Pardon my plumbing ignorance, but why did reddish silt just start pouring out of my bathtub water faucet?
I was running the bath for my daughter, and the water pressure dropped somewhat. We replaced a water heater a couple weeks ago, and ever since then the water pressure has been spotty, but that's not the reason for my post. Turns out my wife was outside watering her tomato plants. She shut off the hose, the water pressure picked up inside, and suddenly the faucet started putting out reddish silt.
I shut off the water immediately, and then started experimenting. Turns out that the hot water is fine. But the cold water pours out reddish silt. Separate shower in the same bathroom does that, too. However, the sink works normally. In the two other bathrooms in the house, the sinks work fine, but not the tubs. Kitchen and outside taps work fine, as well.
Other than calling the leasing company (to call the plumbers) in the morning, what's going on?
WTF? Why are my pictures so small?