drinking water?

[canals are us?]

I drank the water from mine since owning and haven't inspected the tank yet. I fill up on weekends and use the water for everything. Running the hose to get rid off old water inside before filling. So far no problems but will one day drain repaint and refill the tank.

 

James

[Martin Megson]

As others have said I have a stainless steel tank and use the water straight from the tap.

[Sabcat]

I've often wondered what the inside of the tanks at the various water companies look like.

[paulstoke1975]

This type of post troubles me. Yes, I know its good to ask questions etc, but I had a look through your other posts and you've got the house on the market and looking to liveaboard, but this kind of question suggests you've not spend any significant time on a boat. I'd suggest getting "out there" on a boat, eg hiring, for at least a week, and finding out about a lot of the little bits and bobs which go with boating. Not just the boat handling, but the adaptions you need to make for living/staying on a boat. Yes you can accuse me of being out of place suggesting it etc.......but you might just sell the house and make a massive mistake - not only in lifestyle but also financially - if you find a few weeks/months down the line you don't actually like boating.

 

I have spent time on a boat and we used bottle but I was just wondering what the long term boaters are we're doing for there water ,

 

I've never been resposible for the running of a boat only visiting so I am trying to get as clued up as much as possible

[Paul C]

I have spent time on a boat and we used bottle but I was just wondering what the long term boaters are we're doing for there water ,

 

I've never been resposible for the running of a boat only visiting so I am trying to get as clued up as much as possible

 

Its great to see you doing research, however there is only so much you can learn from the internet, boating is very practical/hands on and you need to "get out there" and do it at some stage.

[jelunga]

In my youth, early 70's, I was in the merchant navy. Water was stored in double bottom tanks. We used it for washing, cooking and teeth. Since the bar was open 24/7 we didnt drink a lot of water except when used in pink gins!

[b0atman]

As a live aboard I have been drinking water from the tap with no problems .However if I go away from boat for 5 days or more I run level down before going and when filling on return I have tap running to clean water and sweeten it .

Note always flush hose through before putting into tank filler .

[ditchcrawler]

I would be worried if it was a hire boat the way I have seen some of the hoses handled, dropped in the cut, in the grass, dragged along the towpath etc. We always seal both ends of our hose straight after use and flush it through before filling the tank. Our filler is mounted on the gunwale beside the cabin so it doesnt get stood on every time some one gets on and off the boat, its a high point so stuff doesn't wash down onto it.

[craftycarper]

I always drink from the tap on the boat the wife prefers bottled as she's a delicate sort , so as a bit of an experiment I left a bottle of each in the cockpit for a month and were the tap water stayed the same due to the chlorine the bottled water went green with algae so I think I would rather drink the tank water than the bottled

[nicknorman]

On the other hand, developing a good immune system is a good thing! The body can handle a lot, eg I lived in a wee cottage in the highlands for 6 months in the 80s, water was from a "well" that was in reality a box sunk in the gravel next to the burn, pumped into a loft tank. Normally the water was great, just mildly coloured and flavoured with peat, plus probably some dilute deer and sheep widdle. But after a while the water started getting really smelly. Eventually we investigated and inside the box floating in the water was a dead and very bloated hedgehog, several toads and suchlike. Cleaned it all out and not surprisingly the water was better after that. I suppose we didn't drink much cold water, boiled it for tea, but we weren't ill. After that, water in a nice clean stainless tank seems luxury!

[Rickent]

hi, its been on the market 6 weeks but i have only had 2 viewing so it looks like ill be dropping the price soon , i have anti social scum next door to me

 

mines been on the market for 5 weeks and have only hsd 1 viewing . I have already dropped the price but estate agent said the shop next door is putting people off.

[nicknorman]

I always drink from the tap on the boat the wife prefers bottled as she's a delicate sort , so as a bit of an experiment I left a bottle of each in the cockpit for a month and were the tap water stayed the same due to the chlorine the bottled water went green with algae so I think I would rather drink the tank water than the bottled

Yes this is absolutely right. My partner Jeff is a haematology nurse specialist and always advises folk with severely suppressed immune systems not to drink bottled water since it has no chlorine and may have living microbes. Bottle water has a sell-by date and once opened, should be consumed within a few days for this reason.

[Alan de Enfield]

You can always use "Peckham Water"

 

Bottle your own from the tap - get the benefits of chlorine and whatever, but no possibilities of rust or 'nasties' from the boat tank.

[lockedout]

Common sense precautions when using hosepipe to fill, drop a puritab or two in every now and then, maintain a healthy constitution - never had a problem.

 

(that's done it! gastro enteritis here I come)

[peterboat]

Plastic water tank for me, my previous boat had a stainless steel tank, from both boats I have just drunk the water from the tap, however this boat does have a filter and special tap so I do use it but cant tell any difference in taste from either

 

Peter

[Phil Ambrose]

Having already posted that we drink straight from the tap and having seen posts about having healthy autoimmune systems I find myself thinking of the old adage "You need to eat a peck of dirt before you die"

Phil

[nicknorman]

Having already posted that we drink straight from the tap and having seen posts about having healthy autoimmune systems I find myself thinking of the old adage "You need to eat a peck of dirt before you die"

Phil

Very true, although the modern version is "you need to eat a peck of dirt or you'll die".

[kingswood]

yep I do the same as alan,after having the shits for 3 months I thought that I had been using the water from the tank it may have caused the problem so now I fill up separate bottles and use the tank for washing etc and also about every 4th fill I chuck a sterilising tab in the tank