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Seriously guys! It’s drinkable in all EU countries!
(europe.pub)
cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/47526
Absolutely not something to be given for granted.
Shoutout to u/UnusualInstance6 on Reddit
What european water filter do you guys use for tap water ?
I personally use Brita, which is from Germany (and not Britain or Brittany)
Are you American? Who needs filters for tap water?
When I lived in Warsaw tap water tasted like public swimming pool water after boiling old shoe for an hour.
Can confirm, left out some prepositions, must be Slavic
Guilty as charged.
No need to resolve to anti-americanism, water is fine where I live, it just tastes better with a filter
Filters can get rid of unwanted minerals and some machines like espresso machines require cleanest water. I have some of the best tasting drinking water in the world, almost iceland level but it has high limestone content and I need to filter it twice for my espresso machine.
Some European tap water is disgusting, I'm sorry to inform you
Brita is the most popular here as well. I have a water jug from them. While the tap water is perfectly drinkable here I like to filter the water I use for tea and coffee. The tea tastes better and the coffee machine gets less limescale.
Also worth mentioning BWT (Austrian brand) home filtering systems and water filter manufacturers. My sister has on of them fancy kitchen taps with built-in filtered water option and it uses a big BWT filter.
I've used a Brita jug, but with no name filters from the grocery store.
None. Most of these plasticky filters are bullshit.
Why would you filter it?
My tap water is hard af and filtering helps with that. Also tastes slightly better and doesn't leave limescale stains after being filtered.
I like using Brita, but having to buy non-sustainable single-use filters is a serious buzzkill. Yet, since I rent, I can't install one of those fancy tap-level filters either...
Sure you can. You just have to restore the original condition when you move out.
Technically, but I have no plumbing skills and don't exactly want to drop $100+ for a sink-type filter that requires a lot more space than I have, anyway.
Aquafloow is a cheaper knockoff that fits Brita jugs.
I use some rando german filters that fit my fridge, that I found online.
No need for that in Germany...
Using it wrong or too long can make things way worse.
Heavily depends on where you live in Germany. It should be healthy (by law) and fairly tasty to drink everywhere in theorie, but in reality it is not. Especially depending on the landlord, old pipes can make drinking water range from tasting bad to being unhealthy. Yes, that is against the law, but landlords abusing the shit out of their position of power happens everywhere and a lot more than many probably realize.
I don't need to use a filter, but I do keep a jug of filtered water in the fridge for the summer when I want a nice pre-chilled drink. I, too, use Brita.
I wonder if it does anything for microplastics?
... Filter?