Any people in Australia think it's actually necessary have your water boiled to drink. After it's cool down to room temperature of course???
Boiling Australia's Tap Water before Consuming
ilove on 24/08/2024 - 18:02
Last edited 25/08/2024 - 14:20
Last edited 25/08/2024 - 14:20
Poll Options
- 62boil water to kill germs.
- 646there is no need to boil the tap water in Australia
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How do you add the fluoride back? It's the best part!
When I got my RO filter I was very worried about how my body would handle more natural amounts of dietary fluoride, so i've been supplementing by eating a couple healthy squeezes of colgate after each meal.
I buy my fluoride in bulk during ali sales.
the discussion in this thread is wild
I remember a good 10 years ago seeing "Asbestos tea bags" on AliExpress. I really hope it was just a bad translation.
I had more energy 16 years ago too. Flouride or not.
Not against using fluoride for teeth. Neutrafluor 5000 is my pick and makes your teeth noticeably stronger after a few days. Not 100% about bioaccumulation which is why I prefer non fluoride water.
I started using this (mainly because I’m just worried about cavities) but how are you exactly testing how your “strong” your teeth are?
Teeth weights
Feel much stronger within a few days of use. Tried to save $15 once and skipped buying. Got a cavity a few weeks later and can't remember if that contributed to an extraction costing $300+. Did have bad dental habits then as well. Xylitol gum also seems good but pricey.
You ate remembering being younger, not having less fluoride.
Fluoride is also naturally occuring btw
Yeah remembered weird changes in energy, mild effects when it happened. Not just 16 years later. Moved to Auckland in 2010 and had something similar. Eventually found articles saying they over fluoridated the water that year.
I have a feeling if you did a blind taste test you wouldn't know the difference.
I boil the water after the cryptosporidium warming years ago though im immune compromised. In saying that i drink water straight from the tap when not at home. For NSW there are water quality alerts.
If im interstate or at places with just bore water i will boil it.
I'm in the building industry and the amount dirty and rusty old pipes going into homes scares me. At least have a basic filter.
I cleaned out my Brita ontap filter today and yep, plenty of metal etc in the little metal filter. When I first moved into this place I found a massive amount of flat shiny metal flakes in the basic tap filter / airator.
I took a few photos so I can track it.
What about using hot water dispenser?
It takes one minute of a rolling boil to make water microbiologically safe. Boiling the kettle won't do it unless you stop it from turning off after reaching a boil.
I've drunk a lot of bird/frog/whatever shit, being on tank water for many years. Didn't bother me. But I'm old and paranoid now. I'm back in the bush on tank water again so I got one of these nifty devices.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08KFNQT4N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_f…
"Removes 99.99999% of all bacteria (salmonella, cholera, and E. coli); removes 99.9999% of all protozoa (such as giardia and cryptosporidium); also removes 100% of microplastics"
How does this filter remove bacteria? Surely they would be too small.
I read what I believe is the relevant pdf and found no mention of "remove". I think that Amazon listing may be bullshirt.
All Capital city water in Australia is managed under an internationally recognised system called the multiple barrier system. Drinking water quality is managed from when the rain falls on a catchment right through to the mains outside your house.
The reporting and testing regime is far more stringent than bottled water.
If certain conditions occur they are required to issue a ‘Boil water’ notice.
So no, boiling drinking water in any Australian city is a waste of energy.Just went to get a glass of water and was presented with this… It was even whiter IRL than what the image shows.
Let it stand for a while
Pretty sure that's going to be suspended/trapped air bubbles that would settle out in a min or 2Yeah I've had that before. I called my local council who told me they just finished doing water works, causing the tiny bubbles.
Only need to boil water if there has been a problem with the water supply. I have done it three times in 50 years, one due to flooding, once due to digging pipes in the street (boil for one day only) and I cannot remember the third time.
The biggest issue with water is the smell due to chlorination in some places or the taste due to dissolved salts/minerals. It is still safe to drink.
No need to boil unless there's an issue.
filtering / purifying it might be something you want to do if that's your thing
I've done it ever since a doctor friend recommended it to kill possible giardia
You drink untreated river water?
If you want to kill something like giardia you need a rolling boil for 1 minute, your kettle will turn off before that happens.
Apparently a 1 micron absolute filter stops giardia.
Don't forget to wash your bread before you eat it. Kills those nasty chemicals
I always wash my bread with butter, making the bread super healthy!
Depends on your location, but most drinking water in Australia is some of the best in the world.
I live in the ACT though, so a newer water supply network, a very clean water source, and virtually zero air and water pollution is a nice starting point ;).
Your location, your distance from the water source, and the quality of that source is very important.A high quality water testing kit for pool water will tell you exactly what is coming out of your tap. There's also relatively cheap digital testers you can buy online that'll give you more obscure measurements like Total Dissolved Solids & Magnesium etc.
@ilove poll please.
made.
I always boil, just a habit but wouldn't hurt to be safe.
I do drink tab water if I'm desperate and never got sick from it. So I guess it's safe.
