[DebJim]

Do most people Buy Bottled Water or is The Villages water in your home okay to drink?
Thanks for your help:-)

[Ohiogirl]

we use the door dispensed water in our fridge - has a filter that has to be changed every so often. We use tap water to brush our teeth, though, and tap water for cooking.

I tried using the filtered fridge water for coffee, but didn't taste much difference so quit doing it because it took much longer to fill the pot, but perhaps I should just keep a pitcher of it in the fridge to use for coffee and cooking.

[lightworker888]

then I would use filtering system. We use the PUR filter for now, as it is very effective and can be purchased at Publix. I avoid bottled water, because of all the changes that can occur with temperature and plastic, and I avoid city water because of the process of purification and the contaminates in the water source. A filter eliminates 99% of the major contaminates and the residual we are getting in other sources, especially when eating out. After we get the major landscaping finished this trip, I intend to install a whole house filter and that will pay for itself. There is a another thread on this subject and someone mentioned a good one from HD that I think is worth checking out. If you are not concerned about water, then it doesn't matter which option you choosehttps://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley.gif

[Schaumburger]

I not a resident, just a wannabee, but on my 3 visits to TV since 2010, I drank water from the tap, and I didn't detect a bad taste at any time. Just my 2 cents.

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by DebJim

Do most people Buy Bottled Water or is The Villages water in your home okay to drink?
Thanks for your help:-)

Our water tasted so bad I could barely drink it. We have a water filter in our water softener and now it tests great.

[applesoffh]

We had a filtration system installed. Somehow, the water wasn't to our liking, and bottled water gets to be an expense, and a hassle to store. Guess it's a matter of personal taste.

[zcaveman]

Water Softener. Got rid of the chlorine taste and reduces my laundry supplies.

[villager]

The taste of the tap water doesn't taste good to me, so I run it though a Brita filter. That seems to take out the "nasty" and make it taste palatable. I also cook with the Brita water. That's probably not required, but I still do it. In the long run, the Brita is cheaper than bottled water, too.

[Graytop]

Originally Posted by DebJim

Do most people Buy Bottled Water or is The Villages water in your home okay to drink?
Thanks for your help:-)

We have a water softener/filter and another carbon type filter on the refrigerator water dispenser. Our water tastes fine....

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Graytop

We have a water softener/filter and another carbon type filter on the refrigerator water dispenser. Our water tastes fine....

Carbon only removes chlorine does not remove bad cutties. Also take a refrigerator filter after a month of use, Drain out the water have it tested. Read the resultsl NOT GOOD GASP!

Now the good news your body absorbs all that crap stores it in your liver and kidneys and you feel just fine. You get used to it. We do have some internal defense.

Dr, Oz and others medical shows have made statements to the fact that we have reached a state of near crisis in this country with fresh drinking water. Eveyone should have reverse osmosis drinking water and their food rinsed in it also.

Also if you study and read hard and deep enough you will discover that Chlorine is a major cause of Asthma. Your body ( Skin ) and lungs absorb more levels of chlorine in a hot shower than necessary for good health.

In fact some publibications state a person should crack a window when showering with a city water supply.In addition Chlorine does not kill some new strains of bacteria. Only reverse osmosis and or uv light kill the critters.

A softner alone does not work. Bottle drinking does work but thats another story. Some of it has salt and other bad stuff.

And no I do not sell water systems did not want to buy one but feel safe knowing I have done the best I could to protect the plumbing in my home the appliances our health and them grandbabies when they visit. A side benefit is I no longer have to buy bottled water and recycle plastic and there are no water spots. Soap is saved etc.

Safe water is a personal decision backed with research and equipment demonstration. Which beats gossip and rumor all day long.

[Campbell soup]

I use fridge filter for drinking water. For coffee and all other stuff I use the tap ....been drinking it for years....the water seems fine to me.

[cappyjon431]

We just moved from a small Caribbean island with horrible water--the island's pipes were 70+ years old and while the locals drank the water, expats (including us) stuck with bottled water. We would use the city water for bathing and cooking, but bottled water for washing produce, drinking, and brushing our teeth.

Since moving to TV I am fine with the tap water (it is much better than where we just came from), but my wife prefers filtered water. I think it is all a matter of personal taste and what you are accustomed to.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Campbell soup

I use fridge filter for drinking water. For coffee and all other stuff I use the tap ....been drinking it for years....the water seems fine to me.

OMG GAG Seriously? Tap water for your good coffee! Your drinking chlorine pool water?

Wow!

[Barefoot]

We've been drinking either bottled water or tap water for the past five seasons, and I think it is time to look at a filter system for the whole house. For those of you who have a "whole home" filter, did you shop around? Who did you deal with. Did you install it yourself? I don't want a system where I have to order massive bottles of water .. I want a system that purifies all the house water. Please .. any guidance?

[Debfrommaine]

We just installed the PUR filter under the kitchen sink - perfect water and reasonable.