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People with experience working in and around municipal water infrastructure: Do you drink tap water? Are there times when you do not? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This question is obviously intended for those that live in places where tap water is "safe to drink."

I live in Southern California, where I'm at the end of a long chain of cities. Occasionally, the tap smells of sulfur, hardness changes, or it tastes... odd. I'm curious about the perspective of people that are directly involved and their reasoning.

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[-] wild@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

I just wonder about PEX tubing. Occasionally, the water has a strong plasticky taste/smell like hose water and I feel like that just can't be good for you.

[-] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Gotta get those excess micro plastics somehow

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

[people drinking out of lead pipes] 🗿

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