barmy EU says you CAN’T claim drinking water stops dehydration.
on 11/19/2011 at 02:38 PM
I hate the EU but I find myself on the fence here, just look at the bovine excrement written on the labels of H2O that cost more than petrol, it is pure drivel ! buy a Britta filter and once you sift out all the nasty minerals the foreign owned water companied pollute the tap water with you have a product as good or better than your over priced french stuff in the glass bottle!
I know the majority seem to have an IQ lower than their waist size but they taught me in infant school (or before) to drink when thirsty, hence the drinking fountains in schools!
The real shock is the EU outlawing verbage!Posted by Chris Edwards
11/19/2011 at 03:00 PM
Chris ... the further shock of course is that this country should have to answer to Brussels.
Re the filter you mentioned. Britta.
Our pipes are ancient, parts are so original I’m sure they’re lead.
When we run the water first thing in the morning, and let it run for a couple of minutes, it doesn’t smell very good. Sometimes there’s small particles (often rust but not always) that run out as well. Not all the time though. Anyway, I didn’t have a problem with tap water till I came here. So while we cook with it, and the wife still drinks it, I just can’t get past the smell from the early morning. Like Drew sometimes says. GAK! Although I still use it when boiled for coffee or tea.So then ... are you saying that filter thing will work with chalky smelly water? Isn’t there as much a cost in replacing filters?
Maybe I need to look into it cos frankly a six pack of 1.5 plastic liter containers is also a bit of a bother.Peiper, a water filter is the greatest thing. It is absolutely worth it, whether you get the pitcher kind you fill up, or the kind that mounts to a faucet, or the neat kind that fits under the sink. They catch germs as well as dirt. And they remove bad smells and tastes.
The easiest kind is just a pitcher with a filter top. The multi-stage ones that mount under your sink do a much better job but cost more.
The absolute best kind is called a reverse osmosis model, but they waste quite a lot of water self-cleaning. But if you have a well, and it’s not too clean a well, then this is what you need.
I’d go with a multi-stage multi-filter undersink model. Doulton makes a good product
http://doultonusa.com/HTML%20pages/residential%20under%20sink%20models.htmYou may want to get your water tested, or ask the council for the latest water report if yours comes in from the town mains. That way you can get specific filters to focus on your kind of dirt, germs, and contaminants.
Google is your friend here. “multi-stage water filter” “giardia filter” etc.
Mad as hatters the whole fucking lot of them.
Those who sit in Brussels have to be a bunch of effeminate bastards!
Under the sink won’t work in this place ... wish it would. So will look into the pitcher.
Not too sure about mounting anything on the faucet here. Might work. Would depend largely on how much weight would be added to the faucet. Sounds primitive I know. I guess that cos it is to a degree. There’s too much rust that surrounds the faucet hardware on top of the sink. It’s holding well and has for years. It’s fairly new and by that I mean, the faucet was replaced about 4 or five years ago. But it sits on top of a very old sink. We kind of like the size of the old thing. Made in the days when item that needed washing up were a bit larger in size. And very deep too. Even so, but for the prohibitive cost not to mention the age of the pipes, and the area covered, this isn’t a modern drop in sink, we can’t replace it.
Will definitely look into the first choice.FWIW, I use a Brita pitcher water filtration system and am very pleased with it. The filter costs around $7 and lasts for anywhere from 2 - 4 months, depending on usage. The only drawback to the pitcher systems is that they don’t filter out lead.
The faucet-mounted filters do reduce lead in the water, along with a bunch of other stuff. They don’t seem to be too heavy, although you’d obviously have to take into account the state of your existing plumbing.
Bottom line - IMO Brita makes a functional and affordable product that you should check out (I have no financial or other interest in the company). It is also much more convenient and cost-effective than buying bottled water. And unlike bottled water, which does nothing to reduce dehydration, tap water is MUCH better for you…
11/19/2011 at 05:38 PM
