Is Thai bottled water safer than tap water

[trd]

we are not comparing water with vegetables.
 
Its better to drink water with more minerals than water without any.

You don't get it do you. How is it better to drink water with minerals than without if an average diet gives you a hundred times more minerals than water. How will drinking a bit more water be a bit more better?

[CanuckThai]

5 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

So no one knows where to get water tested?  Seems if the hospital can test my blood for everything they'd be able to test water?

I wish.  I've asked (my water is supplied by the local hospital water plant), and the response was a bit disconcerting, considering their water comes from the same source as mine  They said a water sample is shipped to a local university, and it takes 4-5 weeks for results (I confirmed....weeks or days??).  I gave a smile, and nodded.   

Edited September 11, 2018 by CanuckThai

[ChakaKhan]

On 9/9/2018 at 5:39 AM, lopburi3 said:

In tests many are not - they seldom are maintained properly; if at all.

I was gonna post about these machines as I filled up my jugs and my tummy has been a bit dodgy

 

I like the price of filling my jugs from these but as you mentioned I wondered if they are maintained and safe

 

So today Im back with the tesco jug of water as something is going on in my tummy

 

Popped some charcoal tabs...few bananas helped.....and even desperate to chug those YAKULT milk things....

[ChakaKhan]

On 9/9/2018 at 9:05 AM, Lacessit said:

The best and cheapest way to get water you can be confident with, is to buy water from the roadside machines. Then boil it. I've been doing that for 8 years with no problems.

But you BOIL It???? never drink it right from source???  Ive been using roadside ones to but NOT boiling it

 

Troubleshooting some tummy troubles.....ugh

[moe666]

As another poster said it is the systems after cross connections are easy to cause a perfectly clean system to be come contaninated by a diety system. This can happen in the most advanced countries as well as the least advanced. People are basicly lazy and careless world wide, taking short cuts to save a few dollars. I use to repair backflow preventers and work on the systems they were suppose to protect.

[moe666]

3 hours ago, trd said:

4 hours ago, ed strong said:

we are not comparing water with vegetables.
 
Its better to drink water with more minerals than water without any.

You don't get it do you. How is it better to drink water with minerals than without if an average diet gives you a hundred times more minerals than water. How will drinking a bit more water be a bit more better?

There is no gurantee that the soil your veges are grown in have all those minerals, you are hoping is in your food. How well do you absorb the minerals from these foods if they are there. Lots of reasons to get your stuff from a lot of different foods and drinks

[Mace648]

On 9/9/2018 at 4:50 AM, cleverman said:

"They" were proven wrong many years ago. I never drink water straight,a cuppa in the morning, milk on cereal and a few beers after 5. 71 and still going strong.

That is completely false,  the recommendations for water consumption are the same today as they have always been....two liters or a half gallon per day per person is still the recommended minimum and if you are drinking coffee and alcohol, both of which are diuretics, the amount of water consumption should be increased.

[inThailand]

The only water I really trust is direct from our own water well or rain water. Can you really trust any 3rd party water in LOS? 

[fullcave]

We drink mineral water for the health benefits over RO water. RO water leaching is an issue and the cost difference is minimal so it's a no brainer. Never drank the tap water in Thailand though if safe I'd personally choose it over the RO as it has not been stripped of all mineral and nutritional content. 

[elgenon]

My theory is that the beer companies probably provide decent water. Just a guess I guess. : )

[Farang99]

On 9/9/2018 at 11:49 AM, lopburi3 said:

Actually Bangkok tap water has met international drinking water standards for decades and they openly provide real time test results online.  So do not agree bottled water is the only safe option.  At the current costs of RO filtering even most suspect water can be safely used with home filter systems.

http://twqonline.mwa.co.th/EN/map.php?type=

 

We recently had our water (tap and filtered) checked for safety. The tap was barely drinkable, the RO filtered was purer than bought Singh drinking water.

 

[watcharacters]

On 9/9/2018 at 12:00 PM, worgeordie said:

The water maybe safe to drink while it is in the Water plant,once

it starts to go through the pipes to your house,pipes that may

have cracks,other damage,letting contaminated water to enter

the system

 

Very good point!

[cleverman]

15 hours ago, Searat7 said:

Last night I saw someone (presumably a small restaurant owner) refilling a number of empty small bottles at one of those water machines.

Amazing.

[marcusarelus]

2 hours ago, Farang99 said:

We recently had our water (tap and filtered) checked for safety. The tap was barely drinkable, the RO filtered was purer than bought Singh drinking water.

Who checked it out?

[marcusarelus]

8 hours ago, inThailand said:

The only water I really trust is direct from our own water well or rain water. Can you really trust any 3rd party water in LOS? 

Probably better than Michigan (Flint).  I used to live there. 

