   My water just wants to be different.
  If I heat up my water it turns brown. It''s obviously a heat induced chemical reaction of some kind. I''m assuming there''s iron disolved in it, and the heat is speeding up the oxidization process. What do you think? 
  I don''t think you should drink mud... I mean brown water. ;quote:Original post by smart_idiot  If I heat up my water it turns brown. It''s obviously a heat induced chemical reaction of some kind. I''m assuming there''s iron disolved in it, and the heat is speeding up the oxidization process. What do you think?   If its contanminated, shouldn''t you be reporting this to the water dept asap?Is packaged drinking water expensive?;  Brown water.....sounds like rust is in your water. You could search for "brown tap water" on google for more information.Here''s some info:Info about brown water ;  The cool thing is that it''s clear when it comes out of the tap, it doesn''t change colour until it''s heated up.It''s kind of my fault for not buying salt for the water softener. Maybe I''ll do that tomorrow. ;  Definitely get a water filter. It''s so much nicer. ;  Are we talking water or water? ;quote:Original post by smart_idiot  If I heat up my water it turns brown. It''s obviously a heat induced chemical reaction of some kind. I''m assuming there''s iron disolved in it, and the heat is speeding up the oxidization process. What do you think?   It''s liquid cancer.   Qui fut tout, et qui ne fut rienInvader''s Realm;  OH MY GOD!!! IT''S THE FIRST OF THE TEN PLAGUES OF EGYPT!!!!...........wait...no, that was water turning to blood. not mud! lol ;quote:Original post by FAQ Master  Are we talking water or water?   