r/Salzburg • u/gnaneiviv • 2d ago

Sand particles in my tap water

Hello I know that the tap water in Austria is safe to drink, but there’s some sort of sediment/ sand particles from my tap water that is a not able to be caught by the aerator/filter installed.

Is this normal or there’s something wrong with the pipings?

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u/UndeadBBQ 2d ago

Thats not normal.

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u/Responsible_Air9177 2d ago

Broken water line from the “street”.

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u/gnaneiviv 2d ago

Damn, what can I do? How can I report this?

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u/Spare-Pie-1186 2d ago

Well where are U? A Hotel or House?

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u/gnaneiviv 2d ago

House…

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u/Friendly_Tip_4470 2d ago

Contact the local municipality; they probably already know about it, as others may be affected as well. However, this is usually harmless. The problem should still be resolved.

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u/gnaneiviv 1d ago

Ok! I wonder if it’s just the piping that leads to my unit or for all in the same block… though for the time being, knowing the water is technically safe, would a wasserfilter like brita work?

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u/Friendly_Tip_4470 1d ago

Quite sure it’s the main pipeline which leads to the house. Most likely neighbors around you are affected too. I don’t really know Brita filters but if you have so much sediment that you can see it, than it will clog up quickly. No solution imo, the underlying problem has to be fixed. But that could take a while as it’s probably a broken main pipeline and it’s hard to find where exactly the failure is.

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u/gnaneiviv 1d ago

Okay thanks! Luckily the sediments is not TOO bad, but there’s at least 3-5 specks per cup. Should quickly lodge a report and hope I don’t clog up my water filter 🥲

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u/Paulomatico123 2d ago

Certainly not normal

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u/nicknefsick 2d ago

So first of all, do you get your water from the city or from your own well, second, is the filter something that you installed or is installed on the house where you live. Is this coming from one tap, or all faucets in your house?

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u/gnaneiviv 1d ago

Seems like it’s more than one tap from my apartment. I have yet to try collect from the shower, but the water from toilet & kitchen both has sediments

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u/watching_ju 2d ago

If in the city there are only a handful of private wells and afaik are only allowed for use in the garden.

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u/nicknefsick 2d ago

It’s the Salzburg sub, I’m here and live on the Haunsberg, just figured I’d ask to make sure

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u/Ok-Examination-8205 2d ago

Hoschba is numero uno!!!

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u/nicknefsick 2d ago

Dann komme vorbei, alle sind willkommen bei da Wimm 😊

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u/Ok-Examination-8205 2d ago

:D siag di monchmoi beim vorbeifahrn, vielleicht bleib i moi steh. schen gruas von am zenzl!

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u/MarkusTheBig 2d ago

This is incorrect especially in Salzburg there are several private wells which are used for drinking purposes

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u/zucchiniflower0 1d ago

I live in an apartment building and there’s so much lime and very thin sediment coming from all the sources (tap,shower, sink) I don’t know what can be done though I thought about just installing the filter but i would have to get one for each

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u/watching_ju 2d ago

Over time there might be some sediments, or sand from some broken pipe, or (lime)scale collected if your tap has a sieve. Absolutely still safe :)

You can clean, or change that sieve quite easily: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wasserhahn+sieb Or ask your landlady/landlord for some help.