Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Quite possibly. Have you had an independant co test your water ??   God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: Bullock <seabass1969@...> Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 9:41:16 PM Subject: [] bad water...  Today, the MLG & W of Memphis, tn came by my house to check for a leak. He said there was a very small leak under ground. He checked my shower and could smell the smell of what smelled like sewage coming from my water. Now, this has been going on for seven (7) months, but, has gotten worse recently. My question is this: I have been drinking this water for seven months and MLG & W says that it is a crack in one of the pipes underground, could this be what has been making me ill? B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 No, I haven't, I wonder what that would cost me? B. From: dragonflymcs <dragonflymcs@...> Subject: Re: [] bad water... Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 8:53 PM Quite possibly. Have you had an independant co test your water ??   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 , It's a distinct possibility. I had a recent client with water damage and mold. All 5 in the family were affected in some way but not all were connected to the mold. They are on well water and all started getting ill before the roof leaked. I had them switch to bottled water for drinking and cooking, including ice cubes. A couple of them got well and all had some improvement. What didn't improve may be related to the water damage and mold but we won't know until they stop that exposure by getting it properly remediated. My prediction is there will be more improvement but some of the symptoms (I'm not a doctor) appear to be un-related to exposure. Again, we won't know until we try it. There is no silver bullet but the closest thing to it is to stop the exposure by removing the source or removing yourself from the source. The tricky part of all this and what usually isn't considered, is figuring out which symptoms are related to the exposure and which aren't? If some aren't then no matter how much you remediate and how hard you try they won't go away. Because they have nothing to do with the building. On the other hand, after a long term exposure the symptoms may be related to (or even caused by) exposure but it takes weeks, months or years to calm down. And, as several of you on this group are experiencing, sometimes it just doesn't stop. Which is one reason why time is of the essence. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Today, the MLG & W of Memphis, tn came by my house to check for a leak. He said there was a very small leak under ground. He checked my shower and could smell the smell of what smelled like sewage coming from my water. Now, this has been going on for seven (7) months, but, has gotten worse recently. My question is this: I have been drinking this water for seven months and MLG & W says that it is a crack in one of the pipes underground, could this be what has been making me ill? B. ---------- The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: DEFAULT.BMP Date: 16 Jun 2009, 0:10 Size: 358 bytes. Type: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Who would I get to come out and check this water?  I, already, know that it is bad, can smell the nasty smell when I turn the water on. B. From: Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...> Subject: Re: [] bad water... Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 12:43 AM , It's a distinct possibility. I had a recent client with water damage and mold. All 5 in the family were affected in some way but not all were connected to the mold. They are on well water and all started getting ill before the roof leaked. I had them switch to bottled water for drinking and cooking, including ice cubes. A couple of them got well and all had some improvement. What didn't improve may be related to the water damage and mold but we won't know until they stop that exposure by getting it properly remediated. My prediction is there will be more improvement but some of the symptoms (I'm not a doctor) appear to be un-related to exposure. Again, we won't know until we try it. There is no silver bullet but the closest thing to it is to stop the exposure by removing the source or removing yourself from the source. The tricky part of all this and what usually isn't considered, is figuring out which symptoms are related to the exposure and which aren't? If some aren't then no matter how much you remediate and how hard you try they won't go away. Because they have nothing to do with the building. On the other hand, after a long term exposure the symptoms may be related to (or even caused by) exposure but it takes weeks, months or years to calm down. And, as several of you on this group are experiencing, sometimes it just doesn't stop. Which is one reason why time is of the essence. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Today, the MLG & W of Memphis, tn came by my house to check for a leak. He said there was a very small leak under ground. He checked my shower and could smell the smell of what smelled like sewage coming from my water. Now, this has been going on for seven (7) months, but, has gotten worse recently. My question is this: I have been drinking this water for seven months and MLG & W says that it is a crack in one of the pipes underground, could this be what has been making me ill? B. ---------- The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: DEFAULT.BMP Date: 16 Jun 2009, 0:10 Size: 358 bytes. Type: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Call around some do initial tests for free, at least here. Does not hurt to try.    God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: Bullock <seabass1969@...> Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 11:20:13 PM Subject: Re: [] bad water...  No, I haven't, I wonder what that would cost me? B. From: dragonflymcs <dragonflymcs> Subject: Re: [] bad water... Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 8:53 PM Quite possibly. Have you had an independant co test your water ??   