Bathroom tap water drinkable?

Hogzy

Is it safe to drink tap water from the upstairs bathroom sink? i really couldnt be arsed going downstairs for a drink!

Im in Cork (apparently the best quality water in the country, screw you galway!)

Sabre0001

Never hurt me...

Aodan83

Don't they use the same water supply? Why wouldn't it be safe to drink?

MizzLolly

It won't kill you but I wouldn't fancy drinking it.. what with all these feckers pee'ing in the sink. *shudder*

Just go downstairs and get a drink. It'll only take a minute :P

Hogzy

Aodan83 wrote: »

Don't they use the same water supply? Why wouldn't it be safe to drink?

Thats what i thought! its a bit taboo tho drinking from the bathroom sink...seeing as i poo right next to the sink!:p

kittensoft1984

doesn't it go through different filters or something?? wouldn't recommend it! :P

robinph

As long as your not in Galway then any water coming out of the taps in your house is safe to drink.

Gazza22

Doesn't always have a direct mains feed, most times it comes from a holding tank in the attic which if it isn't a newish house will not be sealed properly - plenty of creepy crawlies

....so if you don't mind spider water drink away! :pac:

Crash

Depends on if its running from the mains or from the tank. Mains good, tank could be sitting there for a while.

Hogzy

Gazza22 wrote: »

Doesn't always have a direct mains feed, most times it comes from a holding tank in the attic which if it isn't a newish house will not be sealed properly - plenty of creepy crawlies

....so if you don't mind spider water drink away! :pac:

Well its a bit late now:pac:
Wont be drinking it any more, tasted a bit...dead:(

antSionnach

I've always been told this was unhealthy but i can testify to being in hospital as a kid and a nurse bringing me a glass - no wait, it was a cup - of water, from the bathroom sink. This, I have to say, confused me greatly. Hmm Interesting story eh.. I'm gonna write that chestnut down.

Cool Mo D

Usually your kitchen tap and your bathroom tap DON'T come in the same way. Your kitchen tap is generally the one in your house that comes straight in from the mains, while any of the others could be sitting in a water tank. It's unlikely to do you damage, unless your water tank is manky dirty.

CreepingDeath

Hogzy wrote: »

Is it safe to drink tap water from the upstairs bathroom sink? i really couldnt be arsed going downstairs for a drink!

Probably safe, but not as safe as the kitchen tap.
With the exception of the kitchen tap ( which comes direct from the water mains outside ), all other cold water taps are fed from the water tank in the attic.

So the water comes into the house under pressure, right up to the tank in the attic and then is gravity fed down to your tap.

So next time you're up in the attic, have a look at the dust and cobwebs and spiders etc roaming around your attic which could fall into your water tank !

emeraldstar

Gazza22 wrote: »

Doesn't always have a direct mains feed, most times it comes from a holding tank in the attic which if it isn't a newish house will not be sealed properly - plenty of creepy crawlies

....so if you don't mind spider water drink away! :pac:

Yeah, and bats. Someone I know went up to their attic one day and there was a dead baby bat in the tank. I certainly wouldn't be drinking bathroom water anyway.

johnnyrotten

Take a look into the tank in your attic. Then you will never drink from bathroom tap again!

Kiera

I've always been told never to drink it and haven't.
My friend had to change her tank and there were a couple of dead birds in it.

Is this a sneaky way of getting a toilet thread going?

Holsten

Bathroom attic tank water tastes better.

Karoma

OP: no, but don't let that stop you. Holsten is right.

Hogzy

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Take a look into the tank in your attic. Then you will never drink from bathroom tap again!

AFAIK its covered... could be wrong tho! I defo regret it anyways cos i remembered i left my phone downstairs and to get it... So i brought up two bottles of water just in a spider falls on/into the bottle!

Gazza22

emeraldstar wrote: »

Yeah, and bats. Someone I know went up to their attic one day and there was a dead baby bat in the tank. I certainly wouldn't be drinking bathroom water anyway.

There was a dead rat in my grandmother's tank years ago, she got really ill from it!

Hogzy wrote: »

Essence of spider, MHOM MHOM

Hogzy

Kiera wrote: »

Is this a sneaky way of getting a toilet thread going?

Knabbed!!!!!!:p

Hard Larry

The old taboo with Bathroom tap water was because the old tanks were made from copper and in some cases (I think) lead. This would lead to poisoning if you drank from it regularly.

most new house would have a plastic tank so would be ok to drink from...with the exception of a few dead bugs, but apartantly the average human swallows on average 3 live bugs a year while we sleep.

BaconZombie

Beer > Water

bronte

A guy in school with me found a bunch of eels living in his upstairs water tank once. Ick!

deadhead13

Recently had old metal watertank changed to a pvc one. If you saw the sludge at the bottom of the old tank - you definitely wouldn't drink the water.

ahmed89

bathroom water comes from a stored water in the tank(witch could be really old),not from the mains as kitchen water,so big noooooo

Myxomatosis

You'll wash yourself with stagnate tank water but you won't drink it.

Hypocrites.:pac:

Honey-ec

bronte wrote: »

A guy in school with me found a bunch of eels living in his upstairs water tank once. Ick!

Sure he did. Magic eels that survived the water treatment plant, squeezed themselves through the myriad filters between the plant and the mains and then swam up the pipe (complete with more filters) from the mains to his tank.

antodeco

Cup the water in your hands as you flush. Heavily filtered water in your jax!

