• Zombie@feddit.uk
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    1 day ago

    What’s the purpose of boiling the tap water? In the UK it should be safe to drink directly from the tap, no?

    Or is it a limescale thing? I’m north of the border where we have incredibly soft water so limescale is alien to me.

    • UncleArthur@lemmy.worldOP
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      21 hours ago

      It’s meant to be safe to drink (and I’m sure it is) but we moved 180 miles to here and the local water made me feel ill; since I’ve been boiling it, I’ve felt much better. This is probably just 60 years of being acclimatised to South East Water, which is very different to Welsh Water’s product.