Wednesday, July 8, 2009
By the Way Something Stinks in Nashville
Posted by Ashley Spurgeon on Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:51 PM
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I moved from another state to Cool Springs and was hospitalized for stomach pains and "issues".
It was defintiely the water. gross!!!!!
It always smelled like an egg fart in my shower and I gagged every morning. Thank god I wasn't pregnant with morning sickness.
We moved to Nashville and it is 10000000000000000000 times better. Our fridge water is filtered, but I don't notice anything in the shower. Trust me. Count your blessings. It was way worse in Franklin!
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Do you live in an old home?
Your pipes may be corroded and so may your water heater with rust. Rust may have settled in the tank causing the egg fart (sulphur) smell.
Have someone come check.
If you live in an apartment, complain to the landlord to have someone check.
Depends. Where do you live? Could be a problem with your watershed, depending on which side of town you live on.
East Nashville has had problems with a smell in the past, related to your treatment plant. But Metro Water insists it's harmless. Usually a treatment chemical problem.
Or here's an idea: call Metro Water and ask them. It's much less destructive than getting people worked up about water safety in a public forum.
The same thing happened to me 10 years ago when I lived in Florida and I was perplexed for months. Finally, a neighbor explained that it was caused by sulfur buildup in my apartment's aging hot water heater. He said he had the eggy fart problem until he made the landlord replace it. His problem was solved immediately.
I left the apartment before I ever had a chance to get it fixed, so I can't say with certainty that was the problem. But if you Google "hot water heater, smells like rotten eggs," you'll see that it is a common occurrence.
I wish you good luck getting that wretched stink out of your life!
The thing is, it's not just the house, it's at my workplace as well. It's probably worse at work. Just walking into a stall, even after the place is freshly cleaned and with the little deodorizer thing on the wall pumping away is still absolutely overwhelming. I blame gypsies, and possibly terrorists.
Unrelated to any stench you may notice, there are are problems with Metro Water. Namely fluoride, they treat the water with the chemical which has been shown to impair thyroid function.
Anonymous: Not to mention our precious bodily fluids. Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?
The smell *if* it is related to the heater does not account for the smell of your cold water. If your cold water stinks too, it is a common problem. Since you also claim this problems exists at another physical location, you can eliminate your home. *IF* you also have the symptom that when showering, that the soap does not seem to want to wash off, it is typical of water with a high sulfur content. And high sulfur water stanks just like my favorite pastime. High sulfur content water is typically consistent with deep well drawn water, not the grey green liquid retrieved from the Cumberland.
My water? Smells like a swimming pool.
Joe the Plumber, you've finally come in handy. Why can't my water have a high diamond content insead of a high sulfur content? Nashville, will you never stop holding me down?
It's funny, just as I saw this post, I was putting a glass of water to my lips and caught that fetid stench.. It's just as bad downtown, though it seems to come and go. It's not nearly so bad in the winter, though that just may be a factor of temperature.
Have you noticed The Smell?
No, thank God. It means my Nature's Miracle whole-house carbon-activated water filter is doing its job.
Namely fluoride,
Jesus fuck not this shit again.
precious bodily fluids
Well played good sir.
Nashville, Dehydrated
I agree totally, and anyone who doesn't either; doesn't live in Nashville, never comes to any place Nashville city water is the source, or has no olfactory sense.
It's all over the city, and it's identical wherever you go. I have moved from west Charlotte Ave. to Antioch, I work in s.e. Nashville, I frequent stores, restaurants, clubs, gas stations, you name it- it's all the same stinky, foul-smelling water.
At home, my wife and I drink Culligan that we buy at Wally-world. (there are few, if any other places to have bottles refilled)
The odor is so foul that one has to wonder just what is present in this water, and if it could be harmful to our health. Not to mention, can this water really help make you smell better after bathing, or your breath more refreshed after brushing your teeth and rinsing with it?
Why are there no news stories about this? Why has no one raised the question in the media or on the web? (try googling "nashville city water odor", or other such search strings.) No one has raised this question on the web, except for the author of the site you are now viewing.
Why do people ask dumb questions like "Do you live in an old house..." etc? Come on people. Are you seriously saying you don't notice it everywhere you go in Nashville? Drink bottled water for a day and then see if you notice a difference.
I found one article, ( http://www.nashville.gov/water/splash/h2o_heater.htm ) that tries to point the finger at water heaters. Well, that's all fine and good. Sure, warn people of harmful compounds in their hot water systems. However, if that is the culprit we seek, why is this odor present in ALL water supplied by Metropolitan Nashville Water Supply whether it be hot, or cold?
It's not a seasonal thing. It's year-round.
It stinks, and something's got to give. If it's harmless, fine, but why in blue blazes does it have to smell so foul? (i.e. taste so foul. we all know that smell is a significant factor in our sense of taste.)
This can, and most likely has lead to dramatic decreases of consumption by Nashville residents of the single most important substance known to man. I know I certainly think twice every time I head for the water fountain at work, or when I have run out of bottled water at home and don't feel like making a 7 mile trip to Wally-world for more.
Maybe soda and bottled water companies have made a deal with the Metro water supply people. Who knows? All I know is, it just stinks, and I don't want my health, or anyone else's to suffer as a result.
Josh of Teradyme, USA
