Tap Water  

Wow I didn't know they were unregulated! We had the filtration system put in last week and can literally taste the difference! At least we have filters!

Yeah it was many years ago that I learned that when "buying" water first became popular. That they came out with the studies, most of the companies were actually bottling tap water. The other problem is that most people seem to think they are buying something better so the sales continue to go up for water. But as consumers it is very easy for to assume that because we pay a price for it that it has to be okay or better than what we have. We take for granted that whatever the company says is true and do very little to research it for ourselves. And sometimes even when we know the facts we will still pay for taste, convience, etc.

Amazing... even when we know we still do it at times... I am guilty I admit it! Thanks for the info it is definately something to keep in mind when looking at them.

Here they actually charge us monthly to put chlorine in our water supply, isn't that nice of them? Thanks for the comment!

In Singapore, the government is very proud of the fact that tap water is legally safe to drink. The Public Utilities Board often reminds us that our tap water is safer than what the World Health Organisation considers safe and healthy.

So, I definitely do drink tap water. When I'm out and about and feel thirsty, I have no issue with filling up a plastic bottle with tap water or even drinking from a water cooler. I don't know anyone who has been sick in Singapore for drinking tap water. Bottled water is something I drink when I'm in a restaurant that does not serve tap water.

Having said all that, I did buy a water filter system for the home. While the official line is that tap water is safe, I do know that allot of chlorine has been used in the preparation of water. Singapore is water scarce and so allot of the water we drink has been recycled and chemicals have been used in treating the water before it is released into the system for us to consume.

So, while tap water is safe to drink, I feel comfortable having an extra layer of safety for the home's water supply. While we probably drink enough 'chemical ed' water to be pretty immune, I think drinking a bit less may help our bodies last that extra bit longer.

My sister went to Rome, where they drink from the springs in the street. They look at you funny, she says, when you order bottled water with "no gas" in the restaurants for that reason. She had an exchange student from Rome come to visit here in So Cal. The poor girl must have thought us all to be crazy with our bottled water.

LOL that is too funny!

How long have you had the RO system? We just got ours but can definately tell a difference. Thanks for the response!

For the last five years almost. the quality of water that we were getting as the tap supply was not upto the mark and so we had to go for it .
and now it is absolutely satisfactory.

Awesome, I don't think we will ever go back either :)

I can understand that 100% that is why we had to go with the RO system. I would not have done it if they didn't have the report a month or so ago that there are so many pharmacutical drugs in our water... Stinks that we don't even have clean water anymore doesn't it? You would think what we pay in taxes etc the city/govt. could provide that... it is one of the things we all need to live!

I like drinking the water at my dads it taste better. The water here in memphis I know has clorine in it and it might have other stuff in it to purify the water but I think it is good. But I still drink the water out of the refridgerater.

My parents have a well their water tastes really good too!

She could take the flourine tablets as an alternative if the water got bad. We had the test done here, it is definately creapy when you look at it when they do the tests and stuff... Thanks for your response

thanks for the comment most of us forget about the boiling option!

thanks for the comment. Where did you get the portable?

There's a water filter 'warehouse' online that we bought the portable one from. If I can remember the name of the company, I'll let you know, but you should be able to google portable r/o filter and find some info.

awesome thanks, we love the RO water!

at least we know where we can go if it gets to bad here! Thanks for the post!

The first response I got to this question scared me off of bottled water. Thanks for the input!