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What is in the Water?
I changed over to filtering water because I did not like the water out of the tap here in Southport. Just recently I have had people over at different times from Derby and Cumbria.
Both mentioned the taste of the tap water. They both have their water served from reservoirs, but here in Southport we get our water from the River Dee and ground resources.
Has anyone travelled to other areas and noticed a difference?
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Originally Posted by said
I changed over to filtering water because I did not like the water out of the tap here in Southport. Just recently I have had people over at different times from Derby and Cumbria.
Both mentioned the taste of the tap water. They both have their water served from reservoirs, but here in Southport we get our water from the River Dee and ground resources.
Has anyone travelled to other areas and noticed a difference?
Yes, tapwater varies greatly from place to place. I used to stay over at a relatives in Crosby sometimes, who had incredibly soft water. Never come across softer anywhere else.
Spent several weeks in Colchester at one time, where the evidence for their chalky water was noticeable in places like pubs. Mirrors, glasses and other shiny surfaces were extra-sparkling, due to the very fine abrasive nature of invisibly-small chalk particles in the tapwater.
Interesting that on posh yachts, they have to add minerals to water from their watermakers. This is because it's so pure, the water must be re-mineralised to avoid health issues due to lack of essential trace-elements.
When these yachts are in port and using shore-supplied tapwater, they process it to remove the minerals from it for washing the boats down, or the salts in the tapwater leave marks behind when it dries.
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Originally Posted by said
I changed over to filtering water because I did not like the water out of the tap here in Southport. Just recently I have had people over at different times from Derby and Cumbria.
Both mentioned the taste of the tap water. They both have their water served from reservoirs, but here in Southport we get our water from the River Dee and ground resources.
Has anyone travelled to other areas and noticed a difference?
Everywhere else I’ve ever lived down the years, the water has been “softer” than the Southport I remember. In the middle of the last century, we lived on Guildford Road. We could look across the Moss and see clearly the Artesian well tower, on top of Parbold Hill, or thereabouts. At the same time the inside of our kettle was always coated with a thick crust of lime.
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Originally Posted by Nick2
Everywhere else I’ve ever lived down the years, the water has been “softer” than the Southport I remember. In the middle of the last century, we lived on Guildford Road. We could look across the Moss and see clearly the Artesian well tower, on top of Parbold Hill, or thereabouts. At the same time the inside of our kettle was always coated with a thick crust of lime.
Yes. The amount of lime in Southport kettles at that time was enormous. Good for the bones maybe, but perhapd not for the kidneys. Do any of the ladies on the forum know if it was/is good for the nails ?
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Originally Posted by Hector
Yes. The amount of lime in Southport kettles at that time was enormous. Good for the bones maybe, but perhapd not for the kidneys. Do any of the ladies on the forum know if it was/is good for the nails ?
Last time I looked most men had nails as well, some in the shed and some on the ends of their fingers
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Originally Posted by local
Last time I looked most men had nails as well, some in the shed and some on the ends of their fingers
True, but in those far off days, most men really didn’t care too much how their nails looked.
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I noticed the difference in the water when I moved here from Manchester some 20-odd years ago.
I hated the taste of the water. Even in tea and coffee it tasted just wrong. Every time I went back I just loved drinking pints of Adam's Ale from the tap.
I'm used to it now, but I still use a Berkey water filter at home. If nothing else it takes the chemical smell away.
Yes, big difference in water in different regions.
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When we moved to Southport, I was disappointed to find the mains water was not soft like that in Liverpool.
Although I can assure other that there are places where the water is even harder.
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When I was a youngster Southport's water supply came from limestone sources and, to me at least, tasted far better than today's softer supply.
No wonder I now use fruit cordial or drink Harrogate sparkling water and fizzy drinks to find some semblance of taste.
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I can remember in the 70's/80's my parents going through many kettles, they had a scouring pad type thing that floated in the kettle that was supposed to collect the limescale.
This wasn't as bad as my grandparents in Prestatyn who had visible limescale build up on their sinks/baths.
Not sure when Southport's water changed but I get hardly any scale in my kettle now.
I do notice though when I go away using far less shampoo and soap than I do at home.
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Hard water
Hard water good for teeth & Bones. Hard work on kettles, washing machine, dishwasher etc. But due to lack of Dentists these days not a bad thing…
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Originally Posted by gsgsgs
I can remember in the 70's/80's my parents going through many kettles, they had a scouring pad type thing that floated in the kettle that was supposed to collect the limescale.
This wasn't as bad as my grandparents in Prestatyn who had visible limescale build up on their sinks/baths.
Not sure when Southport's water changed but I get hardly any scale in my kettle now.
I do notice though when I go away using far less shampoo and soap than I do at home.
Yes I remember the limescale - you would look at the kettle and find half a quarry in it. True - it has reduced a lot, but it is still present.
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Originally Posted by PENTHOUSEJOE
Hard water good for teeth & Bones. Hard work on kettles, washing machine, dishwasher etc. But due to lack of Dentists these days not a bad thing…
Good point! But I still don't like the taste.
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Originally Posted by gsgsgs
I can remember in the 70's/80's my parents going through many kettles, they had a scouring pad type thing that floated in the kettle that was supposed to collect the limescale.
This wasn't as bad as my grandparents in Prestatyn who had visible limescale build up on their sinks/baths.
Not sure when Southport's water changed but I get hardly any scale in my kettle now.
I do notice though when I go away using far less shampoo and soap than I do at home.
You would think some bright spark would invent some soaps for hard water - wouldn't you. Anyway - I tried using shampoo as a soap instead - but it made little difference.
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