"Drinking" water on board

[BetweenBoats]

A bit of a simple/dumb question, but I am sure someone can help...

Been away from boating for a while, trying to remember what I did to water before using it in different ways. Here's my questions... thanks in advance!

- In the absence of bottled water (unlikely) - do people drink the onboard water AFTER it has been through something like a Brita water filter jug?

- If making a cup of tea, do you fill and boil the kettle straight from the onboard tanks, or do you Brita filter the water first?

- If filling your Nespresso machine (clearly essential equipment), do you go straight from the tanks or from a filter jug first?

Sorry for the mundanity!

 

[alancollins]

We sterilise our water tank and plumbing at the start of the season, but still use a gallon can of fresh water for drinking purposes. We refill this whenever we get the chance.

 

[rafiki_]

If the water in the tank is relatively fresh, we will use it for tea or coffee. Drinking water comes out of bottles on our boat.

 

[Momac]

For drinking water we buy a 5 litre bottle of water from the supermarket. The one we bought recently cost £1. We then re-use the bottle , refilling it from the mains . The bottle might last most of the year but cheap enough to buy another.

I have used some sterilising fluid in the tank/pipework in early spring. That was under £2 from Wilkinsons.
We do use the boat regularly so I expect we could drink from the tank once the sterilising fluid is very well flushed out , but we have no need .

 

[RIN]

Just bottled water for us now. I've seen what comes out of hoses at marinas even after running for a few minutes. Still use the tap water to brush teeth though

 

[lisilou]

Bottled for drinking. Straight from tap for kettle.
L

 

[stranded]

What is this drinking water that you speak of? Have you run out of beer?

 

[prv]

I fitted all new plumbing soon after we bought the boat, and I dose the tank and pipes with cleaner every spring and then flush thoroughly. The water from the galley tap tastes exactly the same as from my kitchen at home, so I happily drink it both as-is and in tea or coffee. Possibly it helps that our tank is relatively small, so we have plenty of turnover.

I did see a YBW review of plumbed-in filters the other week and considered fitting one as belt-and-braces, but none of my regular crew (including my foodie mate who does the cooking and is a bit of a coffee snob) thought there was much point. Given that it would be my time and money involved in fitting it, not theirs, that seemed like an honest endorsement of my tank water

Pete

 

[cliffdale]

I have fitted one of these to all the boats I have owned. What comes out is almost pure water. A replacement filter every other year costs around £60.



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[Spi D]

What is this drinking water that you speak of? Have you run out of beer?

+1

Have a Whale Aquasource Inline Water Filter on the tank so water actually is OK, use it for boiling + bath only. Annual replacement at £27

Drinks come out of bottles

 

[mlthomas]

I have fitted one of these to all the boats I have owned. What comes out is almost pure water. A replacement filter every other year costs around £60.



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Another vote for seagull iv