Contaminated Water Dublin

John_Rambo

Hi, a quick question. The boil water notice has been lifted in Dublin. We've a pregnancy here and my wife is worried that our water tank holds contaminated water from before the notice was lifted.

Does our water tank hold water from the boil water timescale or does the cold water come straight from the mains?

Thanks a million... JR.

listermint

John_Rambo wrote: »

Hi, a quick question. The boil water notice has been lifted in Dublin. We've a pregnancy here and my wife is worried that our water tank holds contaminated water from before the notice was lifted.

Does our water tank hold water from the boil water timescale or does the cold water come straight from the mains?

Thanks a million... JR.

Tanks feed the shower. Bath and toilet taps and toilet.

Not your kitchen tank. That's mains.

_Brian

Your drinking water comes straight from supply and so hasn’t been stored, if the book notice is lifted it should be clear.

The water in the tank feeds toilets, hot water and cold taps on bathroom so you shouldn’t be drinking this anyway. It was always safe to bathe in etc.

Morpork

listermint wrote: »

Tanks feed the shower. Bath and toilet taps and toilet.

Not your kitchen tank. That's mains.

I think toilet cold taps are mains too. At least mine is.

John_Rambo

listermint wrote: »

Tanks feed the shower. Bath and toilet taps and toilet.

Not your kitchen tank. That's mains.

Thanks so much. How long will it take for the tank to be clean? kids just had a bath tonight, no swallowing the water!!

John_Rambo

John_Rambo wrote: »

Hi, a quick question. The boil water notice has been lifted in Dublin. We've a pregnancy here and my wife is worried that our water tank holds contaminated water from before the notice was lifted.

Does our water tank hold water from the boil water timescale or does the cold water come straight from the mains?

Thanks a million... JR.

If you’re worried, it’s best err on the side of caution and let the taps run.

xl500

Morpork wrote: »

I think toilet cold taps are mains too. At least mine is.

Well it shouldnt be

K.Flyer

Some older buildings may still be on mains.
An old house I was in recently all cold taps were mains and an apartment of 14 years old the main bathroom w.c was mains fed for some reason.

Sleeper12

I was in a little old workman's cottage in Ringsend a few weeks ago. Everything was mains. Not cold storage tank at all. Mains shower and an under sink mains water heater. House must have been 100 years old