Why does my water have a fishy smell or taste? 

Bacteria in your water can cause illness. It is critical to remove bacteria and or algae, from your water, before consumption, as you may find many unexplained illnesses and stomach up-sets are due to consuming water, that contains high levels of  bacteria or other dissolved harmful organic material.

In the case of seawater, the smell is evident from a large amount of micro-biological matter, often microscopic organisms which have become trapped in the system from the feed water(seawater drawn into a system for desalination). In this situation, regular sea strainer servicing is absolutely critical, to ensure ongoing reliability and prevention of bio-fouling on a major scale. Desalination systems that are left 'dirty' by not flushing with fresh water, will harbour bacteria and become contaminated in a very short period of time. The effects on membranes and pumps will be irreversible, if left for long periods.

Bacteria grows rapidly in this environment and major damage will occur, not to mention the risk of contaminants reaching the product water storage, the next time the system is operated. *Always flush the system with product(fresh) water, before shut-down. Desal systems from Global water Solutions, include this feature as standard.

Taste and odour removal systems