boiling of water.. just to let it cool again

last SG · 2009-11-10T13:47:12+00:00

But mineral water is actually slightly sweet....it's true...

the Bear SG

just asking the denizens of sgforums... which of you or your family does this?

boil a crapload of water, put in containers to cool for drinking?

because i find this very pointless... yet a lot of the people in the office, both young and old do this mindlessly... and insist on boiling water, letting it cool before drinking it..

worse, they think i'm mad for drinking tap water...

a lot of energy is wasted boiling the water just to let it cool again.. why do people do this?

i know in the past, it is necessary because the water wasn't safe, but in Singapore, the water is unreasonably clean and safe.. in fact, it's safe beyond the necessary safety standards

yet people keep boiling the water...

why?

p.s. the energy used to boil the water equates to gas and electricity = greenhouse gases and money and all that...

ChoCoChips SG

just in case ma

my mom used to do it too

until we installed a filter thingy at home

the Bear SG

i got news for you.. the filter makes the water less safe if you do not change it regularly

more regularly than the manual or whatever tells you..

the filter gives surface area for things like algae or mold or fungus to grow on..

and it could be on the "filtered" side of the filter

so think about it

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

eh... somethings becomes a habit... We grew up being taught like tat... Hard to change, ah bear...

ChoCoChips SG

wah

i dunno the filter how long no change liao

maybe i shud start boiling the filtered water

the Bear SG

eh... somethings becomes a habit... We grew up being taught like tat... Hard to change, ah bear...

why is it hard to change?

just stop boiling it...

think of the amount of money wasted in energy costs...

Midlusionz SG

my household only boil water cos we need coffee in the morning .. Other than that we use the fliter thingy

hisoka SG

hmmz, boil to put into vaccum flask and to make tea then let the tea cool

av98m SG

I guess I'm just paranoid. even my chinchilla gets boiled water

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

why is it hard to change?

just stop boiling it...

think of the amount of money wasted in energy costs...

eh... no idea why it's hard to change... honestly, if u pour me a boiled-then-cooled-off-water and tap water, i most likely wont taste the difference...

hisoka SG

eh... no idea why it's hard to change... honestly, if u pour me a boiled-then-cooled-off-water and tap water, i most likely wont taste the difference...

actually I notice that the water tastes slightly sweet if you mixed tap water and the boiled then cooled water. Don't ask me why.

Taxidermist SG

1. Boiled water is safer. Especially for babies and young children.

Even if the source of supplied water is guaranteed safe by govt. What about the state of tanks, pumps and pipes before it reaches your very tap?

2. Boiled water simply tastes better. Boiling gets rid of that whiff of chlorine and fluoride which turns most people off drinking raw water.

Simples.

cassie SG

i was brought up to drink only boiled water...my mom's paranoia but once i left home, it was 50:50 on drinking boiled water and straight from the tap. oh yeah, also depends on how lazy i am.

Master -_- SG

Installing filter harmful to us...Boiling and coolingharmful to the environment...what gives

xtreyier SG

The processed water from Johor and our reserviours may be super safe and clean, but think of the piping system, laid down eons ago. I would say the pipeworks for new estates and offices would be cleaner, but i do think the older pipeworks may not be 100% clean.

Think also of the water tanks and storage facillities either on buildings. So far periodic tests had been conducted and it is still safe to drink.

I've had to drink mud water in dry desert-like military trainning areas overseas for periods of time and survived, swam in rivers where it is the only drinking source, fell overboard into offal streamed harbours several times, and certainly, Spore tap water is still the safest and cleanest. At least i see no physical dirt or worms in the filled cups.

Still, better be safe than sorry with current high medical costs to pay by us and society, pampered generation that we are.

the Bear SG

think about this: the water being piped is basically moving water through the pipes..

what do you do when washing stuff? moving water over it..

as for the "state of the pipes and tanks", think about this.. if it's the particles dissolved in the water, what makes you think boiling will remove the particles?

fluoride and chlorine? how about letting it stand there instead of boiling it? the stuff will also go away.. which is what people do for their fish-tank water... just let it stand..

sure as heck saves you a lot of energy, right?

Master -_- SG

What doesn't kill you, make you stronger

the Bear SG

What doesn't kill you, make you stronger

actually, what doesn't kill you may cause you to be a crippled and weakened mess

Master -_- SG

actually, what doesn't kill you may cause you to be a crippled and weakened mess

A stronger enfeebled and weakened mass

meltz SG

i know how u feel .. my parent say im mad for drinking tap water :lol: .. they say tap water alot of gems .. but i tell them tap water contain good mineral and floride to keep the teeth healthy

but they insist of boliing the water to kill gems.. what to do, but those that don't get use to drinking tap water can get tummy ache ... happened to my dad