Where do you get your drinking water?

Oasis1974 · 03-08-2019 07:54PM

tuxy wrote: »

No I'd still pick the water with a bit of air in it over toilet water, especially if the water in the toilet came from the tank in the attic.

Ya just let the brain cancer settle on the bottom first :P

tuxy · 03-08-2019 07:56PM

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Ya just let the brain cancer settle on the bottom first :P

I can get the uncontrolled duplication of my body's cells in a glass?

vargoo · 03-08-2019 08:12PM

bunderoon wrote: »

Reverse Osmosis under the kitchen sink. Got one of those 're-mineraliser' with it. Could not drink from tap in my area.

Yea, that's the way I'm leaning after a few hours looking.

6 stage filter.

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 09:52PM

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

I buy the Lidl 5L bottles of water. That doesn’t appear to be on the FSAI website, am I safe ? :-|

according to Irish mirror - LIDL still water is affected:

- Aldi/Comeragh (Still and Sparkling)

- Applegreen (Still)

- Broderick (Still)

- Dunnes Stores (Still and Sparkling and Flavoured)

- Itica (Still)

- Lidl (Still)

- Londis (Still)

- Mace (Still)

- Macari (Still)

- Plane (Still)

- San Marino (Still)

- Spar (Still)

Consumers have been advised not to drink the water and to seek medical advice if they feel unwell.

The FSAI added: "Consumers are advised not to drink the implicated batches of water.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/bottled-water-recall-lidl-dunnes-18820151?fbclid=IwAR2lb-_Kvh-lOivdbJ8iF-n1mpjHa8v8_U7cxQrOL1gqfywqXKQcrRoM6lM

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 09:54PM

We have had Boil Water Notice for our area in Sligo for a year now - our tap water has Cryptosporidium bug in it so Tap water has been no go for us

tuxy · 03-08-2019 09:55PM

I think I'd put more faith in the fsai report that includes batch numbers and expiration dates than something from the mirror that has almost no details.

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 09:57PM

tuxy wrote: »

I think I'd put more faith in the fsai report that includes batch numbers and expiration dates than something from the mirror that has almost no details.

true i suppose

Different people will make up their own mind though

s7ryf3925pivug · 03-08-2019 10:01PM

there were batch numbers given for lidl still water.

tuxy · 03-08-2019 10:01PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

true i suppose

Different people will make up their own mind though

Celtic Pure in Co. Monahan is the water source with high levels of arsenic. This source is used by many different brands and the batch numbers have been listed in the reports.

Are you saying you suspect other sources used by bottled water companies are compromised too?

rosmoke · 03-08-2019 10:04PM

used to drink only bottled water now we have a Brita filter, it's just perfect. 100% recommend it.

Esse85 · 03-08-2019 10:07PM

I buy bottled from ALDI and add a herbal tea bag to a bottle, mainly mint or lemon/ginger as I struggle to drink plain water.

tuxy · 03-08-2019 10:09PM

Esse85 wrote: »

I buy bottled from ALDI and add a herbal tea bag to a bottle, mainly mint or lemon/ginger as I struggle to drink plain water.

Do you buy the expensive spring water or the cheaper filtered tap water?

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:10PM

rosmoke wrote: »

used to drink only bottled water now we have a Brita filter, it's just perfect. 100% recommend it.

brita filter jug dont kill bugs though with hard shells - cryptosporidium bug has hard shell and can only be killed by UV light I think ... even Chloride or bleach doesnt kill it.

But yeah the brita filter jugs are normally good for filtering other water

Esse85 · 03-08-2019 10:13PM

tuxy wrote: »

Do you buy the expensive spring water or the cheaper filtered tap water?

The 6x 750ml bottles for about €1.85 so I suspect that's the cheaper stuff.

Paddy Cow · 03-08-2019 10:15PM

I drink from the tap. I could easily drink 2 litres daily and apart from the price it would be a pain having to get it from the supermarket all the time. I usually keep a plastic bottle in my bag and just refill it as needed.

skooterblue2 · 03-08-2019 10:15PM

vargoo wrote: »

I tried a different forum but no response.

I'm not a fan of the tap here and I don't want to buy bottled.

Those here that don't do either of the above, what do you do?

I'm thinking some kind of filter for the tap but what type?

Kangen is your only man.

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:17PM

tuxy wrote: »

I think I'd put more faith in the fsai report that includes batch numbers and expiration dates than something from the mirror that has almost no details.

mirror said that it come from the fsai site though .. dont think they made it up

vargoo · 03-08-2019 10:23PM

rosmoke wrote: »

used to drink only bottled water now we have a Brita filter, it's just perfect. 100% recommend it.

