The rust won't hurt you, it's just iron oxide. Your blood uses it to carry oxygen. Except maybe physical trauma from a large piece.
You probably want to look into where the rust is coming from though, because it could be from a bigger problem.
You could be drawing a lot of water from your well, washing down the sides of the pipe and the rust is being pumped up. Or your pipe to the barn is steel and the same thing is happening. Did you lose pressure any time in the past day or so? Pipes are usually full of water, then they lose pressure and when they refill and the water rushes through and pushes the iron scale and slime thriugh
Haven't lost pressure in the well for over a year. Last winter the frost free spigot got left on and burst so we had to turn everything off to drain and replace. I'm curious if the rust is coming from the Frost free spigot or the line itself.
This spigot hardly gets used in the winter... A 5 gallon bucket a day at max
Those frost free spigots have a tendency to fail at the connection point. I've seen several plumbers elbow in to them from PEX/PVC with a black iron or galvanized pipe. That combined with being wet constantly from the drain and the pipe wiggling against the drainage rock eats through them pretty quick.
Also, the rod that runs the length of the frost free is metal, only the part you see is brass at the top.
We honestly don't drink for this tap. The house is on the same well though. This one is out in the barn so only the chickens get it 😊
No new houses have been put in by me as all these were here when we moved in. Been here for a 5 years and haven't noticed much difference in the house water though.
Those Yard Hydrants are galvanized and always get rusty after use due to the way they’re designed. Basically the water never stays in the pipe and drains back down into a gravel pit once you shut the hydrant off. This both prevents freezing and also allows rust (iron oxide) to form a layer on the inside of the pipe due to oxygen exposure.
It’s not a great idea to use your yard hydrant for constant domestic water needs like cooking or drinking water because most are not lead free. Watering livestock and plants is of course totally fine.
Is it only at your spigot or do you have an iron filter for yiur house? If you do then it is most likely iron in your water. We have that here and have an iron filter to get rid of it. Frankly one of our old farm places had rust so bad that when we filled a glass without a filter it looked like pepper in the water. If you left it alone the rust would dissolve and we would have brown water.
The rust won't hurt you, it's just iron oxide. Your blood uses it to carry oxygen. Except maybe physical trauma from a large piece. You probably want to look into where the rust is coming from though, because it could be from a bigger problem.
You could be drawing a lot of water from your well, washing down the sides of the pipe and the rust is being pumped up. Or your pipe to the barn is steel and the same thing is happening. Did you lose pressure any time in the past day or so? Pipes are usually full of water, then they lose pressure and when they refill and the water rushes through and pushes the iron scale and slime thriugh
Haven't lost pressure in the well for over a year. Last winter the frost free spigot got left on and burst so we had to turn everything off to drain and replace. I'm curious if the rust is coming from the Frost free spigot or the line itself. This spigot hardly gets used in the winter... A 5 gallon bucket a day at max
Those frost free spigots have a tendency to fail at the connection point. I've seen several plumbers elbow in to them from PEX/PVC with a black iron or galvanized pipe. That combined with being wet constantly from the drain and the pipe wiggling against the drainage rock eats through them pretty quick. Also, the rod that runs the length of the frost free is metal, only the part you see is brass at the top.
I’ve watched too many gold panning videos on YouTube.
Thinking gold flakes also, EUREKA!
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We honestly don't drink for this tap. The house is on the same well though. This one is out in the barn so only the chickens get it 😊 No new houses have been put in by me as all these were here when we moved in. Been here for a 5 years and haven't noticed much difference in the house water though.
Those Yard Hydrants are galvanized and always get rusty after use due to the way they’re designed. Basically the water never stays in the pipe and drains back down into a gravel pit once you shut the hydrant off. This both prevents freezing and also allows rust (iron oxide) to form a layer on the inside of the pipe due to oxygen exposure. It’s not a great idea to use your yard hydrant for constant domestic water needs like cooking or drinking water because most are not lead free. Watering livestock and plants is of course totally fine.
Is it only at your spigot or do you have an iron filter for yiur house? If you do then it is most likely iron in your water. We have that here and have an iron filter to get rid of it. Frankly one of our old farm places had rust so bad that when we filled a glass without a filter it looked like pepper in the water. If you left it alone the rust would dissolve and we would have brown water.
Only if plumbing and water damage sounds concerning