Hello from a new member

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I have questions that I hope someone can answer or be able to point

me in the right direction.

My husband & I bought a mobile home in 5/2005 on a private mobile

home park lot, it is a 1994 model and was bought new and owned by

the same couple. They reported no water damages in the 10 yrs they

owned it and there are no visable signs to make us think otherwise.

We noticed when we bought the place that the water had a funny smell

to it (like an aquarium) and so we purchased a water cooler and buy

spring water to drink & cook with. But since then we have noticed

that the water in the shower and bathroom sink (and occasionally the

kitchen sink) has a very strong odor like moss or algae and

sometimes it smells moldy when you walk by the bathroom. My husband

checked the ceiling vent to make sure it goes to the outside and not

into the insulation, he opened the crawl space that goes under the

tub/shower and checked for mold growth and found none. Even the

water going into the washing machine has that algae smell sometimes.

My question is what could cause the odors and would it be from our

pipes or possibly from the water that the park supplies?

If it were a mold problem can it cause health problems like an

autoimmune disease (chronic hives & angioedema) especially in

someone who has asthma & allergies to molds to begin with?

My husband and son don't have allergies but for the past few months

I have noticed they both sneeze alot and get congested easily. Could

this be caused by a mold problem or bad quality of water?

We live in Maine so that gives you an idea of the type of weather &

humidity we have. I hope someone has some ideas as to what we should

do next.

[Guest guest]

Here is a PDF file that has a list of labs that can test your tap water.

Water can have all sorts of bad things in it, including lead, coliform

bacteria, etc.

That would be the first thing that I would do.

http://www.epa.gov/Region1/eco/drinkwater/pdfs/ME-Private-Well-Testing-Brochure.\

pdf

[Guest guest]

-Call the local health dept- they will come out and test the water

for you

karen-- In , " oobeachchick "

<oobeachchick@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I have questions that I hope someone can answer or be able to

point

> me in the right direction.

>

> My husband & I bought a mobile home in 5/2005 on a private mobile

> home park lot, it is a 1994 model and was bought new and owned by

> the same couple. They reported no water damages in the 10 yrs they

> owned it and there are no visable signs to make us think

otherwise.

> We noticed when we bought the place that the water had a funny

smell

> to it (like an aquarium) and so we purchased a water cooler and

buy

> spring water to drink & cook with. But since then we have noticed

> that the water in the shower and bathroom sink (and occasionally

the

> kitchen sink) has a very strong odor like moss or algae and

> sometimes it smells moldy when you walk by the bathroom. My

husband

> checked the ceiling vent to make sure it goes to the outside and

not

> into the insulation, he opened the crawl space that goes under the

> tub/shower and checked for mold growth and found none. Even the

> water going into the washing machine has that algae smell

sometimes.

>

> My question is what could cause the odors and would it be from our

> pipes or possibly from the water that the park supplies?

>

> If it were a mold problem can it cause health problems like an

> autoimmune disease (chronic hives & angioedema) especially in

> someone who has asthma & allergies to molds to begin with?

>

> My husband and son don't have allergies but for the past few

months

> I have noticed they both sneeze alot and get congested easily.

Could

> this be caused by a mold problem or bad quality of water?

>

> We live in Maine so that gives you an idea of the type of weather

&

> humidity we have. I hope someone has some ideas as to what we

should

> do next.

>