Edited September 12, 2018 by marcusarelus

[giddyup]

8 hours ago, inThailand said:

The only water I really trust is direct from our own water well or rain water. Can you really trust any 3rd party water in LOS? 

Have you had the well tested? Ground water can become contaminated as well as run off rainwater from the roof.

[marcusarelus]

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Have you had the well tested? Ground water can become contaminated as well as run off rainwater from the roof.

Where do you send it for testing?

[giddyup]

31 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

Where do you send it for testing?

No idea, but I don't know how you can say it's safe until you do.

[dallen52]

On 9/9/2018 at 4:39 PM, lopburi3 said:

In tests many are not - they seldom are maintained properly; if at all.

The one on the corner of our soi has a bypass fitted.

The pipes bypass the filter system,  because it is stuffed. 

 

A new machine is sat along side waiting to be connected. 

Six months so far..

Surprisingly it's still there.

 

Maybe Christmas and it will be in use. Ho ho ho.

[sappersrest]

Floride in bottled water. Read if you have an adverse reaction to fluoride . Within guidelines but never the less interesting.

 

http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2016-47-5/27-691223-1112.pdf

[ed strong]

19 hours ago, trd said:

19 hours ago, ed strong said:

we are not comparing water with vegetables.
 
Its better to drink water with more minerals than water without any.

You don't get it do you. How is it better to drink water with minerals than without if an average diet gives you a hundred times more minerals than water. How will drinking a bit more water be a bit more better?

 

Ok lets take all the minerals out of mineral water because there's no point just eat a better diet!

 

Lol it seems some people will just argue for the sake of arguing.

 

I'm not debating whether its better to receive some minerals than none at all.

 

 

 

[ChakaKhan]

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink!

[Nice Boyd]

RO machines are so good at removing contaminants in water that they also remove the vast majority of the minerals in that water. So although you wont get any unpleasantness from it, its not offering many health benefits.
 
Any bottled water with 'Pure' or 'Smart' in it is to be avoided, as this will just be tap water, filtered / UV'd
 
Stick to a couple of bottles of bottled water.
 
However we should be worried about contaminants in water than more than likely you biggest worry would be the plastic bottle and how this effects the body.
 
BPA is banned in more and more plastic related products becomes it replicates the human hormone estrogen.
 
Now i wouldn't like to suggest it but it wouldn't surprise me if there was a link between the amount of Katoeys in relation to BPA type chemicals used in production plants  within Thailand!!??
 
Estrogen given to males will cause their scrotum to reduce in circumference.
 
Testosterone given to females will cause their clitoris to increase in length and girth.

I think it has to go with the amount of Soy drinks consumed, also


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[moogradod]

Real recommendations would be helpful. We use

 

1. Mont Fleur 12 Bottles à 600 ml for THB 136.-- for drinking (Mineral Water)

2. Pure Life Nestle (NSF certified) 6 Liter bottle for THB 43.-- for cooking

 

Anything wrong with this  ? - it was a random selection. The Mont Fleur seems a bit expensive for my taste (although we are talking about small differences they add up during a lifetime). An alternative would be Doi Kam (no mineral water) at 83 THB for 12 Bottles à 600ml, but for me it tastes terrible.

 

 

[Farang99]

On 9/12/2018 at 10:23 AM, marcusarelus said:

Who checked it out?

Chang from Mazuma. We also have  a meter to check it and got t he same answer.

[Speedo1968]

I've found nematodes in tap water many times and algae in the very large bottles ( 15 litre ? ) that stand on a dispenser.

I have my own 5 litre bottles and have a very reliable source for filtered water, 1 baht per litre, delivered.

I never use machines and would never buy large bottles, have seen enough evidence of people getting very ill after drinking from the large bottles.

[Jason1122]

Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids, Your body is made out of around 60% water, The elements of these organic liquids incorporate assimilation, retention, dissemination, making of spit, transportation of supplements, and support of body temperature...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life

[Jason1122]

On 9/15/2018 at 12:23 PM, Jason1122 said:

Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids, Your body is made out of around 60% water, The elements of these organic liquids incorporate assimilation, retention, dissemination, making of spit, transportation of supplements, and support of body temperature...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://foundationhorseman.com.au/
 

 

Edited September 29, 2018 by Jason1122

[Pepper9187]

Tap water's pretty safe to drink at 2 A.M when you're wasted & thirsty as hell.

 

Just buy mineral water, i always drink "Mon fleur", std bottled water treated by osmosis have no minerals.

 

Really you shouldn't be cheap about water, it's important, forget the 1 THB water killing dispenser machines.

Edited September 30, 2018 by Pepper9187

[SuperTed]

Drinking 2 litres of water can cause kidney stone,you should have realised that by now.

Dead wrong and harmful advice


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