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Chemical taste i water every now and again

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  • 08-09-2020 10:21am
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    seefin
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    Get a strong chemical taste from tap water every few weeks. Its only in the last year have really noticed it. Assume Irish water dump a load of chlorine in every now and again?


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    lostinsuperfunk
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    Where are you in the city? There are two different water treatment plants serving different parts of the city: Lee Road and Inniscarra.

    You can check for known problems on Irish Water's twitter feed @IWCare .

    I have noticed variable quality over the past few weeks (Togher area). There have been a few very heavy rainfalls and the water has had a yellow/brown colour afterwards. They do have to add more chlorine at such times. I try not to drink it then, but it usually only lasts for 1 or 2 days .


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    seefin
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    lostinsuperfunk wrote: »
    Where are you in the city? There are two different water treatment plants serving different parts of the city: Lee Road and Inniscarra.

    You can check for known problems on Irish Water's twitter feed @IWCare .

    I have noticed variable quality over the past few weeks (Togher area). There have been a few very heavy rainfalls and the water has had a yellow/brown colour afterwards. They do have to add more chlorine at such times. I try not to drink it then, but it usually only lasts for 1 or 2 days .

    Snap, in Togher also. I was blaming our water bottles all year and washing them whenever got the taste- only copped on last week that might be the actual water. Hadnt noticed the discoloured water


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    ofcork
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    Strong chlorine taste/smell in water last week alright.


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    Seamai
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    I live on the north east of the city, on at least 3 occasions in the last month the mains drinking water has been filthy, it may have been other times too but I've not noticed. We received no notification of any works or maintenance being carried out.


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    bobbyy gee
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    there a 3 places in cork that test water
    https://soyummy.com/water-taste-weird-why/
    https://soyummy.com/water-taste-weird-why/


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    pwurple
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    Simple way to get rid of chlorine taste from tap water, is to put it in a jug and leave it sit there for a couple of hours. Chlorine is a volatile solute, its molecules are diffused in the water, and it will escape into the air if you leave it standing there in a jug. You can speed it up by heating the water, boil it then let it cool etc.


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    seefin
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    pwurple wrote: »
    Simple way to get rid of chlorine taste from tap water, is to put it in a jug and leave it sit there for a couple of hours. Chlorine is a volatile solute, its molecules are diffused in the water, and it will escape into the air if you leave it standing there in a jug. You can speed it up by heating the water, boil it then let it cool etc.

    Thanks for that.


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