On May 20, 7:28*pm, Andy q wrote:
If you live in Orange County, California, the toilet flush comes back to
your faucet after "treatment".

Probably other places too.

ICK!!!

As icky as recycled napkins. --Another time/Another subject--

Water is recycled naturally and reused. Your ancestors pee is your
current drinking water. There is a finite amount of water in our
world. It doesn't come from outer space. It's the water cycle.

Karen

On May 20, 7:38*pm, Dave Smith wrote:
I have a well and a cistern, so the water quality can be iffy. I use a
distiller for drinking water.- Hide quoted text -

Distilled water is unhealthy to drink all of the time.

Karen

On May 20, 8:58 pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
ntantiques wrote:
We're fortunate to have a tested well that provides fabulous water -
cold and clean. Bottled water is just something we keep on hand for
emergencies. I can completely understand using bottled if your local
water is nasty, but could never understand the droves of people in our
previous home (a CA suburb) who inisted on buying bottled even though
their local tap water was indistinguishable from the stuff they were
buying by the case.

One word: chloramine.

Not sure when you lived in CA (that's California, not
Canada true?), but it may have been before they started
adding to the water. It's toxic to fish,
wears out gaskets (so far it's got our toilet flush
valve and the valves in our washing machine), "safe"
for humans and it cannot be boiled or Brita'd out.

Steve

We were in the SF area and got our water from "East Bay MUD." In spite
of the name, it was great tasting water. Think they'd started using
chloramine as a disinfectant a year or two before we left. Remember
hearing that it could speed up deterioration in older copper or lead
pipes, but this is the first I've heard of it wearing out gaskets &
valves - you have my sympathies.

Nancy T

ntantiques wrote:

On May 20, 8:58 pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:

One word: chloramine.

We were in the SF area and got our water from "East Bay MUD." In spite
of the name, it was great tasting water. Think they'd started using
chloramine as a disinfectant a year or two before we left. Remember
hearing that it could speed up deterioration in older copper or lead
pipes, but this is the first I've heard of it wearing out gaskets &
valves - you have my sympathies.

Yes, we're EBMUD customers here, and when Berkeley Plumbing
came out to replace the toilet gasket assembly, the plumber
said it was the chloramine doing it to these old gaskets.

Dunno what to do about the washing machine -- at 23 years
old, it's probably not worth repairing, especially since it
could be replaced with a EnergyStar / CEE Tier 2 or 3 unit (for
which EBMUD will give a rebate). But not having worked
since January, I was hoping not to have to face some of
these larger purchases just now...

Steve

We have a Greenway Water cooler with a filtration bottle that we fill
from the sink:

https://shopping.greenwayhp.com/prod...on=viewdetails

I love it! But, now, I'll throw out this question. Has anyone found
great, around 1 quart or liter bottle to fill up with your own water?
I'm on the quest for a stainless steel bottle to fill up to bring with
me to work each day. After reading about all the leeching that is going
on with the plastic bottles, I stopped using all of mine... I found a
great one, but it's only 16 oz:

http://www.laptoplunches.com/cgi-bin...&preadd=action

I guess I could get two of them, but that'll get a bit cumbersome.

Sharon

On Wed 21 May 2008 04:07:01a, Sharon V told us...


We have a Greenway Water cooler with a filtration bottle that we fill
from the sink:

https://shopping.greenwayhp.com/prod..._id=46&catalog
ue_id=2&action=viewdetails

I love it! But, now, I'll throw out this question. Has anyone found
great, around 1 quart or liter bottle to fill up with your own water?
I'm on the quest for a stainless steel bottle to fill up to bring with
me to work each day. After reading about all the leeching that is going
on with the plastic bottles, I stopped using all of mine... I found a
great one, but it's only 16 oz:

But your filtration system is made of plastic. Do only some plastics
leech?

http://www.laptoplunches.com/cgi-bin...&preadd=action

If you're willing to pay the price, you might consider a Stanley Thermos.
It is double-walled stainless steel and will last a lifetime. This one
holds 2 quarts. They also make a 1 quart size. Naturally, it will keep
your water cold, too.

http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...id=135135&aid=
337953&aparam=stanley_thermos_bottle_g&CAWELAID=84 866506

or

http://tinyurl.com/67xyvb

I guess I could get two of them, but that'll get a bit cumbersome.

Sharon

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Andy wrote:
Water

I've bought bottled water since forever they began selling it.

I was out and filled a gallon container and let it sit out to let the
chlorine dissipate out and it didn't taste half bad.

Do you drink straight out of the tap, filter or buy bottled water?

I need to buy another pool test kit to test the resting gallon jug of water
side-by-side with the bottled water and see which fares better.

Got a touch of "the runs" but that could've been the treat
pepperoni/sausage pizza and a 10 day past prime chugging of fat free milk.

Got science? And free time? Apply here. Free advice also accepted.

How do you get your drinking water?

Andy

Right out of the tap. Just like god and the water company intended..

"Andy" q wrote in message ...
Water

I've bought bottled water since forever they began selling it.

I was out and filled a gallon container and let it sit out to let the
chlorine dissipate out and it didn't taste half bad.

Do you drink straight out of the tap, filter or buy bottled water?

I need to buy another pool test kit to test the resting gallon jug of
water
side-by-side with the bottled water and see which fares better.

Got a touch of "the runs" but that could've been the treat
pepperoni/sausage pizza and a 10 day past prime chugging of fat free milk.

Got science? And free time? Apply here. Free advice also accepted.

