Cary Drinking water, how do you get? (Raleigh: insurance, house)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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Do you use an under counter reverse osmosis system, have it delivered, or (yuk) do you drink tap water?
Being from Alaska, I'm spolied in regards to water. Water here is everywhere and 99.9999999999999999% of it everywhere is pure clean and drinkable. So I'm trying to make plans ahead as the best way to provide myself safe good tasting water? Any tips are appreciated.
Do you use an under counter reverse osmosis system, have it delivered, or (yuk) do you drink tap water?
Being from Alaska, I'm spolied in regards to water. Water here is everywhere and 99.9999999999999999% of it everywhere is pure clean and drinkable. So I'm trying to make plans ahead as the best way to provide myself safe good tasting water? Any tips are appreciated.
Drinking water quality from Jordan Lake (Cary's Source) and Falls Lake (Raleigh's Source) is quite good. Each city sends out quarterly reports showing water test results. I have never heard anybody complain about the water in the Triangle. I would not throw away money on an expensive under the counter reverse osmosis system or UV light. At most if you want some added insurance spring for a Brita Water Filter Pitcher or get a Brita Filter for your faucet or an "inline Brita filter" for your Refridgerator water-line. I have a brita filter on my fridge that I replace every 6 months for about $25. I can't tell the difference either way.
HOWEVER, water in Raleigh (and I would imagine Cary since same water sources) is very hard. There is a lot of iron and other minerals in the water so you can't use it in humidifiers and to me tastes like soil. I think it's nothing dangerous, but the chlorine and fluoride contents are very noticeable. I think even watering plants with tap water is a bad idea because of this.
HOWEVER, water in Raleigh (and I would imagine Cary since same water sources) is very hard. There is a lot of iron and other minerals in the water so you can't use it in humidifiers and to me tastes like soil. I think it's nothing dangerous, but the chlorine and fluoride contents are very noticeable. I think even watering plants with tap water is a bad idea because of this.
Interesting. My experience is very different. I use a full house humidifier in the winter that utilizes tap water and I have never had any issues with iron or scaling. The humidifier seems to work just fine. I also don't notice any taste to the water and my house plants thrive on the tap water they get.
NRGuy, is it a wick system? If so, this might be why you have not had problems. I prefer a warm mist because it warms the air and you don't have the risk of mildew and mold that cold mist does.
NRGuy, is it a wick system? If so, this might be why you have not had problems. I prefer a warm mist because it warms the air and you don't have the risk of mildew and mold that cold mist does.
Indeed it is a wick cold mist system. Has been problem free now for two years. I will keep your info in mind should we ever purchase a warm mist system, thanks.
Travelmate, this is a little old but you can check out the Cary 2006 Annual Water Quality report here: http://www.townofcary.org/depts/pwdept/water/ccr.pdf (broken link)
I used to drink tap water but I wouldn't drink it anywhere any more. A report came out showing there are all kind of prescriptions meds in tap water all over the U.S. Everything from viagra to antibiotics to hormones--you name it. A veritable cocktail of prescription drugs. Sure, they're in low levels, but who knows what effect they will have with prolonged use--especially on children!
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