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That's disturbing indeed. What's the best approach to replacing drinking water to avoid all of this?
by ak39 9y ago
That's disturbing indeed.
What's the best approach to replacing drinking water to avoid all of this?
- sjg007 9y agoInstall a reverse osmosis system in your house. However, not sure what to do about the pex piping though... Maybe run copper? Maybe there is an inert plastic?
- kyriakos 9y agoReverse osmosis can be also problematic cause it removes chemicals from water that are also useful. Maybe a less aggressive filtering method will do.
- gorkonsine 9y agoWhat chemicals could you possibly need in your water? There aren't any; the only thing you'd reasonably want in there are some minerals to make it taste good (totally pure water tastes pretty nasty actually). If you're talking about fluoride, the answer is simple: brush your teeth regularly and use dental rinse. You don't need it in your water. The only reason they ever did that was because too many people had terrible oral hygiene habits decades ago; people are a lot better about this these days, with quality toothpastes, motorized toothbrushes, flossing every day, fluoride rinses, etc.
- noetic_techy 9y agoThere are inline units you can buy that add minerals back into the water, if thats what you mean by helpful chemicals.
- wonderwonder 9y agoI think the best you can do in regards to tap water is some kind of filter. Effectiveness probably improves with cost. I have recently switched to getting 5 gallon water jugs delivered. Costs me about $60 per month. Not an optimal solution but I have no other real cure.
- ncallaway 9y agoHow do to test and validate the quality of the delivered bottled water? My understanding – and it's a shallow understanding – was that bottled water was less regulated and monitored than tap water. Is there a source you can use to get the testing done on the bottled water you're having delivered?
- wonderwonder 9y agoThe vendor I use is Zephyrhills. They have a report online. https://www.nestle-watersna.com/asset-library/Documents/ZH_BWQR.pdf https://www.nestle-watersna.com/asset-library/Documents/ZH_B...
- ncallaway 9y agoCool, thanks!
- eli_gottlieb 9y agoThis sounds like living in a Third World country.
- gorkonsine 9y agoIt is. People who have to resort to drinking bottled water because the tap water is unsafe do live in a third world country. Draw whatever conclusion from that that you like.
- blackbagboys 9y agoWhat first world country is free of this type of water contamination?
- kazinator 9y agoAntarctica. You drill down into some millions-of-years-old chunk of ice and drink that. Draw whatever conclusion from that you like.