Plumbing Question - Yellow Water

BearFan

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We just got back to our 30+ year-old home after a week away. The first time running every faucet/toilet in the home, the water comes out yellow, but clears up after a minute or two. Now, there's no more yellow water. Is this normal, or something to be concerned about?

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7:27p, 7/15/21

AG

City might have done some repairs on the water pipes in your neighborhood while you were gone.

Once clear I'd drink it.

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7:24a, 7/16/21

Galvanized pipes?

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9:58a, 7/16/21

Pretty sure we have copper pipes. We bought the house a year ago and renovated the kitchen. The pipes in the walls in the kitchen were almost certainly copper.

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In reply to BearFan • 4:14p, 7/16/21

AG

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