Only takes out 30% of known contaiminants.

tuxy · 03-08-2019 10:28PM

Esse85 wrote: »

The 6x 750ml bottles for about €1.85 so I suspect that's the cheaper stuff.

Couldn't you just filter the tap water at home? Same result, less cost.

tuxy · 03-08-2019 10:28PM

vargoo wrote: »

Only takes out 30% of known contaiminants.

What percentage is taken out by the bottling companies?

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:30PM

People using bottled water just be careful around this time of year, if botted water is left in direct sunlight chemicals from the plastic bottle can leech into the water and cause cancer

- there was also a warning once i read about refilling used bottles of water , I dont know what it was now but more than likely in these eco warrior times we live in these days where people are being urged to re-fill their bottled water bottles the article has most probably been eradicated now - i think it had something to do with e-coli and bacteria what you can get from re-filling bottles

waffleman · 03-08-2019 10:40PM

bunderoon wrote: »

Reverse Osmosis under the kitchen sink. Got one of those 're-mineraliser' with it. Could not drink from tap in my area.

I have this also. From a company called Natures Water.

300 to fit. 100 a year to service. 50 for the re-mineraliser cartridge.

Irish Water "treatment" plants where i live consist of sand filters and a guy shoveling chlorine into the water supply. Add ancient lead pipes to take the water to my house and Im glad I have my filter.

Standard Toaster · 03-08-2019 10:41PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

according to Irish mirror - LIDL still water is affected:

- Aldi/Comeragh (Still and Sparkling)

- Applegreen (Still)

- Broderick (Still)

- Dunnes Stores (Still and Sparkling and Flavoured)

- Itica (Still)

- Lidl (Still)

- Londis (Still)

- Mace (Still)

- Macari (Still)

- Plane (Still)

- San Marino (Still)

- Spar (Still)

Consumers have been advised not to drink the water and to seek medical advice if they feel unwell.

The FSAI added: "Consumers are advised not to drink the implicated batches of water.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/bottled-water-recall-lidl-dunnes-18820151?fbclid=IwAR2lb-_Kvh-lOivdbJ8iF-n1mpjHa8v8_U7cxQrOL1gqfywqXKQcrRoM6lM

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:44PM

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Haha - great episode , just trying to remember the name of the water in it?

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:48PM

This is it wrote: »

Peckham Springs?

haha yeah

Atoms for Peace · 03-08-2019 10:54PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

People using bottled water just be careful around this time of year, if botted water is left in direct sunlight chemicals from the plastic bottle can leech into the water and cause cancer

- there was also a warning once i read about refilling used bottles of water , I dont know what it was now but more than likely in these eco warrior times we live in these days where people are being urged to re-fill their bottled water bottles the article has most probably been eradicated now - i think it had something to do with e-coli and bacteria what you can get from re-filling bottles

But if you leave bottled water, in a clear plastic bottle, in direct sunlight it will kill the bacteria.

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 10:57PM

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

But if you leave bottled water, in a clear plastic bottle, in direct sunlight it will kill the bacteria.

Hmmm, I dunno about that. There is a reason why you have to have your water header tank up in the loft in the dark. Can't remember why now though bit it's something to do with bacteria

vargoo · 03-08-2019 11:03PM

tuxy wrote: »

What percentage is taken out by the bottling companies?

Half of them are tap, other half cant even be arsed to check if the sh1t they're bottling is safe before sending it out, "Uh, theirs abit of the ould arsenic in the water, duh"

WTF!? Should get the jail!! Im gonna sue!!!

You have to be a dumb SOB to continually drink bottled water, plastic leeching into, some don't even use the least reactive plastic. They've all baked in the sun in a 20+ degree warehouse for weeks before you bought them.

My folks treatment plant had an urgent alert all over radio/paper not to drink/wash food few weeks back cuz of huge levels of some crap they put in themselves, didn't know cuz a bulb blew, seemingly going on for weeks!!

California looking at starting/started to drink sewage water, mmm, sweet tasting unfiltered menopause drugs.

WW3 is gonna start over this. The river Nile is gonna get interesting.

tuxy · 03-08-2019 11:04PM

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Hmmm, I dunno about that. There is a reason why you have to have your water header tank up in the loft in the dark. Can't remember why now though bit it's something to do with bacteria

To prevent algae from growing?

Andy From Sligo · 03-08-2019 11:14PM

tuxy wrote: »

To prevent algae from growing?

ah yes that was it . algae

Where do you get your drinking water?

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