bad tasting water!
Submitted: Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 at 22:10
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eric s4
I have searched for answers, but still nothing.
my van has 2 separate water systems, the tank water which is plunged to the sink always tastes good, even though the tank has never been cleaned, and is always filled with a crappy garden hose.
the mains water system, which uses a separate tap, always tastes terrible. I use a drinking grade hose, a filter, have replaced all the copper with polypipe, with no change to the taste. the only component which hasn't been changed is the sink tap, so could this be the culprit?
Reply By: Nomadic Navara - Wednesday, Dec 08, 2021 at 19:54
Wednesday, Dec 08, 2021 at 19:54
Eric, have you tried someone elses food grade hose and see if it is still the same. The fact that a hose is food grade does not guarantee that it will not taint the water. All that you can guarantee with food grade hoses is that they will not introduce the same carcinogenics into the water that Vinyl hoses do.
I have not heard of this happening lately. However, some years back this was a problem. Bunnings were supplying food grade hoses that tainted the water. Using hoses from a different manufacturer cured the tainting problem
I suggest you try some different hoses. Perhaps you could use your garden hose. If you just use it for testing you should not get too much in the way of carcinogenic products (many of us used common garden hoses before the food grade hose came on the market and we are still alive.)
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