What is the black gunk coming out of my shower?

Asked by occ (4179

) May 13th, 2007

When I turn on the hot water, every once in a while black gunk comes out of my shower or bathroom sink. it's sticky, stains the porcelain, and I have no idea where it's coming from. Does this happen to anyone else? how do I fix it? this only happens about once every couple weeks.

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Ew. Do you rent/own? What water district are you in? Any recent plumbing (last 6 months)?

bpeoples (2551

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"Any recent plumbing work?"

bpeoples (2551

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that's disgusting. call yer landlord.

nomtastic (979

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Sounds like a potential health hazard. I would get a hold of the landlord asap. I had some strange black loose kind of stuff coming out of the vent in the bathroom when I first moved in, and they were able to vacuum it away--but this sounds rather more alarming--even.

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I have the exact same problem! Did you ever find out what the problem was? I rent and I dont know of any recent plumbing work was done. .. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

AdamWest (1

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hi Adam, yes, we didfind out! It was from the lining of the waterheater…the rubber corroded. We got our landlord to replace it and the problem went away!

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