Drinking from the bathroom tap

naasface

O dear god isn't it the worst experience ever??
You know what I'm talking about.
You wake up with a hangover from hell, mouth like Gandhi's flipflop fantasize about talking a nice cold gulp of uisce when the bathroom tap seems so appealing and much handier than going downstairs.
U stick your mouth under the fosset to taste that lukewarmy dirtyness of the cold bathroom tap. SO GROSS.

The other day i was sick in bed asked the other half to get me a painkiller + water, he returned with a glass of bathroom water!!!! dry swallowed the pill.
He didnt have a problem with it though and regularly uses the bathroom tap.

Hello its stored in a tank in the ROOF.
Does anyone else have a problem with this?

Captain Darling

I object to your other half giving you bathroom water too.

How inconsiderate!

neil_hosey

lol.. i know this oh too well..

bring water to bed with you!!

445279.ie

And where do you think the rest of the water to the taps in the house is stored?!

View Profile

The bathroom tap water comes from the mains, just like the kitchen tap.

The hot water is stored in a tank in the roof I thought!

Armin_Tamzarian

naasface wrote: »

O dear god isn't it the worst experience ever??

It certainly is.
The new 'Worst Experience Ever' list has just come out.
Drinking bathroom tap water has overtaken 'being a prisoner in Auschwitz'
and is now the new number 1 - Worst Experience Ever.

Ruu_Old

Who the hell uses the word 'gross'?! Yer not in America land, bucko! Disgraceful, I must say.

445279.ie

View Profile wrote: »

The bathroom tap water comes from the mains, just like the kitchen tap.

The hot water is stored in a tank in the roof I thought!

ditto :cool:

RoadKillTs

O dear god isn't it the worst experience ever??
You know what I'm talking about.

Sure do. Dirty tap water. hhmmmmmmmmmm

neil_hosey

View Profile wrote: »

The bathroom tap water comes from the mains, just like the kitchen tap.

The hot water is stored in a tank in the roof I thought!

As far as i know water is stored in the attic for both hot and cold.. hot water is heated up by the boiler. Could be wrong though.

who what when

445279.ie wrote: »

ditto :cool:

Not necessarily

MoominPapa

All water on the domestic mains in this country is drinking water quality. Try letting the tap flow for a few seconds, unless you live in Galway and it hasn't been 40c for the last week you shouldn't notice the difference. You really are making a big deal out of nothing - but then thats what AH is all about so fair play to ya

Vain

Meh could be worse its not like your drinking toilet.

View Profile

View Profile wrote: »

The bathroom tap water comes from the mains, just like the kitchen tap.

The hot water is stored in a tank in the roof I thought!

In my house anyway it's definitely not the same. The water just tastes as though it's been sitting around for a while as opposed to the fresher taste you get from a kitchen tap. I think in newer houses the bathroom sinks all come from the tank in the attic and the kitchen directly from the mains.

marcsignal

worked in Rentokil years ago and used to find drowned rats and pigeons in water tanks from time to time, except on one occasion when i found this clever little fellow

sorrywhat

Sure you brush your teeth you would use the water from the cold tap in the bathroom. I know your not actually swallowing it. But as the OP refers to it as "lukeywarm dirtyness" does that mean you feel horrible everytime you brush your teeth.

As Vew Profile said it comes from the mains

Unless your drinking from the hot tap....

ronaneire

The water in your bathroom comes from the tank in your attic. The water in your kitchen is directly off the mains, this also supplies your tank in the attic which in turn nearly always part of the hot water system.
It is best advice not to drink water from the bathroom or tank water.
The chlorine put into water to protect it and kill off bacteria turns into a gas and evaporates thus leading to water not containg chlorine. :eek:

ScumLord

Unless you asked for your cold water to be stored in a tank in your attic, there's little or no hope that it would be. Just go up to your attic. There's only one tank up there.

Never ever came across cold water being stored in a tank in the attic, there's no point to it.

My name is Mud

I believe the kitchen tap would be off the mains water supply, and therefore it is potable.

The water from the bathroom is coming from either the hot tank or the cold tank (depends on what tap is on), which is not potable.

Ever notice in apartments, the noisy water pump comes on when you turn on any tap in the bathroom, but conversly, in the kitchen the cold tap dosent do the same?

Quazzie

ronaneire wrote: »

The water in your bathroom comes from the tank in your attic. The water in your kitchen is directly off the mains, this also supplies your tank in the attic which in turn nearly always part of the hot water system.
It is best advice not to drink water from the bathroom or tank water.
The chlorine put into water to protect it and kill off bacteria turns into a gas and evaporates thus leading to water not containg chlorine. :eek:

There could also be a drowned mouse/rat/<insert insect here> in the tank upstairs in the water you just drank OP.

