Anyone filter their drinking water?

Mat · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:20

Sp00n said:
Nope, I drink it from puddles in the garden because I'm hardkoar!

I only filter the stuff that goes in the kettle to stop it from furring up, otherwise out of the tap is fine.

NeilF · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:20

An article I read a while back suggest chlorinated water can result in nearly a 100% more risk of cancer? This makes you want to filter your water...?!

Participant · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:24

Semiskimmed said:
different areas are totally different

Ah, the wisdom of GD

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Semiskimmed said:
my house is drinkable direct from the tap

Mudhut?

/crapjokes

tres · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:24

Our tap water isn't chlorinated, or any chemicals at all added

Participant · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:26

tres said:
Our tap water isn't chlorinated, or any chemicals at all added

Apart from goat urine

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NeilF · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:26

tres said:
Our tap water isn't chlorinated, or any chemicals at all added

I thought all water in the UK was generally chlorinated?

tres · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:29

As it's only a small catchment area, we have 4 bore holes that supply our taps, and it's all done using UV light.

Very clever stuff, and means it's water that you like drinking - i'd rather have a glass of that, than squash!

Fr0dders · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:30

tres said:
Our tap water isn't chlorinated, or any chemicals at all added

depends entirely upon what area you live in.

Some with fluoride

some water companies add it, some dont.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-water-nearly-doubles-risk-birth-defects.html

and just because the daily mail is a bit, well you know

heres yorkshire waters website on why they add chlorine

http://www.yorkshirewater.com/medialibrary/PDF files/Taste and odour leaflet.pdf

PGdude · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:30

Where I am, in Greater London, haven't really had a problem with tap water.

eatcustard · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:31

Tap water.

Im a real man

coltpython3 · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:31

Dkore-DeX said:
I drink tap water, filtered tastes weird.

this. tap water just tastes so much nicer for some reason

Cosimo · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:32

Robbie G said:
Apart from goat urine .

That aids digestion.

gjrc · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:32

Dkore-DeX said:
I drink tap water, filtered tastes weird.

only for the first few sips then you don't notice...

Deadbeat · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:33

I live in a very hard water area, East Kent. I still prefer my water straight from the tap - good flavour. Filtered water tastes too aseptic for my preferences, and it makes better tea form the tap, too - even if our kettles don't last as long as they probably should.