What is your source? I use a Brita filter water bottle (it filters from the top of a 20 ounce bottle). I would love better ideas for fresh water if you have them.
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How Do You Get Clean Water?
Started by Belligerent, Dec 02 2011 01:35 PM
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#2
Posted 02 December 2011 - 01:56 PM
We are lucky to have drinkable tap water in Minneapolis, but we still use carbon filters out of habit. We also have a water softener, which is probably redundant here in the city, but it's just another habit we dragged with us from the rural homes we lived in.
#4
Posted 02 December 2011 - 07:55 PM
I just have a Brita filter pitcher we refill every time we use. Our city's water is fantastic, but the pipes that carry it... not so much. Our water tastes funny and off. Old pipes somewhere along the line. If I boil it in a kettle for tea or coffee, though, it tastes fine.
#5
Posted 03 December 2011 - 01:01 PM
Our water tastes disgusting! I was lucky to live in a place (Plano.. it's rich, so I suppose that is why) that had very clean and tasty water. I miss it. The first time I drank water in my new apartment, I literally spit it out. I don't even want to think of everything in the water.
Good point Maria.. boiling water is great. I boil water that I cook/bake with beforehand.
Good point Maria.. boiling water is great. I boil water that I cook/bake with beforehand.
#8
Posted 06 December 2011 - 04:58 AM
Our tap water where I come from has been nominated among the best tasting waters in the world. I get mine straight from the tap and when I don't think the water is not safe enough, I use a safe guard tablet to kill the germs. Occasionally I boil the water and put it in the fridge to cool.
#9
Posted 06 December 2011 - 05:30 AM
kat74, on 06 December 2011 - 04:58 AM, said:
Our tap water where I come from has been nominated among the best tasting waters in the world. I get mine straight from the tap and when I don't think the water is not safe enough, I use a safe guard tablet to kill the germs. Occasionally I boil the water and put it in the fridge to cool.
If nothing else, then for filtering out pharmaceuticals.
http://extension.usu...pharmaceuticals
As you can see by the date of this article, it's been an issue for awhile now.
http://www.cbsnews.c...in3920454.shtml
http://www.cleanwate...-drinking-water
#10
Posted 06 December 2011 - 06:50 AM
I could also say that we have a drinkable tap water that we could consume in our daily basis. We could just put simple filter on the faucet if we like it to be more "safe" from harmful particles that might be present on it. But even without filtering, it is still safe to drink.
#11
Posted 15 December 2011 - 02:26 AM
Belligerent, on 02 December 2011 - 01:35 PM, said:
What is your source? I use a Brita filter water bottle (it filters from the top of a 20 ounce bottle). I would love better ideas for fresh water if you have them.
yoder, on 02 December 2011 - 01:56 PM, said:
We are lucky to have drinkable tap water in Minneapolis, but we still use carbon filters out of habit. We also have a water softener, which is probably redundant here in the city, but it's just another habit we dragged with us from the rural homes we lived in.
If people are not as lucky as yoder, whose municipal water department [or it could be a private operator] supplies potable water that one can drink off of tap. It is possible if purified/filtered water from fresh water source is not contaminated due to ingress of water into pipes in distribution pipes.
In the absence of that, instead of paying recurring amount for buying those bottles, one can consider RO/UV type filters for home that not only remove dissolved impurities and kill bacteria but also help maintain the original taste of water. They in fact are set to retain certain essential minerals that are considered helpful.
#12
Posted 02 April 2012 - 06:57 AM
Belligerent, on 02 December 2011 - 01:35 PM, said:
What is your source? I use a Brita filter water bottle (it filters from the top of a 20 ounce bottle). I would love better ideas for fresh water if you have them.
#13
Posted 02 April 2012 - 08:05 AM
We have a water supplier that supplies our drinking water by the gallons. We have the same water dispenser usually used in offices and such. Kinda like this. I don't know if it is more cost-effective than using those brita filters but at least it is more practical.
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#14
Posted 02 April 2012 - 09:30 AM
I use the normal tap water, even though its usually treated from source by the water company, I still boil the drinking water because occasionally there are out breaks of waterborne disease. Bottled water are expensive and the recycling of the bottles is not my thing. I prefer to use the available water and either boil or purify it myself.
#16
Posted 06 April 2012 - 01:19 AM
Here in the Netherlands we can just drink it from the tap, I'm always strike with odd when I hear I need to buy bottled water if I'm on a holiday somewhere.
In Japan though they have a funny tap with a switch, one for drinkable water and one for normal water but you can still use it to wash etc. very cost efficient system.
In Japan though they have a funny tap with a switch, one for drinkable water and one for normal water but you can still use it to wash etc. very cost efficient system.
#17
Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:10 AM
Hi fellow European Ansem!
Also found it odd reading this how many places don't have drinkable tap water. I'm UK based and wouldn't think of anything else.
I have a britta filter, but use that to lower the level of limescale that builds up in my kettle.
So I have normal tap water, but ultra clean filtered AND boiled water when I have a cup of tea!
Also found it odd reading this how many places don't have drinkable tap water. I'm UK based and wouldn't think of anything else.
I have a britta filter, but use that to lower the level of limescale that builds up in my kettle.
So I have normal tap water, but ultra clean filtered AND boiled water when I have a cup of tea!
#18
Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:11 PM
I use a brita filter too. It can get costly but I put high value on quality drinking water. I like the idea about the refrigerator with the built in filters. I am going to look into that. I've also done some reading on ozonators and how they purify water and add more oxygen to the water; which is real healthy. I haven't tried one yet because i would have to send away for it and that isn't easy. Clean purified water and water with high oxygen levels and alkaline levels are said to be the best.
#20
Posted 23 April 2012 - 01:23 PM
Spending about $30 bucks is well worth it. If for no other reason, then to cut down on the amount
of pharmaceuticals in your (our) drinking water.
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of pharmaceuticals in your (our) drinking water.
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