CreepingDeath

Honey-ec wrote: »

Sure he did. Magic eels that survived the water treatment plant, squeezed themselves through the myriad filters between the plant and the mains and then swam up the pipe (complete with more filters) from the mains to his tank.

You're forgetting the strong culchie presence on boards.
They might have their own water well and a flood could've polluted it.

bronte

Honey-ec wrote: »

Sure he did. Magic eels that survived the water treatment plant, squeezed themselves through the myriad filters between the plant and the mains and then swam up the pipe (complete with more filters) from the mains to his tank.

He possibly was having us on

humbert

I always thought it was just the hot tap that came from the tank. Hmm, now I have to ask myself if this is the type of house that has dead vermin in their water tank before glugging from the bathroom tap

Myxomatosis

An eel would never get past the ball cock

Honey-ec

CreepingDeath wrote: »

You're forgetting the strong culchie presence on boards.
They might have their own water well and a flood could've polluted it.

The fact that they said "upstairs water tank" would suggest that they're attached to a mains supply...

humbert

Myxomatosis wrote: »

An eel would never get past the ball cock

What would an eel eat? If there is an answer to that it almost certainly means it pooped too!

Myxomatosis

Question:

Why exactly are water tanks in attics so exposed? Would a simple cover be to much to ask for?

Honey-ec

Myxomatosis wrote: »

Question:

Why exactly are water tanks in attics so exposed? Would a simple cover be to much to ask for?

Ours is covered. And in a house with more than two people in it, the water in your attic tank will never get a chance to stagnate; it's constantly being refreshed every time you flush the toilet, run the tap, have a shower, etc.

Jesus christ, people here will believe anything.

Myxomatosis

Honey-ec wrote: »

Ours is covered. And in a house with more than two people in it, the water in your attic tank will never get a chance to stagnate; it's constantly being refreshed every time you flush the toilet, run the tap, have a shower, etc.

Jesus christ, people here will believe anything.

Get's stagnate enough. During the night it's just sitting there, in a warm and stuffy attic, with partials of insulation floating around.

It's only being partially refreshed / refilled when you use toilets, taps, showers.

Biggins

Honey-ec wrote: »

Ours is covered. And in a house with more than two people in it, the water in your attic tank will never get a chance to stagnate; it's constantly being refreshed every time you flush the toilet, run the tap, have a shower, etc.

Jesus christ, people here will believe anything.

This is true. :rolleyes:

(all tanks are covered now in newer houses for years)

In general though, because of the less use of the water up in the tank compared to the greater flow and amount used in the lower taps, the better the bottom taps.

Its AH - think of this place as the Sun newspaper - no birds but lots of cheap tabloid type and and of course its all true. :rolleyes:

robinph

humbert wrote: »

I always thought it was just the hot tap that came from the tank.

That's what I thought as well and the tank is just there as a reserve supply for the immersion heater and all cold water taps are connected directly to the mains. I'm not a plumber though.

antodeco

Sometimes if Im on the toilet surfing mobile prOn, an eel appears in the toilet, sticking his head out over the bowl. Kinda like in the film 'tremors' really. I call him Eric, but he prefers Mr. Shin.

iPlop

Hogzy wrote: »

Is it safe to drink tap water from the upstairs bathroom sink? i really couldnt be arsed going downstairs for a drink!

Im in Cork (apparently the best quality water in the country, screw you galway!)

Are you off yer chopper ,don't drink that sh1te fcukin' tape worm crap

fill a glass of water from the bathroom then see the change in it in the morning

BMurr

Hogzy wrote: »

Is it safe to drink tap water from the upstairs bathroom sink?
Im in Cork (apparently the best quality water in the country, screw you galway!)

Is it safe to drink anything from your sink?, not unless you have a pristine hygienically clean sink. Most sinks will have a residue of soap in them, best to use a container or vessel such as a cup and pour the water directly from the tap into that thereby bypassing the soap scum.

Regards Cork water- you grow accustomed to drinking it alright, but when I visit my folks in the country with their own well the difference is dramatic- tastes so sweet in comparison. Whejhn they come to visit me and I make a cuppa tea they can barely drink it as it is so full of chemicals. I'm seiously considering installing a filter susytem or just buying large containers of Ballygowan or summat like that.

the bolt

Hogzy wrote: »

Is it safe to drink tap water from the upstairs bathroom sink? i really couldnt be arsed going downstairs for a drink!

Im in Cork (apparently the best quality water in the country, screw you galway!)

the water at your kitchen sink comes straight from the mains,the water in your bathroom sink comes from the tank in your attic storage tank so your better off going downstairs imo.

Zwillinge

I probably shouldn't admit this, but after a night out and with enough drink to guarantee a hangover I go mental on the sink from the bathroom tap, cause it's right next door to my bedroom.

Never had a hangover

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

It's lying in a tank, stagnant water, drink if you dare. Something falls into the tank, say like a rat? Enjoy... :P

Jesus Juice

bronte wrote: »

A guy in school with me found a bunch of eels living in his upstairs water tank once. Ick!

How is that possible in fairness!!?

Diabhal Beag

Jesus Juice wrote: »

How is that possible in fairness!!?

A prank?

OP feck off with your disrespect of Galway. That was like 2 years ago wanker

AnonoBoy

I know people who took a dump in a guy's water tank at a party once. Imagine drinking out of his bathroom tap.

Hmmmmm. Fecalicious!