Topic ID 3726
Has anyone noticed the tap water tasting and smelling different recently?
Reply ID 54216
quote:Mine's had the Britta difference for a long time. I wouldn't drink the tap water round here straight away. It's too hard round here. You're just asking for Kidney Stones.
Originally posted by Ewoowar
Has anyone noticed the tap water tasting and smelling different recently?
Reply ID 54219
Britta here too, so not noticed any change.
Reply ID 54223
Does anybody not use Britta?
Reply ID 54224
quote:I use Boots cartridges in mine, they're cheaper [:)]
Originally posted by Ewoowar
Does anybody not use Britta?
Reply ID 54226
quote:You can't get generic Maxtra cartridges yet though
Originally posted by Aelle
I use Boots cartridges in mine, they're cheaper [:)]
Reply ID 54230
quote:So you don't really use a Brita then [:D]
Originally posted by Stevequote:You can't get generic Maxtra cartridges yet though
Originally posted by Aelle
I use Boots cartridges in mine, they're cheaper [:)]
Reply ID 54234
quote:Not the common one, no, the posh one... [:D] http://www.brita.net/maxtra/maxtra_start.html
Originally posted by Aellequote:So you don't really use a Brita then [:D]
Originally posted by Stevequote:You can't get generic Maxtra cartridges yet though
Originally posted by Aelle
I use Boots cartridges in mine, they're cheaper [:)]
Reply ID 54237
quote:That's far too posh for me, I like to taste a little bit of the pollution left in [:p]
Originally posted by Steve
Not the common one, no, the posh one... [:D] http://www.brita.net/maxtra/maxtra_start.html
Reply ID 54239
Still tastes perfectly fine straight out of the tap. However I can also drink McMullen's beer so I'm sure some would suggest this is no recommendation
Reply ID 54248
I have noticed that the water smells like it's chlorinated when coming out of the kitchen tap. As an aside, I also noticed it bubbling to the surface on St Andrews Street outside the kitchen shop.
Reply ID 54250
quote:Thank you. That is exactly what I am experiencing. I didn't want to mention it first as I wanted to see what others had noticed.
Originally posted by thefair1973
I have noticed that the water smells like it's chlorinated when coming out of the kitchen tap. As an aside, I also noticed it bubbling to the surface on St Andrews Street outside the kitchen shop.
Reply ID 54257
Boiled some tap water for spaghetti tonight resulting in frothy scum on top of the water as it came to the boil, which had to be skimmed off before putting the pasta in. [xx(]
Reply ID 54259
SG13 postcodes are having work done according to Three Valleys Water. http://www.3valleys.co.uk/works/check_your_area.php?page=1
Reply ID 54261
quote:Thank you James. I have emailed them with a query about the chlorine taste and smell in the tap water.
Originally posted by James007
SG13 postcodes are having work done according to Three Valleys Water. http://www.3valleys.co.uk/works/check_your_area.php?page=1
Reply ID 54263
Taken from another page on the link that James007 provided. http://www.3valleys.co.uk/works/nm_faq.shtml Some residents have reported water running down the street. Why is this? We need to chlorinate and flush out the new mains as part of our water quality process. Customers may see some excess water running down the street while this is being done. This can sometimes be seen as a waste of water but it is an essential part of our water quality procedure to ensure that our product if safe for consumption. There are a lot of main replacement works occurring around Sele Farm at the moment and whilst I haven't seen water running down the streets this does suggest an answer to Ewoowar's taste buds.
Reply ID 54264
Does this explain what appear to be two small leaks I have seen? - one in South Street by the traffic lights and one by the pelican crossing in Ware Road by Focus. Both appear to be coming from service covers.
Reply ID 54273
quote:Is this an attachment to the tap or a jug with a filter?
Originally posted by Brockmanquote:Mine's had the Britta difference for a long time. I wouldn't drink the tap water round here straight away. It's too hard round here. You're just asking for Kidney Stones.
Originally posted by Ewoowar
Has anyone noticed the tap water tasting and smelling different recently?
Reply ID 54322
They do both inline-to-tap and two types of cartridge. The Maxtras filter much faster than the regular filters (in the jugs).
Reply ID 54711
I got a response from Three Valleys confirming that they are flushing the drains with an increased amount of chlorine. They also suggested running the tap for a while before using the water and disconnecting or isolating things such as diswashers and washing machines while not in use.
Reply ID 54712
Perhaps when they have finished, my tap water won't taste like something has died in it. Incidentally - the hardness in the water round here is quite good for you - just not your kettle/central heating/hot water systems. All that soluble calcium. Also I had a quick google about hard water and kidney stones - although I found some sites that said that soft water is more likely to cause kidney stones, the NHS direct site doesn't link water hardness to kidney stones at all
Reply ID 54713
quote:............perhaps something has.....
Originally posted by jez_p
Perhaps when they have finished, my tap water won't taste like something has died in it.
Reply ID 54724
I know someone who had kidney stones removed in a London Hospital some years ago. There were three other residents of Hertford on her ward. Whilst not being the primary cause of kidney stones if you have had repeated infections the calcium can attach itself to any residual pus.
Reply ID 54732
quote:Residual pus. Thanks.
Originally posted by Anorak
I know someone who had kidney stones removed in a London Hospital some years ago. There were three other residents of Hertford on her ward. Whilst not being the primary cause of kidney stones if you have had repeated infections the calcium can attach itself to any residual pus.