black specs from taps in water

[Code Breaker]

Hi all, I have a standard condensing boiler fitted in 2013, BG 330+ I think.

Trouble is dirty water is coming out of taps in bathroom. Small little black flecks.
Also since this boiler was installed I've become disabled and also looking to get it changed to a combi for instant hot water what sort of cost can I expect?. Any ideas as to the black specs in water? it's very bad!

 

[rpm]

Small little Black flecks could be something as simple as the rubber tap washers or the rubber hose inside a braided flexi breaking up at a guess.

 

[Code Breaker]

Thanks for the reply, however I can't see it being the washer as its been going on for a while now and the bits are like really fine and thousands of them each time you run the taps, therefore must be elsewhere, could it be coming from inside the hot water cylinder itself?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Do have any water filtration systems on the pipework? Have seen something like that on caravan parks

 

[rpm]

Thanks for the reply, however I can't see it being the washer as its been going on for a while now and the bits are like really fine and thousands of them each time you run the taps, therefore must be elsewhere, could it be coming from inside the hot water cylinder itself?

You said bathroom taps at the beginning not all taps!
Hot taps (all or some) and what about the cold taps, same thing there?

 

[Code Breaker]

Ok, just checked again, the bath is fitted with a mixer/shower unit and it appears that the black stuff is coming out (a lot!) when it is turned to cold. The hand basin doesn't seem to be affected.

 

[rpm]

Ok, just checked again, the bath is fitted with a mixer/shower unit and it appears that the black stuff is coming out (a lot!) when it is turned to cold. The hand basin doesn't seem to be affected.

Guess that rules out the hot water cylinder as you guessed in post #3
And if it`s not effecting the cold tap on the basin then what is left to consider?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Sounds like it might be coming from your cold water tank if you have a copper cylinder

 

[Code Breaker]

Yes I do have a hot water tank in a cupboard what would this mean? a replacement of the tank? I need to convert the system over to a Combi for my medical needs and wondering if this all can be solved at the same time. Any quotes for this work? I am in East London E17.

 

[rpm]

Sounds like it might be coming from your cold water tank if you have a copper cylinder

Then why is it not effecting the basin tap?