sooooo water an issue?

[sosurreal09]

spring water comes in plastic bottles...so thats a no no and quite expensive.
i have a brita filter its all plastic and it didnt even cross my mind that i would be drinking harmful chemicals then right?
what do you all use for water?

[MyLilPwny]

We've always used reverse osmosis; even my parents always had it when I was a kid.

[Mirzam]

Spring water in glass bottles, we use it for both drinking and cooking.

[DashsMama]

Brita filter's do not contain BPA and are considered safe according to The Green Guide.

I personally use water straight from the tap, but our city water comes from a protected forest watershed and is very clean. You might want to contact your city water board to find out what contaminants you have in your tap water. If you live in the US, they are required by law to give you this information. Make sure your Brita filter removes these specific contaminants. If it doesn't, it is not doing you any good, and you should invest in a different filter.

Also, if you live in an older building, do not use hot water for cooking. Lead (that used to be used in pipes and pipe solder) is more likely to leach into hot water than cold. Before I fill a pot or the teakettle, I always let my cold water run a bit to make sure I'm using water hasn't been sitting in the pipes.

Do what you can to make your family safe, Mama, but don't drive yourself crazy over it. It just takes a little conscious effort to keep your family away from many harmful chemicals, and much of that can be accomplished by just keeping toxic cleaning supplies and bug poisons out of your house. Good luck!

[henny penny]

We love our Berkey water filter. It's stainless steel with washable ceramic filters good for something like 10,000 gallons. It sits on the counter next to the stove for ease of use.

[sosurreal09]

Originally Posted by DashsMama

Brita filter's do not contain BPA and are considered safe according to The Green Guide.

I personally use water straight from the tap, but our city water comes from a protected forest watershed and is very clean. You might want to contact your city water board to find out what contaminants you have in your tap water. If you live in the US, they are required by law to give you this information. Make sure your Brita filter removes these specific contaminants. If it doesn't, it is not doing you any good, and you should invest in a different filter.

Also, if you live in an older building, do not use hot water for cooking. Lead (that used to be used in pipes and pipe solder) is more likely to leach into hot water than cold. Before I fill a pot or the teakettle, I always let my cold water run a bit to make sure I'm using water hasn't been sitting in the pipes.

Do what you can to make your family safe, Mama, but don't drive yourself crazy over it. It just takes a little conscious effort to keep your family away from many harmful chemicals, and much of that can be accomplished by just keeping toxic cleaning supplies and bug poisons out of your house. Good luck!

dont worry i dont use any cleaning products at all i have the haan steam mop and the portable steam cleaner! its amazing at how much cleaner my house is just using water and it sanitizes so im ahead of the game there lol

[WorldsBestMom]

Maybe you could buy your own at home water filter treatment that you can connect to your kitchen pipe. There is also purified water that comes in bottles also, I have not a clue how they process the water though.

[es1967]

I have 2.5 gallon's of Mountain Valley Spring Water (in galss bottles )delivered. I use it for all cooking and drinking. Our tap water is horrible.

[Magelet]

we use tap. I know it's not really safe to assume the water's ok, but I do. I can't afford anything else (except maybe a brita, and I don't think that filters much of the important bad stuff.)

(I also HATE the taste of reverse osmosis water, and I know it wastes a lot of water and is expensive. just not my cup of tea.)

I try to minimize contaminants elsewhere, and don't worry about the water.

[JessicaS]

We just use a brita filter thing.

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by es1967

I have 2.5 gallon's of Mountain Valley Spring Water (in galss bottles )delivered. I use it for all cooking and drinking. Our tap water is horrible.

I would love to know more about this water delivered in glass. Is it pricey? And is this for only down south?

[henny penny]

We used Mountain Valley at work for drinking water and it was about $1 more per one of those giant (5 gallon?) bottles. And it was truly better. The plastic containers other companies use render the water undrinkable (both taste and yuckies) imo. I don't know what regions they service, though. They have a good website.

[es1967]

Here is the link.
http://www.mountainvalleyspring.com/
I know its supposed to be one of the best waters around from what people say. The taste is really nice-no weird after tastes. I always get the 2.5 gallom b/c I thought it didn't come in a 5 gallon glass bottle. I'll have to check up on this. I've been using it for about 3 or more years.

I see they now have the 5 gallon glass too-awesome. Altough the 2.5 gallon just sits in a dispenser on my counter top perfectly.

[sosurreal09]

so my brita filter isnt a faucet one (damn thing wouldnt stay on) i have the pitcher anyone know if the pitcher is bpa free?

i certainly cant afford a Berkey or home delivered water. i was laid off quite some time ago and my unemployment is up this month...

[Gingercat]

Originally Posted by Magelet

(I also HATE the taste of reverse osmosis water, and I know it wastes a lot of water and is expensive. just not my cup of tea.)

Funny but ever since we've installed our RO 5-stage system I cannot have any other kind of water, not even the bottled mineral one!

I know that it wastes a lot of water but I think this for us is a small price to pay for pure clean water as the tap water quality here in Athens is absolutely awful! I use the Himalayan salt to supplement with good quality minerals and also buy a naturally carbonated water chock full with good minerals (it comes in refundable glass bottles) to enjoy from time to time.

[ShadowMoon]

We use Brita filters (BPA free).

[Chicky2]

We just installed a 3 filter RO system under the kitchen sink. Not the absolute best, but not the worst either. We have community well water out here (rural), but it is NASTY. Like chunks of stuff floating in it nasty.

[artemis33]

Originally Posted by anielasmommy09

so my brita filter isnt a faucet one (damn thing wouldnt stay on) i have the pitcher anyone know if the pitcher is bpa free?

I wonder about the pitcher too....The filters themselves may not have BPA, but what about the pitcher?

I use tap water now that we moved somewhere where it tastes great and I believe it to be fairly clean. In the city I didn't care for the water and used the Brita pitcher all the time, but I started to get nervous about the water sitting around in that pitcher....

[craft_media_hero]

We use the Brita box-type filter next to our sink. Our tap water tastes gross! We live in an old house, supposedly no lead, but the water just tastes waaay better after it's gone through the Brita.

[sosurreal09]

im wondering about these under sink filters any one know a really good one? also we rent so i can make any holes in the counter and what not...