How do you get your drinking water?

Andy

Andy,
We have lousy water in Montgomery county, really hard with a lot of soluble
iron.

We have an under-counter water filter with a hi-tap on the kitchen sink and
a line to the fridge ice maker. It is a Seagull-IV and provides excellent
water pressure and remove everything bad down to the 1 micron level. We fill
sport bottles from this to use in the car and when exercising.

The only time we drink the water from water softener is if we need to take
water with pills upstairs. Fairly minimal.

We also just (last month) installed a water softener. I've never had one
before so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I've decided it's the best thing
since sliced bread. Our clothes come out of the washer a lot cleaner and our
dishes and silverware come out sparkling and spot free from the dishwasher.

I didn't realize what the effect of the water was until we improved it. Our
stainless sink used to get a brownish coating I needed to scrub off every
week or so, but it never really got that clean. Now it looks like new all
the time. Our shower always developed a reddish brown scum which we could
only remove with a lot of elbow grease and lime-away. That's gone now too.

It took a little bit to get used to the feel of the softened water but it's
much better that without it.

Jon

Karen wrote:

On May 20, 7:38 pm, Dave Smith wrote:
I have a well and a cistern, so the water quality can be iffy. I use a
distiller for drinking water.- Hide quoted text -

Distilled water is unhealthy to drink all of the time.

There is nothing in distilled water that is going to hurt me, and it is only
the water I drink at home that is distilled. I make coffee and tea with tap
water and I drink tap water elsewhere. You won't catch me buying bottled
water, other than in situations where there is no alternative.

On 2008-05-21, MareCat wrote:

We use a Brita filter. Pretty much every place we've ever lived has had
terrible-tasting tap water (strong chlorine taste). With the Brita, the
water tastes great.

I agree Brita makes a great product. Just make sure you stay on schedule
with filter changes. Over use of the filters can result in painful stomach
upsets.

nb

"Karen" wrote in message
...
On May 20, 7:38 pm, Dave Smith wrote:
I have a well and a cistern, so the water quality can be iffy. I use a
distiller for drinking water.- Hide quoted text -

Distilled water is unhealthy to drink all of the time.

I've heard that before, but couldn't find anything to qualify that. Do you
know why it is unhealthy?
Jon

"Andy" q wrote in message ...
MG said...


"Andy" q wrote in message ...
In Adelaide, SA, Australia, the tap water is so salty you can taste it
in the
shower. I did notice a side effect of all the women having such small
breasts
as a result. Can't vouch for the men as that's not my interest.

Quite unfortunate and disgusting at the same time.

Andy

oh it's not THAT bad Andy!

and not sure where you went to find all women with small breasts, but
that's certainly not the case in my family lol

BTW, I have an installed in-line water filtration unit


I forget the name exactly but it was called, maybe, "The Central Market"
The commercial few blocks of no traffic shopping.

And it was just a personal observation. Other women in NSW and Queensland
were more chesty!

It was a matter of the water supply that was just so salty you could taste
it showering. Every other part of the continent we went to, we got rain
water collection showers.

It was the salt in the river that after irrigation the remaining water
that
filtered into town was salt laden. It was explained to me but I can't
explain it exactly right any more.

Andy

all cool Andy, my first comment was definitely tongue in cheek

re the eastern states women...maybe instead of salt in their water, they
have hormones???? lol

the tap water is definitely better than it used to be, but still "hard"; at
least you can't see any livestock in there any more! (used to see little
shrimp-like things etc floating in a glass of water!)

MG said...


"Andy" q wrote in message ...
MG said...


"Andy" q wrote in message
...
In Adelaide, SA, Australia, the tap water is so salty you can taste
it in the
shower. I did notice a side effect of all the women having such small
breasts
as a result. Can't vouch for the men as that's not my interest.

Quite unfortunate and disgusting at the same time.

Andy

oh it's not THAT bad Andy!

and not sure where you went to find all women with small breasts, but
that's certainly not the case in my family lol

BTW, I have an installed in-line water filtration unit


I forget the name exactly but it was called, maybe, "The Central
Market" The commercial few blocks of no traffic shopping.

And it was just a personal observation. Other women in NSW and
Queensland were more chesty!

It was a matter of the water supply that was just so salty you could
taste it showering. Every other part of the continent we went to, we
got rain water collection showers.

It was the salt in the river that after irrigation the remaining water
that
filtered into town was salt laden. It was explained to me but I can't
explain it exactly right any more.

Andy

all cool Andy, my first comment was definitely tongue in cheek

re the eastern states women...maybe instead of salt in their water, they
have hormones???? lol

the tap water is definitely better than it used to be, but still "hard";
at least you can't see any livestock in there any more! (used to see
little shrimp-like things etc floating in a glass of water!)


MG,

LOLOL!!!

Best,

Andy

On May 20, 6:20*pm, Andy q wrote:
Water

I've bought bottled water since forever they began selling it.

I was out and filled a gallon container and let it sit out to let the
chlorine dissipate out and it didn't taste half bad.

Do you drink straight out of the tap, filter or buy bottled water?

Tap. Unless you're in an area with really bad-tasting water I don't
see any difference.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On May 20, 6:56*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2008-05-20, Andy q wrote:

How do you get your drinking water?

OOTT! (out of the tap) *

I've finally been blessed with what might be one of the finest natural tap
waters in the US. *CO water at 7000ft. *So soft, make yo baby hurt itz momma!

nb

How horrible for drinking or making coffee. Great for laudry or
washing the hair.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada