# What water do you drink at home? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 12, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367 "2011-03-12T02:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/61 "2011-03-12T15:24:20Z")
Sparkling bottled water. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/62 "2011-03-12T15:25:22Z")
Tap water from our own well. Same water I’ve been drinking for the last 53 years. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/63 "2011-03-12T15:31:17Z")
I can’t stand the taste of some tap water, including what I get at home. I can’t even use it for coffee or tea. So I use generic distilled water, which I buy in gallons. ---
**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/64 "2011-03-12T15:52:55Z")
R / O filtered tap water. Taste of the tap water here is fine, but the quality is a little sketchy. I prefer my water unleaded. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/65 "2011-03-13T05:13:40Z")
Tap, filtered by the LG filter in my Kenmore Elite fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/66 "2011-03-13T05:24:40Z")
Straight from the tap, except in summer when it’s from a bottle in the refrigerator which was filled straight from the tap. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/67 "2011-03-13T05:28:49Z")
Tap at home and at restaurants. Our water here is fresh off a glacier, then treated to be very safe and clean - I don’t think you can get better water out of a bottle. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/68 "2011-03-13T06:22:33Z")
I’d drunk plain old tap water all my life, in cities from Sydney to Vancouver to London to Baltimore, but here in San Diego i have to put it through a Brita, and even then it still doesn’t taste great. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/69 "2011-03-13T12:06:13Z")
Brita filtered. But when I am in NYC, only tap. Best water in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/70 "2011-03-13T12:34:51Z")
Tap. Bottled water stored, in case of natural disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/71 "2011-03-13T15:42:30Z")
Brita filtered well water, about two pitchers per day, including coffee and ice trays. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/72 "2011-03-13T19:31:08Z")
Las Vegas water sucks big time, but our fridge has a filter so we get clean ice and cold water from it. I only take a small sip from the tap in the morning when taking my daily aspirin - otherwise, would never think of drinking from the tap here. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/73 "2011-03-13T19:31:18Z")
Tap water. It’s very hard here but I grew up with it and like the taste - in fact when I go to areas with soft water I don’t really like it. The only downside is that it doesn’t make very good tea. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/74 "2011-03-13T20:11:01Z")
I have 3 bottles I fill with tap water. Then put in refrigerator. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/75 "2011-03-13T20:15:44Z")
Tap water. It’s cheap and healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/76 "2011-03-14T21:41:25Z")
Tap, I’m not paying for water. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367/77 "2011-03-14T21:49:16Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Tap water. It’s very hard here but I grew up with it and like the taste - in fact when I go to areas with soft water I don’t really like it.\ We’re used to our hard, mineral water too - when we travel around, we run into soft water sometimes, and it weirds us right the hell out - when you bathe, it feels like the water is slimy. It does feel good on my itchy skin and scalp, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-water-do-you-drink-at-home/574367.md?page=3)