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On my property I have both a well and a spring so that's what I generally use. Recent outing in the city reminded me of the chlorine they use. It was kind of an
by johntfella 3y ago
On my property I have both a well and a spring so that's what I generally use. Recent outing in the city reminded me of the chlorine they use. It was kind of an amusing episode as drinking the water at the restaurant I had sworn maybe the glasses weren't fully rinsed so the waitress brought out another and made sure it was clean.. still tasted of chlorine. So I had her fill my canister up thinking it was just a detergent they were using.. still tasted of chlorine so I presumed it must be the water and remembered that indeed chlorine/chloramine is added to public supplies. I don't know if that will prove to be a problem in the future and most things that claim to be are a bit on the tin foil hat tent that said a recent study does seem to show minimal impact on gut biome (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01101-3 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01101-3) .. whether there is a compounding effect down line who knows.. but could explain some of the issues that differentiate between farm communities and urban dwellings (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kidsallergies/amish-farm-kids-remarkably-immune-to-allergies-study-idUSBRE8431J920120504 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kidsallergies/amish-farm-...)
- wkat4242 3y agoChlorine is annoying but so is legionnaire disease (which can deadly) or a gastrointestinal infection.
- johntfella 3y agoMost wells these days go with uv, not sure if that handles that. Personally I don't bother, but I also pull from creeks and rivers nearby for more tainted water with the intention of exposure. Been doing it for decades now. Wouldn't recommend it. That said, uv might be a plausible answer (I know a few public wells where you pay to fill up which is treated with uv and is all they use).
- zdragnar 3y agoMost people on well water (are recommended to) test once a year for bacteria, and don't bother with UV filters unless they need to, in my experience.
- wkat4242 3y agoUV works well but the problem is bacteria can build up in water lines. So you'd have to UV sterilize it at every tap point or at least every house. Chlorine is easier for this.
- johntfella 3y agoMakes sense, ie why there can be the centralize well water depots etc. I'm thankful that it's not something I have to rely on indeed.
- amluto 3y agoMonochloramine, on the other hand, is barely perceptible at a couple ppm. (It also produces less in the way of disinfection byproducts, which is good if the water contains anything that might react nastily with chlorine. And it’s much more persistent, which is good or bad depending on your perspective. You need to take special measures to remove it if you want to water a fish and potentially if you want to brew beer. As far as I can tell, it has no meaningful effect on an established sourdough starter. I assume that the large population of microbes in established starter is able to neutralize the small amounts of chloramine in tap water.)
- mixmastamyk 3y agoChlorine will dissipate after a few hours. Put tap water in a pitcher and keep overnight in the fridge for a cold one later.
- euroderf 3y agoTrue AFAIK, but I would like to see some experimental results made accessible to laymen.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoWell, it is a gas at room temperature. Might be a good science project for a student to confirm what we think we know. The taste of chlorine does dissipate and that was good enough for me.