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10-02-2009, 01:21 PM
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| is filtered water a clean as boiled water?
as the title asks: is filtered water a clean as boiled water?
and when i say filtered water, i mean like brita or something top of the line.
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10-02-2009, 01:38 PM
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Depends on location.
Most places in BC, the tap water is as clean or cleaner than bottled water, thus boiling or filtering is superfluous
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10-02-2009, 01:59 PM
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Steam distilled is the best but there is nothing wrong with BC tap water.
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10-02-2009, 03:41 PM
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I drink straight from the tap
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10-02-2009, 03:58 PM
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Reverse osmosis FTW!
From what I understand:
boil water = kills bacteria, but leaves impurities in the water (trace amount of whatever)
filter water = remove impurities. Not sure if bacteria or viruses can get filtered out
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10-02-2009, 09:26 PM
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Best is to boil your water and then drain it through the filter if you are really health conscious.
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10-03-2009, 11:11 AM
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Just start bottling some of White Rocks tap water. That is the cleanest water, and that I was told from the person in the health unit that looks into all these water tests.
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10-03-2009, 10:16 PM
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De-mineralized water is bad for you.  | |
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10-08-2009, 10:37 PM
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a brita won't do anything for cleaning... maybe for taste.
I use one of these when I go hiking. http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1255070192100
Boiling still gets rid of some of the small nasty stuff a filter can't though.
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10-09-2009, 08:50 AM
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I boil tap water. My friend drinks water from the filter thing straight from the tap.
Neither of us has ever gotten sick from water.
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10-09-2009, 09:06 AM
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I use Brita filtered water for cooking, and filtered+boiled water for drinking. Overkill  | |
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10-09-2009, 12:42 PM
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brita filters out the particulates and chlorine, thats about it. Quote:
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10-10-2009, 09:55 AM
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Some of you guys have water drinking habits that sound more like borderline obsessive compulsive disorder.
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10-10-2009, 06:48 PM
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BC water is clean, but you never know what's in the pipe.
I only use brita -> UV water filter system (when I am in Asia) -> boil
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