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 And, I will try, thank you. B. From: dragonflymcs <dragonflymcs@...> Subject: Re: [] bad water... Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 11:44 AM  Call around some do initial tests for free, at least here. Does not hurt to try.    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 , If the water is bad by your experience then it is " bad " and you need to take dsome sort of action. Why it is bad and what is making it " bad " is a different issue. If an ordinary water filter makes it " good " then it may or may not be good. Meaning the taste is okay but it may contain substances you can't detect but which are " bad " for you. Not so much for treated water but certainly a distinct possibility for wells. That is when testing can be useful. Water districts will test for free. But because you are on a well you probably don't have a water district. You are responsible for your own water. You can get it tested in a variety of ways by a couple of national labs. Their comprehesive series of panels are much, much less than individual testing of substances. Go to National Testing Labs at http://www.ntllabs.com for example or Suburban Water Testing at http://h2otest.com/ and see what they offer. I've used both companies and they have provided excellent service and customer advice. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Who would I get to come out and check this water? I, already, know that it is bad, can smell the nasty smell when I turn the water on. B. From: Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...> Subject: Re: [] bad water... groups (DOT) com Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 12:43 AM , It's a distinct possibility. I had a recent client with water damage and mold. All 5 in the family were affected in some way but not all were connected to the mold. They are on well water and all started getting ill before the roof leaked. I had them switch to bottled water for drinking and cooking, including ice cubes. A couple of them got well and all had some improvement. What didn't improve may be related to the water damage and mold but we won't know until they stop that exposure by getting it properly remediated. My prediction is there will be more improvement but some of the symptoms (I'm not a doctor) appear to be un-related to exposure. Again, we won't know until we try it. There is no silver bullet but the closest thing to it is to stop the exposure by removing the source or removing yourself from the source. The tricky part of all this and what usually isn't considered, is figuring out which symptoms are related to the exposure and which aren't? If some aren't then no matter how much you remediate and how hard you try they won't go away. Because they have nothing to do with the building. On the other hand, after a long term exposure the symptoms may be related to (or even caused by) exposure but it takes weeks, months or years to calm down. And, as several of you on this group are experiencing, sometimes it just doesn't stop. Which is one reason why time is of the essence. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- Today, the MLG & W of Memphis, tn came by my house to check for a leak. He said there was a very small leak under ground. He checked my shower and could smell the smell of what smelled like sewage coming from my water. Now, this has been going on for seven (7) months, but, has gotten worse recently. My question is this: I have been drinking this water for seven months and MLG & W says that it is a crack in one of the pipes underground, could this be what has been making me ill? B. ---------- The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any other MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. ---- File information ----------- File: DEFAULT.BMP Date: 16 Jun 2009, 0:10 Size: 358 bytes. Type: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 A water company (independant contractor) call Health Dept also see if they will test.  God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: Bullock <seabass1969@...> Sent: Tue, April 13, 2010 9:18:59 AM Subject: Re: [] bad water...  Who would I get to come out and check this water?  I, already, know that it is bad, can smell the nasty smell when I turn the water on. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 We also have well water. We were told that if you have well water, you should have it tested once a year. We just go through our county public health system - very easy and very convenient since they are right here in the county and we can just drop off the sample. You might want to google your county and then " water testing " or just call up your county public health services and see if they offer it. I would think they would. It's easy, cheap, and it's great to know what your levels are to make sure it is safe to drink. On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Carl E. Grimes <grimes@...>wrote: > > > , > > If the water is bad by your experience then it is " bad " and you > need to take dsome sort of action. Why it is bad and what is > making it " bad " is a different issue. If an ordinary water filter > makes it " good " then it may or may not be good. Meaning the > taste is okay but it may contain substances you can't detect but > which are " bad " for you. Not so much for treated water but > certainly a distinct possibility for wells. That is when testing can > be useful. > > Water districts will test for free. But because you are on a well > you probably don't have a water district. You are responsible for > your own water. > > You can get it tested in a variety of ways by a couple of national > labs. Their comprehesive series of panels are much, much less > than individual testing of substances. Go to National Testing Labs > at http://www.ntllabs.com for example or Suburban Water Testing > at http://h2otest.com/ and see what they offer. I've used both > companies and they have provided excellent service and > customer advice. > > Carl Grimes > Healthy Habitats LLC > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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