Please solve this argument?!
Please solve this argument?
I was told from an early age not to drink the cold water from upstairs but my partner says you can, he says it's the same pipe. I once saw a spider come out of the tap upstairs and I always feel like it's contaminated. Who is right?
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You are right, I was always told not to drink the water from the upstairs cold water tap as well. Personally I don't like to drink water straight from the tap, but if you do always make sure you use the tap in the kitchen
Your fella's right. We usually are!
Always take water from the kitchen sink, its from the mains and not the tank so it is fresh.
the water upstairs comes straight out of the tank it's not advisable to drink it
In old days, cold water upstairs came from a 'tank' which was generally galvanised. If you saw a spider come from a tap, it could only go in so far. Probably stayed the night in there or whatever. If you do not have a tank, then drinking from upstais is ok...................To test if you have a tank or not, get your partner to turn on the tap downstairs, AFTER you turn on the tap upstairs. If the water slows you are on the main. Hope this helps
Upstairs water is usually from the tank, so unless its covered it can taste stale, and have spiders in it!
Downstairs is from the mains pipe and a lot fresher.
Your right girl ! your not supposed to drink the water from upstairs i herd if you have had birds in your loft ther could be bird poop in the tank !
you can i do it all the time
I say only drink out of the kitchen tap to be safe. Of course, neither is really the best water. I prefer bottled myself.
Well it depends on the age of your house and plumbing etc, but in general terms, the water downstairs normally comes straight from the pipe, wheeras upstairs it sits in a little tank for a bit. If you have been away or don't use the upstairs water alot(have a downstairs shower etc) then I would recommend not using it, but if you use it alot, then it is perfectly safe to drink, though it might get a little 'stale' as the chemicals put in it to clean it settle or disolve.
So in a nutshell, upstairs water won't hurt you, but it won't do you any good either, so the odd drink in the night would be fine, but as a primary source of fluid, nope.
downstairs will come straight in from the mains, upstairs could come from a tank, but its always best to run taps
Has it ever occurred to you that there was something specifically wrong with the plumbing at that particular location when you were small? There might have been a specific plumbing problem with the upstairs sink. This is similar to my phobia of raisins since opening a box with maggots in it. I know that all raisins don't have maggots in them, but it still bugs me.
The water upstairs comes from a tank in the roof, which should not be drunk unless boiled. The water in the kitchen comes from the mains and is O.K.
depends on your ethnicity. Cantonese people, for example, never drink cold water, instead they drink water that's warm. They believe it makes them put on less weight.
But coldwater upstairs should be fine, however, if you've seen a spider, it's probably contaminated. So dont drink the water.
dont drink upstairs water its not fresh it comes straight out the tank
Is this a puzzle? Man, I wouldn't drink from the pipes at all.
You r i would not drink it either lol ?
The water from upstairs tastes horrible. Its ok if say you need to take a tablet in the night and just take a few sips, otherwise it's best left alone. Mind you, my downstairs water is pretty rank too, I use a water filter jug which I keep in the fridge.
upstairs water may come from a tank , i was told not to drink out of upstairs taps so i never have but thats only because it stuck in my head since a kid . i do think downstairs water is fresher .