I do it all the time, boil and store hot water in a Tiger insulated jug for tea and coffee, and while normal drinking water we have the 10L alkaline water from woolies
In the central coast NSW we get a fair bit of sediment in our tap water so I have a 2 stage filter in the kitchen which makes the water taste much better
Happen in Newcastle to me. My friend was like drink it you cat; except he didn't use the word cat.
We literally have the best tap water in the world (outside of Scandinavian countries.
Go to India, then you'll find out its all relative.
New York City tap water tastes pretty good too. Apparently that's what makes their bagels taste so good.
Not the best, below every European country, uk, usa, canada, and a bunch of other countries.
There are parts of Australia where drinking water meets “hospital grade” and is “safe” to drink but is very hard full of calcium of or other minerals
Making it undrinkable
Boiling doesn’t help
Like bore water? Generally just small towns. Yes it makes coffee undrinkable
We arent as good as we once were, there are more than just the scandinavian countries above us.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/water-qua…
I used to distill all my drinking water, but now I'm too lazy
Same here. I had the water tester tool as well. Bottled water, tap water, all had shit in it, but filtered water was 0.0
Thing is, I didn't like the lack of taste in the filtered water. It felt like I was drinking nothing at all.
I'd like to know why you think it's necessary to ask such a stupid question?
The problems with Australia's tapwater aren't resolved with boiling — however, if your local water supply recommends it however, you may be encouraged to boil tapwater due to local issues with the water supply (eg. sewerage backflow into the mains or dead animals or outbreaks detected in a local reservoir, but that is usually limited to regional water supply).
For most parts of Australia, tap water is treated with chlorine to kill most of the bacteria. This leaves a residue of contaminants called DPBs, which are reported as carcinogens in some parts of the world. You can find more about DBPs:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10711274/ https://sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1563307885242/1563307933110 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132…
To minimise exposure, overseas health authorities suggest the following:
- opening windows or using a fan when bathing or showering
- taking shorter baths, less than 30 minutes per day or showers, less than 10 minutes per day. Spending only a short time in any activity that generates steam in an enclosed space
- using a pour-over filtration water pitcher for drinking
- using water from another source for drinking. Do not drink water straight from a lake or river
- installing a filter on your faucet or under your sink that is certified to remove THMs
- look for a filter that is labeled with the NSF/ANSI 53 certification mark
- to keep your water clean, follow the manufacturer's instructions on installing and maintaining your device, for example, filters should be replaced regularly
NB: bottled water in plastic is not better, only glass.
It will taste very different
As an asian, I grew up boiling tap water, and then drinking it once it's cooled. I still do it to this day. Of course it's likely my parents came from a country where regular tap water is not drinkable. But When I have tap water, it does taste different to me.
Tap water has government mind control chemicals.
You need to boil it and run it through a sand and coffee filter twice.
Where can I get some of these mind control chemicals? I want to make myself spend less on ozbargain deals.
lizard people who live in the RBA building.
lizard people who live in the RBA building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaE8nizPSGc
15min00sec to 15min10sec
"…we're very discreet, REPTILIAN, cold blooded…."lol.
Explains all these protesters, probably never drank a glass of water in their lives.
I do this not for health reasons, but to get rid of the tap water taste.
I don't boil tap-water, but before drinking from a garden hose I do let it run for a few seconds to flush out the dead lizards.
I can taste the green plastic garden hose from this post.
Have only ever needed to boil tap water in Sydney during the late 90’s due to a contamination in the water source and that was only due to advice from the relevant authorities.
'Can't drink the water in Sydney, Can't eat the food in Japan…'
Your best option is reverse osmosis.
I have a 3-stage water filtration system at my house. It removes chlorine, heavy metals, fluoride and much more.
I don't trust anyone that drinks tap water. I've stopped hanging out with friends who drink water. They've become weak and docile. IYKYK.
You can buy entry level water purification systems on eBay for a hundred dollars, we have one. They do the trick fine. When I drink tap water, man I can taste it! I rarely drink the stuff as it's not so good in my opinion.
Boiling kills germs/bacteria, doubt it does much to the chemical compounds…
Also if you're boiling it in Kmart's $7 plastic kettle, boiling water means you're exposing yourself to more microplastics which is prolly more harmful
I have three stage filter in my kitchen and I boil my water.
The first two stage filter probably useful for two or three times in 20 years when the neighbours pipe got upgraded resulting in brown water. The carbon filter removes any taste from the water. There is no taste difference between the water straight out the three stage or boiled.
I also drink water from the bathroom tap almost every night during toilet visits, there is a difference in taste but Melbourne tap water is good. I also haven't gotten sick from it. Nobody got sick from it, everyone has to brush their teeth right? Don't tell you use boiled water for brushing.
Now how about drinking Singapore NEWater?
Germs are the least of your problem with Aussie tap water. Microplastics and other toxins are far bigger concerns.
I've built a filter that acts like a natural ground water catchment through several layers of different materials down to an aquifer. Water taste fantastic. Layers are composed of various types of sand, sediment, limestone, carbon, and various rocks. Water trickles down slowly. Why use tech when nature has created the perfect system.
Icelandic water nice too but f**king expensive..
