SE Vancouver tap water sucks!

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by silibran

We are in NE. Our water tastes like chlorine. One of the first things I did after moving here was to buy a Brita water pitcher. I think the filtered water is still awful.

We run all our drinking water through a reverse osmosis filtration system because it is so metallic and tastes nasty. The resultant water tastes great. Depending on where we buy a home in Vancouver, we may purchase another similar system. Those Brita pitchers were simply not enough to cut the bad taste and smell.

Derek

[Ttark]

Well, you'll definitely want one if you end up somewhere between 205, NE 28th and the border.

Any idea where Fisher's Landing gets its water from?

I want to say the big water tank on Prune Hill. Please don't trust me on that.

BTW, the water at Shari's on 164th & Macgillvray is awful, in fact it's bad all along the SE 164th avenue corridor has always been my experience, from going to restaurants there. I wonder if they get Prune Hill water or from the same tank mine is from.

On the other hand I spent a lot of time as a kid with my best friend at weekends at his grandmother's house at Vista Del Rio and their water was always excellent. They are (or were in the mid 90s when I was there last) on a private well so it would be. The place was built in the early 70s when all the surrounding area was farmland, and was all unincorporated Clark County (Camas address) so there was no municipal water there from anywhere.

[texasdiver]

I guess that is something else to check when you shop for houses in this area. Bring a waterbottle and take water samples, or at least taste what comes out of the tap! If I ever shop for homes again that will be on my checklist.

[MtnSurfer]

Originally Posted by texasdiver

I guess that is something else to check when you shop for houses in this area. Bring a waterbottle and take water samples, or at least taste what comes out of the tap! If I ever shop for homes again that will be on my checklist.

Yes, although we can make it work with filtration like we do now, it would be nice to not need it. We're actually running 'three' water treatment systems currently. Two were already installed when we moved in:
1. Whole house filter
2. Softener
3. Reverse Osmosis

I will say once they're in and working properly, we really don't think about it much. At least until it's time to change filters. So its not as big of deal when considering other factors that are harder to change like poor location, layout, not enough space, not enough natural lighting, etc...

Derek

[texasdiver]

Originally Posted by MtnSurfer

Yes, although we can make it work with filtration like we do now, it would be nice to not need it. We're actually running 'three' water treatment systems currently. Two were already installed when we moved in:
1. Whole house filter
2. Softener
3. Reverse Osmosis

I will say once they're in and working properly, we really don't think about it much. At least until it's time to change filters. So its not as big of deal when considering other factors that are harder to change like poor location, layout, not enough space, not enough natural lighting, etc...

Derek

Back in Texas I installed one of the under-the-sink reverse osmosis filters that improved our drinking water to the point that it was easily drinkable.

Here in Camas it is fine. I don't do anthing with it at all. We do have the filter system built into the refigerator door and the kids tend to use it to fill up their water bottles. It is just a cartridge filter and I'm not sure if it actually has an effect. I don't bother because it comes out slow and just use the sink.

[StealthRabbit]

I use these guys for my TX systems (I see they have a $20 west coast surcharge, so can probably find same products for less on west coast)

https://www.affordablewater.us/

[notnamed]

Have lived in BG, southeast(right behind Mill Plain Target), and now north right on five corners/brush prairie/Orchards intersection and water has been great at each.

[MechAndy]

I have built or modified a lot of water systems for work.
These were municipal and all the drinking waters like Arrowhead,Calistoga in CA
Bad water just makes me mad.
I went to school in Alabama and the water tasted like sulpher.
If you have chlorinated water taste it will taste much better after a couple days in a pitcher.
It just evaporates.
I would be more concerned with hard water.
That stuff is just nasty.
It leaves that lime or whatever build up everywhere.
If you get a water softener you would need a dedicated line to your ice maker or hot water dispenser.
This is to protect people with health issues like that are on dialysis or have similar requirements.
We are really fortunate that our well pumps great tasting water.
It’s like spring water and leaves no water spots.
One way to know an aspect ( the hardness) of your water quality is how long you and your neighbors water heater lasts.

[notnamed]

Yeah came from Ohio where we had really hard water. If you didn’t run a softener you would kill your dishwasher in a year. Thankfully not a problem here. Water that has been softened tastes disgusting.