My wife made a remark the other day about how her dad always told her not to drink cold water from the bathroom tap. My first thought was that this was a throwback to the days of lead pipework. However, I had a look at diagrams for domestic water systems and saw some where the downstairs cold taps came directly off the cold water main and the upstairs (bathroom) taps were fed from the main cold water tank. Why would this be? Is this the reason for the advice on not drinking the upstairs cold water?
-
Looking for a smarter way to manage your heating this winter? We’ve been testing the new Aqara Radiator Thermostat W600 to see how quiet, accurate and easy it is to use around the home. Click here read our review.
Cold water supply question
- Thread starter davecooper
- Start date
- Joined
- 5 Nov 2024
- Messages
- 3,734
- Reaction score
- 1,885
- Country
Usually it’s the kitchen sink tap that’s used for potable (drinking water). It was never advised to drink water from bathroom taps because often the cold water storage cistern didn’t have a lid, or mesh screen to prevent insects entering. Dead birds were sometimes found in storage cisterns too. My house has drinking water at the kitchen sink, but all other outlets are from the cistern
That makes perfect sense. Thanks very much.
DIYnot Local
Staff member
If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.
Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.
Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local
