I was told from an early age not to drink the cold water from upstairs but my partner says you can, he says it's the same pipe. I once saw a spider come out of the tap upstairs and I always feel like it's contaminated. Who is right?
2007-02-24 02:23:44 · 19 answers · asked by Jane H 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
You are right, I was always told not to drink the water from the upstairs cold water tap as well. Personally I don't like to drink water straight from the tap, but if you do always make sure you use the tap in the kitchen
2007-02-24 02:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by Baps . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In old days, cold water upstairs came from a 'tank' which was generally galvanised. If you saw a spider come from a tap, it could only go in so far. Probably stayed the night in there or whatever. If you do not have a tank, then drinking from upstais is ok...................To test if you have a tank or not, get your partner to turn on the tap downstairs, AFTER you turn on the tap upstairs. If the water slows you are on the main. Hope this helps
2007-02-24 02:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on the age of your house and plumbing etc, but in general terms, the water downstairs normally comes straight from the pipe, wheeras upstairs it sits in a little tank for a bit. If you have been away or don't use the upstairs water alot(have a downstairs shower etc) then I would recommend not using it, but if you use it alot, then it is perfectly safe to drink, though it might get a little 'stale' as the chemicals put in it to clean it settle or disolve.
So in a nutshell, upstairs water won't hurt you, but it won't do you any good either, so the odd drink in the night would be fine, but as a primary source of fluid, nope.
2007-02-24 02:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by CHARISMA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upstairs water may come from a tank , i was told not to drink out of upstairs taps so i never have but thats only because it stuck in my head since a kid . i do think downstairs water is fresher .
2007-02-26 00:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by tina j 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The water from upstairs tastes horrible. Its ok if say you need to take a tablet in the night and just take a few sips, otherwise it's best left alone. Mind you, my downstairs water is pretty rank too, I use a water filter jug which I keep in the fridge.
2007-02-24 23:37:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upstairs water is usually from the tank, so unless its covered it can taste stale, and have spiders in it!
Downstairs is from the mains pipe and a lot fresher.
2007-02-24 02:31:16 · answer #6 · answered by jeanimus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your ethnicity. Cantonese people, for example, never drink cold water, instead they drink water that's warm. They believe it makes them put on less weight.
But coldwater upstairs should be fine, however, if you've seen a spider, it's probably contaminated. So dont drink the water.
2007-02-24 03:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by ammarmarcusnaseer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water upstairs comes from a tank in the roof, which should not be drunk unless boiled. The water in the kitchen comes from the mains and is O.K.
2007-02-24 03:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by JoJo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the water upstairs comes straight out of the tank it's not advisable to drink it
2007-02-24 02:28:31 · answer #9 · answered by yecart19710 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
downstairs will come straight in from the mains, upstairs could come from a tank, but its always best to run taps
2007-02-24 02:34:40 · answer #10 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