When your tap water runs brown while your neighbors have completely clear water, the discoloration is localized entirely to your home's plumbing pipes or your private water heater. Common causes include corroding galvanized steel supply pipes shedding iron rust into the water stream, heavy mineral sediment accumulating inside your water heater tank, or recent plumbing work that stirred up loose pipe scale. Because adjacent homes on the same municipal main line have clear water, the regional utility supply is not at fault. Verification: Check whether brown water appears exclusively on hot water faucets (indicating a water heater issue) or both hot and cold lines.
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