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Seawolf
LIF Adult
Member since 3/14 1336 total posts
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Scrumba
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
I'm a big water drinker - right from the tap. Is this really THAT terrible? SHOULD I really switch to a Brita? I personally don't mind the taste of tap.
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Diana
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
depends what town you live in. when i lived in brooklyn i drank from the tap. now i live in north wantagh and was told theres iron in our water so i only drink filtered.
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| Posted 6/22/15 12:28 PM |
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MarisaK
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Marisa
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I drink from the tap - when I lived in Manhattan and now in Massapequa
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| Posted 6/22/15 12:42 PM |
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Pomegranate5
LIF Adult
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I'm wondering this too. I live further east in Suffolk and I drink a ton of tap water. The other day someone saw me and acted like I was drinking poison.
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| Posted 6/22/15 1:05 PM |
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kahlua716
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Posted by Pomegranate5
I'm wondering this too. I live further east in Suffolk and I drink a ton of tap water. The other day someone saw me and acted like I was drinking poison.
That's how my husband acts. I'm in Western Suffolk
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| Posted 6/22/15 1:15 PM |
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kahlua716
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
If you are in Suffolk:
SCWA Water Quality by Distribution Area
I'm in Area 1 and it seems that the only possible concern is Iron. I guess I should buy some more Brita filters!
ETA: Doesn't seem like Brita does any good against Iron
Brita- What we Filter.
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| Posted 6/22/15 1:23 PM |
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queensgal
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I'm not a brita fan. I think a lot of people don't clean those pitchers and those germs/bacteria are worse than the tap. We have a brita and I try to make DH clean it since I didn't even want it in the first place but even we are guilty of forgetting to empty it and sterilize it from time to time. JMO
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| Posted 6/22/15 1:45 PM |
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Seawolf
LIF Adult
Member since 3/14 1336 total posts
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Scrumba
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I live in East Islip, if that matters. We also have a place upstate, but up there I do filter the water.
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| Posted 6/22/15 2:03 PM |
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brooke23
LIF Toddler
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
My mother had a breast cancer scare (turned out to be nothing) a few years ago and the doctor told her he would not be drinking the water on long island she should have a filter. I lived in the city for several years and drank that water but moving out to Long Island, we now have a Brita-- would like to eventually get one for the tap. Better safe than sorry I guess.
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| Posted 6/22/15 2:15 PM |
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PitterPatter11
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Unless there is an issue with your water supply (for example: my friend lives near the Bethpage plume), tap water is fine. Some bottle water is actually *gasp* tap water. Plus, you are helping the environment by reducing the amount of plastic you use.
Food for thought:
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| Posted 6/22/15 2:27 PM |
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I drink water from the tap all the time and always have.
Message edited 6/22/2015 2:29:23 PM.
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Pomegranate5
LIF Adult
Member since 2/11 4798 total posts
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Pomegranate5
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Posted by PitterPatter11
Unless there is an issue with your water supply (for example: my friend lives near the Bethpage plume), tap water is fine. Some bottle water is actually *gasp* tap water. Plus, you are helping the environment by reducing the amount of plastic you use.
Food for thought:
This is kind of what i always thought.
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| Posted 6/22/15 2:32 PM |
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Summergirl
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
http://longisland.news12.com/news/report-water-quality-problems-getting-worse-in-suffolk-1.10378203
This was a very small blurb on the news in early May but it was enough to get my husband to insist on bottled water again .... Can't say I blame him.
eta:Sorry , I can't get it to post.:(
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BeachGrl
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Kristy
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Posted by queensgal
I'm not a brita fan. I think a lot of people don't clean those pitchers and those germs/bacteria are worse than the tap. We have a brita and I try to make DH clean it since I didn't even want it in the first place but even we are guilty of forgetting to empty it and sterilize it from time to time. JMO
How often do you clean yours?
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| Posted 6/22/15 4:20 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
I drink tap, or filtered from the fridge. I don't worry about whether it's filtered or not.
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/bottled/bottled-water-illusions-of-purity/
In 2009, almost 50 percent of all bottled water came from municipal tap water supplies.
According to a 2010 survey, only 3 companies provide the public with the same level of information available for tap water. This includes where the water came from, how it was treated and what the results of the water quality tests were.
Independent testing of bottled water conducted by the Environmental Working Group in 2008 found that 10 popular brands of bottled water, purchased from grocery stores and other retailers in 9 states and the District of Columbia, contained 38 chemical pollutants, with an average of 8 contaminants in each brand.
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MichLiz213
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
My best friend tests groundwater for a living and uses a Brita filter. That's what we do, too.
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TheMrs
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
It's probably a mental thing but my parents always used bottled water so I use the Brita or bottled water. Howeverrrr... When I make iced tea and lemonade type stuff, I use tap water. I'm not afraid of tap water, just don't like the "taste"
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| Posted 6/22/15 5:43 PM |
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Mrs213
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
I use filtered through my fridge
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| Posted 6/22/15 7:05 PM |
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BsMomma2014
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Member since 6/10 2662 total posts
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nicole
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
I drink a mix of tap and Brita I am not picky
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| Posted 6/22/15 8:02 PM |
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Leb
LIF Adult
Member since 12/09 4166 total posts
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
I use bottled only. And FYI if you read the label it will tell you the source. Poland spring is a real spring. Dasani and Aquafina are bottled in NJ or something like that.
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| Posted 6/22/15 8:53 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Posted by Leb
I use bottled only. And FYI if you read the label it will tell you the source. Poland spring is a real spring. Dasani and Aquafina are bottled in NJ or something like that.
Yes if it says Spring water, it's from a spring.
Dasani and Aquafina is" purified "water. ...meaning filtered tap water
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NervousNell
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
And then there's this....
bottled water recall for e coli
So nothing is safe, really
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| Posted 6/22/15 10:21 PM |
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backfor3
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/14 568 total posts
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
We have a filter hooked up to our sink. I just refill a jug from the sink with water that has come from the filter. Once the filter is dine, a red light comes on to tell me to change it. Have been using it for years.
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| Posted 6/23/15 7:40 AM |
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Seawolf
LIF Adult
Member since 3/14 1336 total posts
Name:
Scrumba
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A Dumb question Regarding Water
I used to have a Pur for my faucet but I hated how it looked! I put aesthetics before safety :)
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| Posted 6/23/15 10:04 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
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Re: A Dumb question Regarding Water
Posted by Seawolf
I used to have a Pur for my faucet but I hated how it looked! I put aesthetics before safety :)
LOL. That's why we got a Brita pitcher. I can't have that big contraption on the faucet. It won't even fit on my type of kitchen faucet.
We use the Brita and/or the water dispensed from the fridge. That has a filter as well
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| Posted 6/23/15 10:08 AM |
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