jonny48 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 hi all if i boil the water from my tap which comes from a bore hole is it safe to make tea with it . if not can i get one of those jug filters like in the uk. i know the big bottles of water are cheap but iwant a steady supply, and cant be botherd to put in a water filtering system. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taurus8 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 hi allif i boil the water from my tap which comes from a bore hole is it safe to make tea with it . if not can i get one of those jug filters like in the uk. i know the big bottles of water are cheap but iwant a steady supply, and cant be botherd to put in a water filtering system. cheers boil water for at least 20 minutes,remember it is heavy of calcium,after some time your maschienry will clonk out.use it only for gardening, and get used to the fact you live in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) I think boiling is safe enough. We were doing that and as taurus8 mentioned our boiling pot had a LOT of white minerals in it, lime or calcium or whatever. We bought a 1,500 liter fiberglass tank. It gets filled with rain water off an unpainted metal roof. No more mineral deposits. We also use it for drinking water after running it through a filter system. We catch rain water off the tiled roof. My wife refuses to use it for drinking but it's great for the shower and washing clothes. One of these days I plan to put in much bigger storage tanks for the rain water. Edited September 19, 2008 by Gary A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 It's dependant on where you live, I used to be in a small village and had both the bore and the town supply, when I switched over to the bore full time, within a matter of weeks it had clogged up the shower (needed to replace it) screwed up the washing machine and gave all our clothes a red hue, when I boiled it, it went opaque..... hardly suitable for making tea. No matter how clear it appears to be, I would never, not even for one second, ever consider drinking bore water unfiltered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Dude Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 It's dependant on where you live, I used to be in a small village and had both the bore and the town supply, when I switched over to the bore full time, within a matter of weeks it had clogged up the shower (needed to replace it) screwed up the washing machine and gave all our clothes a red hue, when I boiled it, it went opaque..... hardly suitable for making tea.No matter how clear it appears to be, I would never, not even for one second, ever consider drinking bore water unfiltered. I play safe and only drink beer for that same reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny48 Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 thanks all i think i willget a filter to be on the safe side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phibunmike Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 No matter how clear it appears to be, I would never, not even for one second, ever consider drinking bore water unfiltered. Agreed. In addition to the minerals, don't forget that where there is a borehole for water, there is probably a cess-tank not far away, and so there is a risk of E. coli infection. We also have sand particles in the water, which quickly block up shower heaters and those little filters on taps that are intended to soften the stream of water. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I play safe and only drink beer for that same reason Indeed in the past beer was saver than water as it had been boiled, the problem with bore water apart from bacteria it the mineral content, interesting reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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