Well done. You just caught Syphilis

hblock21

All water is stored in the tank in the attic except the kitchen cold water tap!!!


Some people...

portumna

neil_hosey wrote: »

As far as i know water is stored in the attic for both hot and cold.. hot water is heated up by the boiler. Could be wrong though.

The water is stored in the tank in the attic. The water for bathroom cold taps comes from here and for hot taps comes through here into the cylinder to be heated and then onto the hot tap. The reason it's not nice is because it starts to stagnate in the tank and is not really safe to be drinking. The water in the kitchen cold tap comes from the mains supply and is constantly flowing thus making it safe to drink.

Back on topic, it is one of the worst feelings. Like brushing your teeth with hot/warm water. Disgusting!

Matt Santos

MoominPapa wrote: »

All water on the domestic mains in this country is drinking water quality. Try letting the tap flow for a few seconds, unless you live in Galway and it hasn't been 40c for the last week you shouldn't notice the difference. You really are making a big deal out of nothing - but then thats what AH is all about so fair play to ya

The only true Mains supply tap in any house is the kitchen cold tap. That is plumbed in direct from the Mains feed and the water feed then makes its way to the attic. All of the other taps weather they are hot or cold come from this area then.
The cold tap in the bathroom in the sink and the bath are feed from the tank in the attic. True, it is filled from the Mains feed but it usually is sitting in the tank for a period of time before it is used. Therefore it is more than usually stagnent and without much life (unless the tank has some dead life in it of course!!).
Do yourself a favour and pass on the bathroom water in future...

Wishbone Ash

In most houses:

Hot water comes from the tank in hotpress which is fed from attic tank.

Cold water (except kitchen sink) comes from tank in attic.

Kitchen sink is pressurised from local water supply. Attic tank is required to 'gravity feed' all other outlets.

Rojomcdojo wrote: »

The water just tastes as though it's been sitting around for a while as opposed to the fresher taste you get from a kitchen tap

It's the copper piping which affects the taste.

Lu Tze

ScumLord wrote: »

Unless you asked for your cold water to be stored in a tank in your attic, there's little or no hope that it would be. Just go up to your attic. There's only one tank up there.

Never ever came across cold water being stored in a tank in the attic, there's no point to it.

Yes all cold water in the house come from the tank in your attic, except for the kitchen tap.

And there is a point to it. If your mains get cut of, or temporarily interrupted for repairs, you can still wash and use the bathroom

Quazzie

ScumLord wrote: »

Unless you asked for your cold water to be stored in a tank in your attic, there's little or no hope that it would be. Just go up to your attic. There's only one tank up there.

Never ever came across cold water being stored in a tank in the attic, there's no point to it.

Is there a point in storing hot water in a mostly uninsulated tank.

How water for the hot press tank, which is filled by a tank upstairs, which also supplies bathroom taps.

Downstairs cold water taps are main fed always. This came about because sometimes there wasn't enough water pressure to push the water up a level to the upstairs taps and guarantee pressure to the tank in the attic.

ScumLord

I shall have to conduct an experiment. Peeing in the tank should work.

Lu Tze

ScumLord wrote: »

I shall have to conduct an experiment. Peeing in the tank should work.

Lots of lucozade or some such before hand should give it a traceable hue

portumna

ScumLord wrote: »

I shall have to conduct an experiment. Peeing in the tank should work.

Make sure to do it in someone elses house!

ScumLord

portumna wrote: »

Make sure to do it in someone elses house!

Obviously, I don't have an attic.

ronaneire

ScumLord wrote: »

Unless you asked for your cold water to be stored in a tank in your attic, there's little or no hope that it would be. Just go up to your attic. There's only one tank up there.

Never ever came across cold water being stored in a tank in the attic, there's no point to it.

The tank in your attic stores cold water, this in turn feeds your hot water system, it is also used for the cistren!

mickdw

Somebody said they never ever came across a cold water storage tank in an attic. Never been in an attic then I would say.

Kitchen sink is mains fed. The rest is generally tank fed and is not fit to drink. Chlorine does fall out into the air when the water is left at atmospheric pressure (i.e in tank). The supply from the tank through your plumbing to your bathroom tap is therefore not disinfected. The tank water also stagnates and is generally not nice. Dont drink it.

NoQuarter

Or ya know when ya wake up hung over as hell like ya said and theres a bottle of water sitting right there and you have no idea when its from!

its a 50/50 whether to drink it or not! one time i did it and i swear it was like drinking cardboard!

