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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| OBwannabe wrote: |
| It totally takes away the nasty taste? |
IMO, no. I used one in a hostel in Malaysia once, and only once, even though I was there for 2 nights. But Korean companies might make better units. The one posted on here looks more complicated than the one I used.
I do think that's the best way to go though - use the existing water, together with filters including UV if possible. Carbon filters etc. to remove the nasty excess material, and UV to kill off bacteria. Jeju is the only truly acceptable fresh water tap drinking water. It's easy for some of you on here to say you drink the tap water - that doesn't mean you do, and nobody knows what you look like! You can only claim to look, and be healthy in anonymous world.. |
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adzee1
Joined: 22 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| OBwannabe wrote: |
| It totally takes away the nasty taste? |
IMO, no. I used one in a hostel in Malaysia once, and only once, even though I was there for 2 nights. But Korean companies might make better units. The one posted on here looks more complicated than the one I used.
I do think that's the best way to go though - use the existing water, together with filters including UV if possible. Carbon filters etc. to remove the nasty excess material, and UV to kill off bacteria. Jeju is the only truly acceptable fresh water tap drinking water. It's easy for some of you on here to say you drink the tap water - that doesn't mean you do, and nobody knows what you look like! You can only claim to look, and be healthy in anonymous world.. |
What a great thing to boast about !! I dont really see why anyone would lie about something like that, what do you expect people to look like if they drink tap water ? grow a second head ? a third leg ?
Its ONLY tap water its not like spending a few years hanging around in 1980`s Chernobyl !! |
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Swampfox10mm
Joined: 24 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Not so practical for singles, but for families, about 20,000 per month for a water purification system is a good deal. They change our filters every 3 months. They provide the machine. 3 year contract. Or maybe 2? |
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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| adzee1 wrote: |
| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| OBwannabe wrote: |
| It totally takes away the nasty taste? |
IMO, no. I used one in a hostel in Malaysia once, and only once, even though I was there for 2 nights. But Korean companies might make better units. The one posted on here looks more complicated than the one I used.
I do think that's the best way to go though - use the existing water, together with filters including UV if possible. Carbon filters etc. to remove the nasty excess material, and UV to kill off bacteria. Jeju is the only truly acceptable fresh water tap drinking water. It's easy for some of you on here to say you drink the tap water - that doesn't mean you do, and nobody knows what you look like! You can only claim to look, and be healthy in anonymous world.. |
What a great thing to boast about !! I dont really see why anyone would lie about something like that, what do you expect people to look like if they drink tap water ? grow a second head ? a third leg ?
Its ONLY tap water its not like spending a few years hanging around in 1980`s Chernobyl !! |
I used to think like that. |
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goreality
Joined: 09 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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I buy a 6 pack of 1.5L foir 2500 at emart every so often and it's reserved for guests. I drink all my water at school, work, gym and from the source of arisu.
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| As quoted by the Office of Waterworks website, "Although an immense amount of money goes into supplying city water, irrational fears prevent many citizens from consuming it." |
Irrational fear my ass. If the government was actually trustworthy, the fear would be irrational, but given all the corruption and other sketchy crap going on, the fear is perfectly rational. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| As quoted by the Office of Waterworks website, "Although an immense amount of money goes into supplying city water, irrational fears prevent many citizens from consuming it." |
Irrational fear my ass. If the government was actually trustworthy, the fear would be irrational, but given all the corruption and other sketchy crap going on, the fear is perfectly rational. |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| My friend researched and told me the water in Korea is held to a high standard initially, but once it goes through those ancient metal pipes it picks up many things you don't want to drink. |
A lot of piping in the UK is lead. However lead levels are not a problem. This is because you get a fur that grows around the lead, thereby isolating the water from it. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| It's easy for some of you on here to say you drink the tap water - that doesn't mean you do, and nobody knows what you look like! You can only claim to look, and be healthy in anonymous world.. |
It's also easy for some people to claim that they drink bottle or home-filtered water - that doesn't mean that you do it either. We also don't know what you look like. Maybe all the chemicals in the bottled water that you drink have given you man boobs. the anonymity of the internet works both ways, doesn't it? |
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adzee1
Joined: 22 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| adzee1 wrote: |
| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| OBwannabe wrote: |
| It totally takes away the nasty taste? |
IMO, no. I used one in a hostel in Malaysia once, and only once, even though I was there for 2 nights. But Korean companies might make better units. The one posted on here looks more complicated than the one I used.
I do think that's the best way to go though - use the existing water, together with filters including UV if possible. Carbon filters etc. to remove the nasty excess material, and UV to kill off bacteria. Jeju is the only truly acceptable fresh water tap drinking water. It's easy for some of you on here to say you drink the tap water - that doesn't mean you do, and nobody knows what you look like! You can only claim to look, and be healthy in anonymous world.. |
What a great thing to boast about !! I dont really see why anyone would lie about something like that, what do you expect people to look like if they drink tap water ? grow a second head ? a third leg ?
Its ONLY tap water its not like spending a few years hanging around in 1980`s Chernobyl !! |
I used to think like that. |
and how do you think nowadays then ? |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| i pay 10K for water service (2 20L jugs whenever i run out). lasts me 6 weeks usually. but i'm out of the house from morning to night during the week. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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a few thousand won on britta filters.
My tap water tastes fine though and it's been tested for safety |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| Spending money on bottled water in any form is wasteful. What's wrong with just drinking water from the tap? |
When I was in high school, they told us the local dump contaminated the drinking water and installed water coolers next to all the water fountains. Now I live even closer to the old site of the dump, so there's no way I trust the tap water. Water is cheap enough that it is not worth the potential for harm. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| Bring a water test kit with you when you come and test your tap water. If it's below standard, follow some of the suggestions here. The HomePlus 5 liter for 1400 works for me! |
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