Is there anything wrong with drinking tap water?

gareth.e · 1 Apr 2007 at 10:01

Macabre said:
I've never known water to have a "taste" its all the same imo.

I find the taste of water varies a lot, especially at other peoples houses/other locations...

I think this is because our water is really cruddy and it takes over 1 minute of running the cold tap for it to actually get COLD! :mad:

gareth.e · 1 Apr 2007 at 10:03

blue73 said:
Whatever...6-8 pints are you a camel?

I don't think he's lying, I can often consume this much tap water too (with a bit of Robinsons fruit juice stuff for flavour

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z0mbi3 · 1 Apr 2007 at 10:09

I drink tap and filtered just as a matter of convenience.

What I do find is that if I have a glass of tap water by the bed when I sleep then it tastes crap by morning. Filtered still tastes great after the same amount of time.

WJA96 · 1 Apr 2007 at 10:14

Scuzi said:
I don't drink the filth on tap here in Windsor. It comes out of the tap cloudy and warm and looks like effluent from a factory.

That's right - it's just up the road from the Coca-Cola factory where they were bottling it and selling it as 'premium' and 'Pure' Dasani water.

Lovely.

Moredhel · 1 Apr 2007 at 11:34

A2Z said:
i wouldnt touch tap water in this country !

in europe, especially in the Med, its much better, nobody buys bottled water except the silly tourists

Except in the middle of the summer when the cold tap is almost hot. We have one of those office style water butt things. It's great.

Hxc · 1 Apr 2007 at 11:58

Prefer tap water to bottled tbh

VonClinkerhofen · 3 Apr 2007 at 16:50

lay-z-boy said:
tap water in Crewe is disgusting, tastes like someone dropped a kipper into the pipeline and it got stuck there.

Maybe you should check your pipes fish boy

PhillyDee · 4 Apr 2007 at 00:14

They both taste exactly the same to me. But then, we have nice water where i live (apparently). Bottled or tap water, the only difference is the price and packaging.

wizard91 · 4 Apr 2007 at 01:12

tap water in hte Highlands is quite good.

Simon · 4 Apr 2007 at 09:31

Tap water is better for your teeth as it has fluoride to stop cavities forming, has some disadvantages though

Too much=
The most widely accepted adverse effect of low concentration fluoridation at this time is fluorosis [4]. It is a condition caused by 'excessive' intake of fluorine compounds over an extended period of time, and can cause yellowing of teeth

Source . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride

alexakasloth · 4 Apr 2007 at 09:48

I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Though the hot water can go cloudy.

R.O.S.S.I · 4 Apr 2007 at 10:58

Water in Bolton is georgous compared to other places.

V4NT0M · 4 Apr 2007 at 11:15

No problems here, water is always crystal clean and tastes like water.

Arcade Fire · 4 Apr 2007 at 11:29

Azagoth said:
Think about it, Evian is Naive backwards!

This attitude is one of my pet hates: people who think that you'd have to be nuts to drink Evian because, hey, it's only water, and the company that makes it are ripping you off something crazy because, hey, it's only water, and you can get that for free out of a tap! Guess what:

a) Contrary to popular opinion, WATER ISN'T FREE.
b) It's imported from France.
c) Plastic bottles aren't free.
d) Their staff don't work for nothing.
e) The manufacturer marks it up.
f) The distributor marks it up.
g) The store marks it up.
h) Evian genuinely tastes better than most tap water.
i) If you're thirsty, a bottle of water is healthy compared to a can of Coke.

D4VE · 4 Apr 2007 at 11:36

Always have drunk tap water, its clear and tastes fine.

eddiemcgarrigle · 4 Apr 2007 at 12:42

touch said:
Glasgow water is really bad

I have to disagree as I never had a problem when I lived in Glasgow. The water always tasted like it should. Since I moved to Inverkip though, I find the water tastes better than the bottled varieties. New pipes and soft water, lovely.

dustiestrat · 4 Apr 2007 at 12:50

i watched a program not to long ago 50 things you didnt know about food or summin and apparently mineral water isnt that good for you if thats all you drink apparently doesnt contain enough floride which keeps your teeth healthy and from rotting.

PhillyDee · 4 Apr 2007 at 13:29

Daily Mail said:
A Potentially deadly toxin is being absorbed into bottled mineral water from their plastic containers. And the longer the water is stored, the levels of poison increase, research reveals. As the sell-by date on many bottled waters is up to two years, scientists have now called for extensive further studies.

The research by . . . . . . . . .

I orginally read this in New Scientist, but heres a link to the full article from the Daily Mail. I cannot seem to find the one from New Scientist.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...ess.html?in_article_id=379624&in_page_id=1798