Water taste depends on faucet and filter

delanvital · September 28, 2009, 08:13:39 AM

Could anyone here with the insight possibly explain to me, why this is so?

Googling brings up various information, but nothing seems trust-worthy, fx

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENDK276&=&q=water+taste+different+faucet&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

Lameduck · September 28, 2009, 11:10:51 AM

We live in an area where the tap water is heavily chlorinated and I used to purchase drinking water.
5 years ago I tried a BRITA filter system and that works exceptionally well. No taste of chlorine at all. As far as I'm aware, its a gravity fed carbon cartridge set in a jug holding about 2 litres and the filters last about 3 months.

delanvital · September 28, 2009, 11:12:44 AM

Quote from: Lameduck;290989We live in an area where the tap water is heavily chlorinated and I used to purchase drinking water.
5 years ago I tried a BRITA filter system and that works exceptionally well. No taste of chlorine at all. As far as I'm aware, its a gravity fed carbon cartridge set in a jug holding about 2 litres and the filters last about 3 months.

Are we talking the regular wee filter you put in the faucet? Sounds way more complex than what I have ever heard of :blink:

Lameduck · September 28, 2009, 11:17:18 AM

Simply a jug that you fill with tap water as and when you need it.
You can buy a 'built in' system but I have no experience of them.
My filtered water needs are low, so this suits me well enough.

sheepy · September 28, 2009, 04:02:37 PM

i think lameduck is refering to these
http://www.brita.net/uk/jugs.html?L=1

we use one (hard water area) and it works very well

T-Bag · September 28, 2009, 04:53:29 PM

Water tastes depend on impurities. Things like Calcium and Chlorine. You can buy an inline filter to put before your tap and take it out, or you can do it by the jug with a Brita.

I think they filters to put before washing machines etc to stop limescale, though I've never really looked.

Gone_Away · September 28, 2009, 11:40:35 PM

I've tried all methods of Brita in a jug and or kettle. I found them OK but the cost wasn't worth it. I have an inline filter with a separate switch for filtered water. Filters are good for six months.

The quality isn't as good as Brita but scale is reduced significantly and it tastes fine. Now I'm saving 2x by not buying Brita filters and not buying bottled water (we were doing both)..

Inline filters are the way forward IMHO

delanvital · September 29, 2009, 11:48:58 AM

so... back to my original question - can a regular wee filter in the end of the faucet change the taste of water? and if so - why?

T-Bag · September 29, 2009, 11:56:37 AM

Quote from: delanvital;291106so... back to my original question - can a regular wee filter in the end of the faucet change the taste of water? and if so - why?

Yes. Removing impurities from something can change it's taste. If your water had blue food dye in and you had a filter that removed it the appearance would change considerably. Removing the calcium and chlorine is the taste equivalent to this.

Of course the type of filter you use, the impurities it removes and your initial water supply all come into play too. If you live in a soft water area with minimal water treatment you might not notice much of a difference.

Gandalf · September 29, 2009, 11:57:03 AM

Yes, as most of these filters have activated charcoal which will remove chemical elements in the water. As a result this will alter the taste.

Personally, I cannot drink filtered water, it just tastes 'wrong'.

delanvital · September 29, 2009, 05:30:01 PM

Quote from: Gandalf;291108Yes, as most of these filters have activated charcoal which will remove chemical elements in the water. As a result this will alter the taste.

Personally, I cannot drink filtered water, it just tastes 'wrong'.

Sorry for being an arse but - we ARE only talking the basic, wee filters you can get in any handy store, which you screw on the end of the faucet?

Gandalf · September 29, 2009, 06:03:36 PM

Quote from: delanvital;291129Sorry for being an arse but - we ARE only talking the basic, wee filters you can get in any handy store, which you screw on the end of the faucet?

Nope, these; http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37975/Plumbing/Water-Treatment/High-Performance-Water-Filter-Kit

Not seen the screw on filters before (other than the novelty things that change colour!)

Thulsa Doom · September 29, 2009, 09:15:20 PM

Water, filters and 'wee' in the same sentence. Ugh.

Blunt · September 29, 2009, 10:26:44 PM

Quote from: Thulsa Doom;291175Water, filters and 'wee' in the same sentence. Ugh.

:roflmao:
I thought the same

I don't mind the taste of our water in the Mendips (v.hard, in fact it has tattoos)
but it took me a while to get used to it after lovely soft Welsh water