JohnCleary

This is pretty simple, can't believe how wrong some people are getting it :eek:

As has been said already on the thread:

You have a main feed coming into your house. There is a pipe from here going to your kitchen sink, and then another to your attic, and that's it.

Water is fed up to your tank in the attic. From here water is distributed to everywhere else in the house (including the immersion) except the kitchen sink (because it's getting it's feed from the mains)

Simple way to test this is turn on your kitchen sink full whack and observe the pressure of the water. Now do the same on any other tap in the house (even downstairs for equal height/gravity effect) and you'll notice that it's nowhere near as pressurised. This is because your kitchen sink is running on teh pressure of the mains, whereas every other tap in the house is running on the pressure from your tank in the attic (only 2/3 stories up)

Quazzie

king-stew wrote: »

Or ya know when ya wake up hung over as hell like ya said and theres a bottle of water sitting right there and you have no idea when its from!

its a 50/50 whether to drink it or not! one time i did it and i swear it was like drinking cardboard!

Isn't the tank in the attic generally an overflow for the Hot press tank therefore containing dirt that could've passed through all your rads?

Ciaran500

Quazzie wrote: »

Downstairs cold water taps are main fed always.

No they're not, kitchen tap only.

Quazzie wrote: »

Isn't the tank in the attic generally an overflow for the Hot press tank therefore containing dirt that could've passed through all your rads?

Should be separate, much smaller tank for that.

Royal Seahawk

ScumLord wrote: »

Never ever came across cold water being stored in a tank in the attic, there's no point to it.

No point? So if the mains shut down for a few hours due to roadworks or a burst it wouldn't be handy to have a tank of cold water in your house for flushing toilets or washing clothes?

All water in 99% of houses comes from the one tank in the attic, apart from the cold water at your kitchen sink, which comes directly from the incoming main.
If you have a second smaller tank in your attic that is a supply for your heating system.

xOxSinéadxOx

I know the exact feeling OP. It's horrible. and you forget how bad it was the last time you drank it and drink it again. eugh! water from the attic sucks!

longshanks

ScumLord wrote: »

Obviously, I don't have an attic.

caravans never do pavee

RoundTower

I thought it's part of the building regulations that your kitchen tap should be the only one fed from the mains. I can't think what the safety reasons could be though.

Quazzie

Ciaran500 wrote: »

No they're not, kitchen tap only.


Should be separate, much smaller tank for that.

I stand corrected.

towel401

if you're really hardcore all your water is pumped up directly out of the ground

damn city people and their cushy mains supply (which they will have to pay for in a few years)

CutzEr

king-stew wrote: »

Or ya know when ya wake up hung over as hell like ya said and theres a bottle of water sitting right there and you have no idea when its from!

its a 50/50 whether to drink it or not! one time i did it and i swear it was like drinking cardboard!

Are you 100% sure it was water, you weren't eating carboard again?

SoWatchaWant

Bathroom water is pretty dirty...

mickdw

Mr.S wrote: »

yet you put it in your mouth 2+ times a day.

:rolleyes:

Bathroom water is fine.

Its not fine and its not a great idea to brush teeth with it either.

Go into your attic and stick a cup into the tank and then drink it. I bet you woudnt, The water stagnates in the tank, it is in a relatively warm environment and encourages growth of bacteria.it may not be covered, even when covered Ive seen dead mice in tanks.
I wouldnt drink it for any money and ive experience in water treatment & supply.

Dave!

YES! I often have to do it if I wake up in the middle of the night or somethin... Nasty as fook.

B00MSTICK

Its the reason why my bedroom is downstairs!

JohnCleary

Here's a bright idea: Multipack bottles of water and leave them in your room.

Result: cheap as f00k and you'll avoid the situation above by always having a bottle of fresh water around. I'm not a fan of buying water tbh, but in situations like this it's well worth it.

joey54

I NEVER drink water from the bathroom! It's wrong!

Isn't the water for the bathroom taps stored in an open container with no lid too, imagine all the little pieces of cr*p that are floating around in the tank and then you drink it! Doesn't sound very nice does it!

towel401

joey54 wrote: »

I NEVER drink water from the bathroom! It's wrong!

Isn't the water for the bathroom taps stored in an open container with no lid too, imagine all the little pieces of cr*p that are floating around in the tank and then you drink it! Doesn't sound very nice does it!

they all sink to the bottom so they're not actually taken in when you open the tap. well a few might be but you should be more worried about the crap thats pumped in from outside the house rather than the tiny bit of dust that falls into the tank

towel401

Ruu wrote: »

Who the hell uses the word 'gross'?! Yer not in America land, bucko! Disgraceful, I must say.

he said fosset too. american for tap