Tap water 'better than bottled brands'

[Misfit]

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120628-43443.html

Buying expensive bottled water rather than getting it out of a tap could not only be a waste of money, but have much fewer health benefits than advertisers would like consumers to believe, a German watchdog said on Thursday.

They found that two thirds of bottled water contained barely any of the minerals that they claimed to have and in many cases, drinking a glass of the wet stuff from a tap was by far more beneficial health-wise.

Germs are also tricky for the bottled water industry - as in over a third of the bottles tested the Warentest experts found some sort of bacteria. This would not necessarily be dangerous, but the potential was there for people with weakened immune systems, and babies, to become ill.

[Merlin99 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Misfit

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120628-43443.html

Buying expensive bottled water rather than getting it out of a tap could not only be a waste of money, but have much fewer health benefits than advertisers would like consumers to believe, a German watchdog said on Thursday.

They found that two thirds of bottled water contained barely any of the minerals that they claimed to have and in many cases, drinking a glass of the wet stuff from a tap was by far more beneficial health-wise.

Germs are also tricky for the bottled water industry - as in over a third of the bottles tested the Warentest experts found some sort of bacteria. This would not necessarily be dangerous, but the potential was there for people with weakened immune systems, and babies, to become ill.

Tap water has an overwhelming chlorine odor these days.

[mitzi]

Originally Posted by Merlin99

Tap water has an overwhelming chlorine odor these days.

And taste. I'm on town water and I hate it. I have to filter mine thru a Brita to make coffee and tea. It's horrible.

[FireBrand (Premo)]

People just suck down trends. I always thought it would be funny to bottle mexican water and slap some fancy slogan on it just to see how many sheeple would jump on the bandwagon. Call it something like "SUN-brero" sparkling yucatan brown. Enjoy the medicinal benefits !!!

[kbeachcat123]

Originally Posted by mitzi

And taste. I'm on town water and I hate it. I have to filter mine thru a Brita to make coffee and tea. It's horrible.

Yah, but that "dirty water" like they have in Philly in New York makes the BEST bread! Does your water taste like iron? If so, fire up the breadmaker!

[kbeachcat123]

Originally Posted by kbeachcat123

Yah, but that "dirty water" like they have in Philly AND New York makes the BEST bread! Does your water taste like iron? If so, fire up the breadmaker!

<< fixed >> typed too fast.

[kwillia]

Bottled water is convenient. Especially when you need it by the case.

[bcp (Premo)]

City water is nasty
it comes through crap clogged pipes that are in some instances a few hundred years old. It has who knows what chemicals in it, high chlorine to try and fight the crap that clogs those hundred year old pipes. and all of this is coming out of some lake that people crap and pee in.

I will take treated well water any day.

[kbeachcat123]

Originally Posted by bcp

City water is nasty
it comes through crap clogged pipes that are in some instances a few hundred years old. It has who knows what chemicals in it, high chlorine to try and fight the crap that clogs those hundred year old pipes. and all of this is coming out of some lake that people crap and pee in.

I will take treated well water any day.

I have well water. Lately when it comes out of the tap it smells like rotten eggs. Someone told me that you can "shock" the well by putting a cup of bleach in it. I'm kind of leery about that. How do I eliminate that funky smell? It's pretty gnarly in the morning, when showering and brushing my teeth. Any suggestions? I'm only renting and I will not buy a softener or whatever.

Thanks,

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by kbeachcat123

I have well water. Lately when it comes out of the tap it smells like rotten eggs. Someone told me that you can "shock" the well by putting a cup of bleach in it. I'm kind of leery about that. How do I eliminate that funky smell? It's pretty gnarly in the morning, when showering and brushing my teeth. Any suggestions? I'm only renting and I will not buy a softener or whatever.

Thanks,

if you have a chemical feeder already installed, just add a pint of chlorine to the water, or they do have shock for wells, but be sure to mix it with water before you pour it down, the run the garden hose down the well for a few minutes to make sure no chemical sits on anything.