Do You Drink Your Tap Water?

Chet

Chet

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I used to. We have reservoirs in the mountains with water shed lands all around them and the water was pure and clear, but there came a water borne disease called giordiasis which I and some others contracted. A medication cured it. As a result the water company built treatment plants to make the water safe but the flavor suffered. Lately it has gotten worse, so I now only drink bottled water but still cook with tap water. How's yours?
 

We can and do, but since buying a new refrigerator a number of years ago that has reverse osmosis filtered water and an ice option, we don't consume tap water any more to quench our thirst.

We reside at the base of the Canadian Rockies, where pure, natural runoff feeds the reservoirs in the area, as opposed to living in a metro centre, and from what I understand, rely on water systems that recycle and filter used water. OMG, no thanks.

We also enjoy 100% carbonated flavoured water (no sugar, no artificial sweeteners), just water, carbonation, and 100% natural flavour.
 
No tap water for drinking. The chlorination is too strong. Use it for everything else. We buy 5 gallon jugs of water. DH keeps the dispenser immaculate. I won’t drink from one of these in public places.
 
Out water here is hard. We use bottled water for drinking and cooking. I make a run once a week to refill gallon bottles from a machine. It really frosts me to see people buying tons of half liter bottles that end up in the landfill.
I always have at least 12 gallons on hand in case of some disaster.
 
bowmore said:
Out water here is hard. We use bottled water for drinking and cooking. I make a run once a week to refill gallon bottles from a machine. It really frosts me to see people buying tons of half liter bottles that end up in the landfill.
I always have at least 12 gallons on hand in case of some disaster.
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Our water is very hard here too... In fact we have the Hardest water in the entire United Kingdom

We have 350 + per PPM (part per million) which is classed as ''aggressively hard''

It affects our pipes, toilets, kettles, boilers, heaters, and stainless steel ..eg sink drainers etc..
 
I find nothing wrong with tap water if it tastes OK. Our occasionally has a Sulphur taste so I use Zero Water. I hand wash my dishes because sometimes the entire load would taste like Sulphur.
 
We have our own well...with excellent water. It's a bit high in minerals, so we have to use a water softener to keep the sink aerators, etc., from getting clogged with calcium, etc. I send a sample to the State health department every couple of years, and the tests come back great....usually with a comment wishing that the city water was this good.
Given that many cities and towns water systems go back decades, and have had minimal maintenance and upgrades, it;s a wonder that there aren't more instances of contamination such as occurred in Flint, Michigan.
When we travel through the area, we pack a couple of bottles of water in a cooler to take with us. What comes out of some drinking fountains is almost "brackish".
 
We drink our tap water. People who have visited us over the years have commented on how good it tastes.
I don't like to drink water. I always have to have some type of flavoring in it even if it's just a lemon slice.
 
The town my parents live in the water causes a lot of cancer. They drink all bottled. Here lately I've been switching to bottled. Like the gallon jugs. Every time there's a line break or they flush the hydrants the water is pretty bad and pretty gross. It used to taste better but as of late it's been kinda off to me.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
We drink our tap water. People who have visited us over the years have commented on how good it tastes.
I don't like to drink water. I always have to have some type of flavoring in it even if it's just a lemon slice.
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Ruth. We add lemon and lime juice to water over the course of summer.

Lemon and lime added to water is good for the blood, increases energy levels, and the high levels of vitamin C in the lemon and lime juice help your liver to make glutathione, which in turn helps the liver detox your body.
 
I have well water. It is pretty much acid mine drainage hooked up to a water conditioner. It tastes awful so I buy bottled water in gallon jugs for drinking and cooking.
 

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