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amother
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Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:28 am
I think tap water is nauseous. Anyone else?
I was just made aware that most people drink tap water (lakewood). Is that true?
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amother
Seafoam


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:35 am
We never use municipal water for drinking or cooking. I don’t know how clean our bottled water is actually but it’s gotta be better than municipal. Looking into whole house filters.
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amother
Mint


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:37 am
I live in NYC and our two water of delicious

That said I’ve never heard of someone using bottled water to cook with!!! That seems luxurious on a level that’s unfathomable to me
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amother
Aubergine


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:37 am
It depends where you live! In New York City, including Brooklyn, the tap water is great quality. Other places I've been...not so much.
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flowerpower




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:37 am
We have a filter. We only use tap water. If we would drink bottled water we’d go through a truck load per week.
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amother
Firethorn


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:39 am
amother OP wrote:
I think tap water is nauseous. Anyone else?
I was just made aware that most people drink tap water (lakewood). Is that true?


Apparently NY tap water doesn’t have the bug problem that NY does so there’s that.
But I use a water cooler for cold and boiled water.
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amother
Firethorn


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:40 am
amother Mint wrote:
I live in NYC and our two water of delicious

That said I’ve never heard of someone using bottled water to cook with!!! That seems luxurious on a level that’s unfathomable to me


Are you drinking NY water from tap? I sure hope not because every rabbi and kashrus agency said there are bugs in the water
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amother
Aubergine


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 9:41 am
amother Firethorn wrote:
Are you drinking NY water from tap? I sure hope not because every rabbi and kashrus agency said there are bugs in the water

Not all. R' Belsky held it's not visible to the naked eye so not a problem, but anyway most people use EZ filters.
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amother
Firethorn


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 1:17 pm
amother Aubergine wrote:
Not all. R' Belsky held it's not visible to the naked eye so not a problem, but anyway most people use EZ filters.


Oh no. No good without filter
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amother
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Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 1:27 pm
We only use bottled for cooking and drinking. We go through a case a week. I did this in Brooklyn and now in Lakewood. Tap water tastes disgusting, tastes like metal and chemicals, and we hold it should really be filtered.
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amother
Goldenrod


 

Post Fri, Jan 13 2023, 1:36 pm
Tap water in Monsey is absolutely disgusting.
I use it for cooking, but all drinking water is bottled water.
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ap




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 6:56 pm
Is there anywhere tap water is OK without filtering?
Health wise..
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amother
DarkGreen


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 6:59 pm
ap wrote:
Is there anywhere tap water is OK without filtering?
Health wise..


Live in Elizabeth, NJ. Have always drunk right from the tap - no filter.
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amother
Mint


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:02 pm
amother Firethorn wrote:
Are you drinking NY water from tap? I sure hope not because every rabbi and kashrus agency said there are bugs in the water


No filter no bugs. As already written your assumption is false
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amother
DarkGreen


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:04 pm
amother Mint wrote:
No filter no bugs. As already written your assumption is false


Yes. This is total nonsense.
I think it is a "frum" thing that you gotta have filtered or bottled water because tap water is just so "gross". Most people in the country drink from the tap.
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amother
Silver


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:04 pm
amother Mint wrote:
No filter no bugs. As already written your assumption is false


you are wrong
https://oukosher.org/blog/cons.....ater/
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amother
Silver


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:05 pm
amother DarkGreen wrote:
Yes. This is total nonsense.
I think it is a "frum" thing that you gotta have filtered or bottled water because tap water is just so "gross". Most people in the country drink from the tap.


https://oukosher.org/blog/cons.....ater/ or an actual kashrus problem
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amother
DarkGreen


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:06 pm
amother Silver wrote:
https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-news/nyc-water/ or an actual kashrus problem


That article is from 2004
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amother
Silver


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:08 pm
amother DarkGreen wrote:
That article is from 2004


and nothing changed, the city admits to it and didn't do anything to change it, it's still the same issue
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amother
DarkGreen


 

Post Sat, Jan 14 2023, 7:12 pm
amother Silver wrote:
and nothing changed, the city admits to it and didn't do anything to change it, it's still the same issue


and plenty of poskim say there is no issue. As far as I know that includes those in YU, and that is good enough for me.
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