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Aside from the PFA situation, it's possible to turn your tap water in to selzer water (probably generating less waste and saving money) with a SodaStream or sim
by bacon_waffle 3y ago
Aside from the PFA situation, it's possible to turn your tap water in to selzer water (probably generating less waste and saving money) with a SodaStream or similar.
- advantager 3y agoYes, and get an RO system to remove PFAS first
- catiopatio 3y agoSodaStream is much better for the environment, but it’s also really not the same thing. I was so disappointed when many of our local restaurants stopped serving bottles of San Pellegrino, and instead switched to whatever the commercial food service equivalent of a SodaStream is.
- cproctor 3y agoThis project [1] is about replicating various mineral waters at home. They have a spreadsheet with chemical analysis of many different bottled waters, and a calculator where you can get your own tap water analyzed and calculate what to add to go from your tap water to Pellegrino, or your preferred mineral water. I haven't tried it yet, but as soon as we get our home carbonation system up and running, am looking forward to it. [1] https://khymos.org/2012/01/04/mineral-waters-a-la-carte/ https://khymos.org/2012/01/04/mineral-waters-a-la-carte/
- mrob 3y agoIf an approximate match is good enough, you can use "Burton salts". It's a blend of salts sold at homebrewing suppliers, matching the mineral content of water from Burton upon Trent, which is famously good for brewing hoppy ales, and which tastes very similar to San Pellegrino.
- rsync 3y agoYou can get a zip hydrotap that dispenses carbonated water from a standard built-in tap. It’s “real” carbonated water and is also chilled. It works quite well. Further, it has standard tank hookup so you can attach a huge co2 tank if you prefer. We only have to change it out yearly.
- wkat4242 3y agoThe tap water here in Barcelona contains so much chlorine that it smells like a swimming pool after I shower lol. No way I'm drinking that even filtered.
- erulabs 3y agoA semi-decent under-sink reverse osmosis system can remove the vast majority of chlorine from drinking water. If it's as bad as you say, I highly recommend the investment!
- elwebmaster 3y agoScam. While you are at it any timeshare you can also recommend? Or get rich quick from bitcoin scheme?
- engineer_22 3y agoRO works, but like any solution there are pros and cons
- erulabs 3y agoI'm aware it wastes an unfortunate amount of drinkable water. I'm also aware it filters things that might be beneficial, fluoride being one of them. I regret the water usage but I feel it a better alternative to poor health or bottled water, and I use high-fluoride toothpaste to compensate. Are there other cons I'm not aware of?