Your poll needs more options! In a recent article it suggested boiling water to remove microplastics to a significant degree. I believe it bonds smaller plastics into larger pieces and your kettle mesh filter if it has one captures it.
I've built a filter that acts like a natural ground water catchment through several layers of different materials down to an aquifer. Water taste fantastic. Layers are composed of various types of sand, sediment, limestone, carbon, and various rocks.
Do you filter the air you breathe?
This is OzBargain where people go nuts over air purifier deals without ever bothering to measure indoor air quality. Or insist that their purifiers magically filter out the dog and cat hairs which fall straight into the carpet and furniture rather than float around in the air.
Planning to for indoors. Outdoors I can't do much about lol. And I also intend to measure indoor air quality too, and have soil tested.
We could light our tap water on fire you see burn well it came out the tap brother got burn well smoke on shifter.
We could light our tap water on fire you see burn well it came out the tap brother got burn well smoke on shifter.
@nikey2k27
What?my farm tap water was easy set on fire
Oh. I read about that but I thought it was a hoax. 0_o
how then
Reverse osmosis removes PFAS. I bought this standalone benchtop machine (no plumbing required, you manually empty and fill the tank with tap water): https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/philips-aquaporin-mineral-ro-…
Have you checked how clean your pipes/tap are? I replaced an old tap and it was full of rust. Then I got a WatersCo filter.
I stopped drinking tap water when. Barnaby Joyce got wiped out by a planter box after selling his water rights.
i think all you all should come to mackay to taste the water. Spent 1.5 years in redcliffe leaving mackay and couldnt tolerate the water ( avid tea drinker here ). Took me a good 8 months to tolerate it and not keep buying bottled water.
Any old benchtop gravity based filter need do; look into SCP.
For added surety, you could go one of those reverse osmosis systems for the whole home. If you're really paranoid, you could go a double reverse osmosis system, and hook it up to laundry/toilet supply also. If you're a tinfoil hatter, you could connect the double reverse osmosis system to a commercial dehumidifier and cycle the dehumidified liquids from your home back into your supply.
Tap water is fine.
distill or RO water are the best way to treat tap water. distill could be cheapest solution, as you can use solar power or night time cheap energy to do the distill process. cost you around 24c for 4 L
other treatments can't remove the harms but does make you feel you did something.
do more digging you will understand whyPotential cancer-causing chemicals found in Australia's tap water
https://youtu.be/B3DUacSu3l0
I used to consciously drink water off the tap until those recent articles came out.My process on a good day is filtering tap water into a Brita jug first; then boiling as needed
Have you considered installing an undersink filter?
i haven't gone down tha rabbit-hole :\
It varies around the country, not all the same.
The citys are very good, but once you are in small rural towns it can come down to one council worker screwing up. Though by world standards still good.
Some places which get water from rivers are more sus when it comes to chemical contamination and boiling wont remove that.But beware that in real isolated places and things like highway petrol stations they may be on tank/bore/farm dam water which is mostly outside of government control, they might do a yearly mail-in lab test.
You should 100% be boiling or plain avoiding that unless you know the local situation.A sensible policy when travelling outside a city area is just drink bottled water. You never really know the situation with a motel and roadhouse cafe supply and plumbing.
Most municipal drinking water providers operate a HACCP food safety system which is pretty stringent with its monitoring and requirements.
The water before your house might be good enough to drink, but, doesn't mean your ages house after go through all pipes still good enough, so still boiling water every day, don't know how to just use tap water to make nice coffee anyway.
The water before your house might be good enough to drink, but, doesn't mean your ages house after go through all pipes still good enough, so still boiling water every day, don't know how to just use tap water to make nice coffee anyway.
Boiling water that has gone through shitty pipes and picked up all sorts of metallic pollutants gets rid of pure water, and makes the pollutants slightly more concentrated. If these pollutants actually existing in the first place.
Only boiled during and shortly after the 98' cryptosporidium water issue in Sydney.
Otherwise its usually fine.What a pointless and poorly thought out poll.
You're asking the respondents "are you from an overseas, semi-developed country with a history of poor infrastructure or did you grow up in Australia".
Boiling will kill pathogens, which is not an issue here.
Boiling will not deal with other concerns about potential chemical pollutants- if anything potential pollutaintslike metals become slightly more concentrated once you boil off the pure water.
If you are worried about these things in a way that involves engaging your brain, you get a reverse osmosis filter rather than reverting to third world "boil teh waters" superstitions inherited from your overseas grandparents who grew up in cities that had to worry about waterborne disease epidemics.
last I looked the main health risk from people worried about Australian tap water was using filters that were so expensive that people didn't change them at the recommended intervals
with the result that all that janky filtered crap - remaining in the filter - now INCREASED your health risk by running water through a filter now full of crap.
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distill it, drink fluoride free water (Pureau is my pick) Notice more energy with even supermarket bottled water. Lived in Brisbane before fluoridation came and remember having more energy. Our drinking water was also delivered for $30 a month, reverse osmosis 25l. We used to make fun of our dad getting his car boot wet hauling the jugs but maybe something to it…