Can I Just Boil Tap Water Instead Of Buying An Expensive Filtration Device?

I was thinking of just boiling the tap water, then pouring it into jugs and keeping the water in the fridge. It would save money.

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6 Responses to “Can I Just Boil Tap Water Instead Of Buying An Expensive Filtration Device?”

  1. I think you may want to run the numbers again on how much it will cost you to boil water. I use the top rated purification system available, the eSpring. It cots only 0.13 cents per gallon by year two. This makes it cheaper than even the basic and ineffective filters such as Pur and Britta.
    Also boiling water only kills any living organisms that may be in it. It will not clean the water nor remove anything. In fact since the steam let off from boiling is pure water then all of the contaminates that were in the water before are in a higher concentration since they are all still there and there is now less water.

  2. You can absolutely do that, but if you live in a city, there’s no need. Metropolitan water companies test their water much more frequently than do bottlers, and it is usually found to be safer than bottled water.
    It also would the enormous ecological costs of bottled water, when you consider the resources wasted in bottling, transporting, and dealing with the trashed bottles.

  3. yes you can boil it but also keep in mind that their are things added to water that are good for you and they will disapear when boiling ,but if you eat balanced food and vitamins then for sure go with boiling the water and stop buying bottled water
    if people would actually do the research alot of the top companies just use their munipal water andd put through a filter
    dasani is one of them
    it is not some really cleam mountain water

  4. boiling water keeps the water safe from microorganisms. But you still keep all the harmful metals that are in the water, if any. If you have good tap water, you’ll be fine. I personally use a Brita filter pitcher.

  5. Sure go for it. I just would not pour the last bottom part into the bottle. Toss that part out. Otherwise this would be a good way to save a little money. Not sure how much due to the cost of fuel today.

  6. yes, my family does it all the time. just be careful not to pour the residue at the bottom of the pot in your clean water bottle.