drinking ro/di

[KevChem]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12544092#post12544092 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fatrip
Have you ever had City tap water???...lol...it tastes like it is poisnous...lol...plus you have the water main breaks and the water gets contaminated and they only put the boil water advisory on a few stations that i personaly dont watch...plus our city is awsome just a few months back some one opened a chlorine valve and made mustard gas at our local water treatment plant and had to evacuate part of the city....not to amny people i trust at our local city water plants...lol...just another perspective.

I'm drinking my tap water right now - MMMM good! Lots of minerals! As I said, if you don't like the taste go ahead and drink something else.

Water main breaks will happen - so will bacterial contamination of RO/DI supplies. At least with tap there is chloramine there to kill the nasties.

I couldn't find a newspaper article (via Lexis-Nexis) about your mustard gas incident. I don't think excess chlorine would cause mustard (a sulfur-carbon-chlorine molecule) to form. But a chlorine release(especially in a gaseous state) is certainly hazardous/deadly.

My main point was about the unnecessary use of resources to produce RO/DI water solely for drinking purposes.

Paranoia and conspiracy theories aside, tap water is safe to drink.

Kevin

 

[tkeracer619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12545059#post12545059 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brandongriff
uhh....a 22 year old dog? haha you must be joking....im assuming you meant 2 years

ROFL

 

[AZDesertRat]

99% of the time yes tap water is safe to drink, mostly due to the dedication of water system operators like myself. But, what about when this happens:

Or this:

Or this :

Take a closer look at the interior surfaces of this hydrant:

The disadvantage of tap water is you and I have no control of it after it leaves the well or treatment plant. You do have control of your RO or RO/DI system. Bacterial contamination in a RO can be controlled with 5 minutes of easy disinfection every 6 months when you change filters, 3 tablespoons of household bleach is all that is needed. Mambranes will remove bacteria and viruses if this step is taken.

I am a big proponent of safe drinking water as it is how I make my living but I am also realistic about things beyond my control. If water waste is an issue there are low waste options available.

 

[fatrip]

"I couldn't find a newspaper article (via Lexis-Nexis) about your mustard gas incident. I don't think excess chlorine would cause mustard (a sulfur-carbon-chlorine molecule) to form. But a chlorine release(especially in a gaseous state) is certainly hazardous/deadly."

try the press and sun bulletin broome county NY. it was at a water treatment plant. the chlorine was mixed with human waste water. the paper called it mustard gas, i also thought it was chlorine and amonia that caused mustard gas. but it did suck i couldnt get to lunch i had to find something at work to eat ummm umm machine quizine...it sucked...

 

[brians4671]

im proud to be able to say i dont waste any. the wash machine uses the waste. that provides me with all of my ro water. azdesertrat what is the difference in tds readings from the plant to say, outer city limits?

 

[AZDesertRat]

TDS doesn't change as much as TSS or suspended solids and organics. In well systems its not uncommon to have silt and sand particles in the distribution mains especially in low lying and low velocity areas out towards the far reaches. In surface water systems its not uncommon to have water degredation due to regrowth of organics in the lines. Thats one big reason some utilitities are going to chloramines, they last longer than free chlorine out at the ends of the system. Good distribution system maintenance and flushing help these situations but there are always the unforseen main brakes, dig ins and bakflow incidents to deal with. For years the EPA and regulatory agencies concentrated more on the source water and treatment plants but in recent years there have been more regulations added to the normal coliform bacteria testing in the distribution system. Things like lead and copper, trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids and others are now part of the regular testing requirements. The EPA is also looking at distribution system maintenance and management programs to help ensure safe tap water. All in all I am not afraid to drink tap water just about anywhere in the US but I still prefer my RO water.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12545059#post12545059 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brandongriff
uhh....a 22 year old dog? haha you must be joking....im assuming you meant 2 years

uhh....yes it was a joke. it's not that funny when you gotta explain it.
1. feeding 20 times a day 2. 1 lb. of fertilizer 3. twenty two year old dog.

but seriously, i pretty much had been drinking bottled water, some just ro, some ro/di for more than 18 years. and no health issues.....besides ones associated with getting older. personally i find ro water tastes great but ro/di tastes kinda weird.