Chlorine water?? (Hendersonville, Henderson: to buy, tornado, pool)

[alleycat]

Okay, back to the question. There are never-ending debates about whether and how much chlorine is safe. Rather than get into all that, the easier question is "who wants to taste the darn stuff?" I'd give it a short while and see if the chlorine taste persists. If it does, then you might want to see about some kind of filter system. If it doesn't, well then, happy showering.

[irreplaceable]

Originally Posted by alleycat

Okay, back to the question. There are never-ending debates about whether and how much chlorine is safe. Rather than get into all that, the easier question is "who wants to taste the darn stuff?" I'd give it a short while and see if the chlorine taste persists. If it does, then you might want to see about some kind of filter system. If it doesn't, well then, happy showering.

HUm well I'm going with , since I'm sure most water has chlorine in it to kill bacteria, that if I can smell and taste it, it's not safe. Unfortunatly I live in an apartment complex right now and can't put any real filter system in. I think the Brita systems work to remove chlorine so I'll buy one of those. I'm not so worried about it in the shower, but when I make a cup of tea I kinda want to taste the tea and not have it taste like a swimming pool.

[scarletneon]

granted, it's not Nashville, but when I lived in Columbia, i refused to drink the water (for, oh 12 years) because it tasted so nasty and chlorinated.

[Teacher2Be]

I too live in an apartment complex, so what my boyfriend did before I came down was to put a Pur filter on the faucet. We can alter whether it's filtered or plain water, obviously filtered for drinking/cooking and then regular for washing hands, dishes, etc.

The first thing I discovered upon my first visit here was the awful taste of the water. It does burn my eyes in the shower, I just refuse to drink it though.

[yarddawg]

A little data, you can decide for yourself. TDEC water supply (the people who regulate this stuff) requires a minimum of 0.2 ppm chlorine in all parts of the distribution system. The maximum level is 4ppm but there is a disclaimer that this may be exceeded

to a level and for a time necessary to protect public health to address specific microbiological contamination problems caused by circumstances such as distribution line breaks, storm runoff events, source water contamination, or cross-connections.
(TCA 1200-5-1-.04(58))

Rule of thumb is that greater concentrations of dissolved organic matter in the water require greater amounts of chlorine both for the initial disinfection and to maintain the residual to the far points of the distribution system. Surface water has much higher organic concentrations than ground water so if your water supply is from a river or lake it's probably going to be heavily chlorinated compared to a system which uses wells for water supply. Most utilities in middle and east Tennessee use surface water.

The recommendation for pool chlorine levels is generally 1-3ppm.

There are a couple of times a year where I live that the water's aroma reminds me more of a freshly opened bottle of chlorox than a pool and whenever I've checked the water the chlorine residual has always been greater than 1ppm. But it sure beats the waterborne disease epidemics that were common before chlorine treatment became a standard.

[46Barb]

OK, I was wondering what that aweful taste was when I rinsed the toothpaste out of my mouth.

[wyldedixie]

We use a Brita water filter on our faucet here in Chicago, and we will happily pack it up and put it on our Nashville faucet in a couple of weeks.

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by wyldedixie

We use a Brita water filter on our faucet here in Chicago, and we will happily pack it up and put it on our Nashville faucet in a couple of weeks.

The taste of the water will vary with who the utility is. I'm on Harpeth Valley and don't really notice any chlorine or other bad taste. I think the utilities that get their water from the lakes have more problems in that regard (especially during the drought conditions we had last summer).

We sure don't have a drought this morning. ;-)

[irreplaceable]

Originally Posted by alleycat

The taste of the water will vary with who the utility is. I'm on Harpeth Valley and don't really notice any chlorine or other bad taste. I think the utilities that get their water from the lakes have more problems in that regard (especially during the drought conditions we had last summer).

We sure don't have a drought this morning. ;-)

No we don't! Everytime I go out it starts to pour. And I have to go to the bank, which is in Hermitage and idk if i can go there. LOL I'm not sure where the weather lady is talking about. I keep hearing things that sound familier so I guess I'll just stay home for now.

[alleycat]

I think it's suppose to clear up after 2:00 PM.