• UncleArthur@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 days ago

    We’re in the UK; England/Wales border. The water here is chlorinated and I only use boiled tap water anyway, but it still gets manky after a while.

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      23 hours ago

      What’s the purpose of boiling the tap water? In the UK it should be safe to drink directly from the tap, no?

      Or is it a limescale thing? I’m north of the border where we have incredibly soft water so limescale is alien to me.

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        18 hours ago

        It’s meant to be safe to drink (and I’m sure it is) but we moved 180 miles to here and the local water made me feel ill; since I’ve been boiling it, I’ve felt much better. This is probably just 60 years of being acclimatised to South East Water, which is very different to Welsh Water’s product.

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      2 days ago

      I have in the back of my head that boiling gets rid of the chlorine. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.