Is tap water drinkable?!


Question: Is tap water drinkable!?
What is I boil it for tea!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Reguardless of where tap water comes from, unless a private well, it is treated to a certain degree and is drinkable!. There is still a bunch of stuff that can be in it to make it unhealthy!. The reason why it is not cleaned better is two fold!. One it would increase the water cost and most water too your home is not consumed!. Bathrooms, laundry, dishes, yards, and plants use way more water than we consume and it just is not reasonable to have it all purified!.

Now for tea you just want hot water, you don't need to boil it!. You only need to boil water if you have been told to do so to kill any organisms in it!. However, you don't want to boil it on a regular basis and expect better health benefits!. The steam let off from boiling is pure water!. All of the contaminates still in tap water is left behind and now is more concentrated since there is less water!.

If you want cleaner water for health then you need a home purification system!. Don't get a water softener cause those add sodium to your water!. Don't get a filter (like Pur and Britta) because they only remove a small portion of things which only improves taste and odor or water!. They do nothing to improve the healt level of water!. A purification system will remove all of that stuff in the water and you won't need to waste time or other utilities boiling it either!.

I know home purification systems do cost more than basic filters!. However the long term cost per gallon is actually cheaper in most cases!. I recommend to clients to get eSpring!. It is the highest rated system on the market with Consumer Reports, NSF, and WQA!. It was used in Extreme Makeover Home Edition cause it is the best!. Only a distillery will get water cleaner and they cost much more to buy, more to operate, and are messy to clean!.

If interested ask me and I can tell you where to get one of these!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

most water whether it comes through your refridgerator or the sink tap, is tap water!. a huge majority of bottled waters are also just tap water!. they claim they "distill" it many times to remove impurities or whatever, but companies like Aquafina and Dasani are just tap water in bottles!. kinda funny, bottled water companies make billions a year, just cause people would rather pay 2 bucks for "filtered water" than fill a Nalgene up from their home sink!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it all depends where you live and where you water comes from you should always be safe and boiling it would be a good idea just to be safe!. but some tap water has chemicals and bactteria in it so it would not be a good idea to drink it unless you talk to your town offfice or something!. if you don't want to boil it you can always buy some at your local grocerie store !Www@FoodAQ@Com

Well, depends on where you live!. Like, I live in Broward County, and the water is really fresh from the tap!. But if you travel out to West Palm Beach, the water smells horrible, and it's taste isn't that good!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I drink it,I let it run put it in my water bottle and freeze it let it melt then drink it!.Right now it's cloudy so I let it run longer!.!.!.!.!.Down the hatch or on the skin,the air we breathe; We can't hide!.!.!.!.Blessings YahooWww@FoodAQ@Com

Ya its perfect, the only difference is taht the cleaning system is different!. but its okay to drink and make tea withWww@FoodAQ@Com

If you boil it for tea then it is cleaned
But plain tap water is not clean and can have bacteriaWww@FoodAQ@Com

Tap water is very drinkableWww@FoodAQ@Com

not where I live,
I boil it and filter it in my filter pitcher after, I won't even let my dog drink itWww@FoodAQ@Com

Of course it is!Www@FoodAQ@Com

yes, and boling it will kill any left germsWww@FoodAQ@Com





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