white specs are just minute fragments of the crystals.Its more a case of the crystals disintegrating over time.you are supposed to change them after a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 but why are there fragments in the cold water and NOT in the hot water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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