Tap water or filtered?

Question

Is there really a difference between drinking water from the tap or drinking it after it's gone through the filter? I know the filter removes a bunch of junk from the tap water, but in the long run, does the filtered water prevent anything? Or are you just as okay drinking tap water all the time?

Answer 1

There've been tons of studies, investigations, etc done on this topic. Honestly nothing really changes much after it goes through the filter, and spring water usually doesn't contain much less minerals, junk, or whatever. But, if you live in an area that has a high cancer rate, something could be in the water, literally, so I'd go with a bottle instead of the tap.

Answer 2

Filtered. You never know what's in the water nowadays. I just signed a petition not too long ago asking Congress not to go through with the idea of running sewer water through a purifier and recirculating it to the public. I'm sure there are other ways they can come up with to conserve that resource. But if they want to have the public drinking refined sewer, they will. I'm not okay with drinking tap water at all, unless I really have to. Water is so polluted that it just makes it better knowing I would at least be drinking some water that was ran through some kind of purifier first. I live in Minn. where the headway to the Mississippi is and it comes out of a nice blue lake and the river itself is nice and clear. It runs through the state and by the time you get to Mpls. the water is brownish. We were down south and the river had turned to a mucky dark brown water. It's just horrible what the people have done to this land when they discovered a New World.

Answer 3

Drink water! 8-10 glasses per day. Paying for bottled water will never be as good as getting it from a spring on a mountain side. In today's world, filters on taps are good. Avoid drinking too many chemicals in tap water. So, most places on Earth have water that needs treatment, even from the Water Dept's chemicals that were infused to kill microbes in the first place. This means filtering is necessary.

Answer 4

If u doubt ur tap water take a sample of it in a sterilised bottle and have it chemically & microbiologically tested.
A standard water filter with a candle only removes floating particles.
Today you get UV Filters which are the best. Various models are available. Selection will depend on your source of water e.g having very high TDS (total dissolved solids), chemical traces etc, which you should get tested first as mentioned above.

Answer 5

Bottled Water

Answer 6

Some filters can remove chlorine which is in most tap water. Some can remove lead and other toxins. Some can remove certain bacteria.

If there is lead in your water, a filter could save your life. Most cities know what is in their water supply and should warn you about toxins if there is a problem.

Answer 7

I am not a water drinker and tap water taste bad. So I have to make myself drink water and filtered water taste better.

Answer 8

If your water system is good you are theoretically safe. With filtered water (if the filtration system is kept up) you KNOW that the stuff the filter says it filters is not in your water, be it chlorine, pesticides, heavy metals, or bacterias.
I don't know that I would trust bottled over filtered either. aside from a 'freshness ' issue, there is the 'plastic' issue, and who knows? there are product recall to consider to.

Answer 9

I don't drink tap water anymore. I have a Shaklee reverse osmosis system and it is the sweetest water ever. I just can't stand the taste of tap water anymore. Too much chlorine taste in San Diego.

Answer 10

I don't know if its healthier or not. But I can tell you this. Filtered water makes a better cup of coffee or tea, than just tap water.