Where do yinz buy your bulk drinking water?

Submitted by illcallyourightback t3_1197474 in pittsburgh

Let me just say that I am not here to cause any sort of ridiculous discussion about the toxicity level of our water due to the train wreck. I just saw Giant Eagle is recalling the Gallon Jugs of Spring and Distilled water I drink and use currently so I am planning to make the switch to a water cooler and 5 Gal jugs. I am curious on where people order water for their home consumption?

So far I know of Deans in Washington. Any other places yinz know off hand? Thanks in advance.

***bonus points for your current price per 5gal bottle***

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ShatteredAvenger t1_j9ktofn wrote

wait they’re recalling the distilled water too?

aight then

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oneTnoH t1_j9kuicp wrote

I just stand in the shower with my mouth open

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CupcakeTerrible3566 t1_j9kuyic wrote

I was getting mine from lowes. I use a rechargeable water pump that pops on the top of it.

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scanlonsc t1_j9kvh1s wrote

We have a big pur water filter that we keep in the fridge, only because one of our old apartments had bad pipes, otherwise we would drink straight from the tap

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jhc412 t1_j9ky53a wrote

Culligan

About $10 for distilled

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bmac1202 t1_j9l3470 wrote

I go to whole foods and use their water station. Fill it up with the high ph water and then at check out pay for reverse osmosis water. 50 cents a gal.

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SteamDome t1_j9l5oxb wrote

I just use a home water distiller don’t ever have to worry about the source or plastic leaching from containers. Just add electrolytes in to taste after and you’re good to go. You could source Mon water if you wanted.

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mmphoto412 t1_j9l6fnn wrote

PWSA. It comes right to my house, on demand, without me having to do anything. It’s also affordable, they will sell me 1000 gallons for $14.64. Or you can go to a store and buy 5 gallon jugs at a cost of $500 for a 1,000 gallons.

Buy a quality filter that hooks up to your water supply. It’s a terrible idea environmentally and financially to use bottled water as your primary drinking supply.

Almost all bottled water is filtered tap water.

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MaybeADumbass t1_j9l6y1s wrote

PWSA ships it directly to my house through pipes buried underground. It's a weird setup, but it works out well for us.

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illcallyourightback OP t1_j9l7x66 wrote

Replying to mmphoto412 (#1,924,719)

I agree with you on the environmental end with all the single use plastic. That is typically why I buy the gallon jugs to help mitigate that (still bad I know), and now, trying to just have 5 Gal jugs I can get refilled and reuse.

And almost all bottled water is tap... besides spring. I love some Deer Park Spring but its getting pricier and pricier.

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mmphoto412 t1_j9l8zvp wrote

Replying to illcallyourightback (#1,924,938)

Don’t forget about the energy spent to move that water to the store and then your home. Water is heavy, and it’s not an insignificant factor.

In the case of the 5 gallon refills at the store: those are machines are filtering tap water and are essentially a big ass Britta. So why not filter it at home?

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PurplePigeon96 t1_j9l9hwp wrote

I am renting a Culligan reverse osmosis filtration system. It's super expensive. But they service it and change the filters. It's on my kitchen sink. I've had it for over a year at least. Long before this thing happened.

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rammaine t1_j9l9m6h wrote

Ever heard of a Britta filter?

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74tommyboy t1_j9l9mh8 wrote

We use a 5 stage reverse osmosis filter for our drinking/cooking water.

It's way more affordable than buying bottled water. Countless visitors have commented on how great our water tastes.

When COVID hit, I added a 6th stage, which is a UV light to treat the water. My wife is Uber paranoid about this stuff... Anyway, then recently I added a 7th stage re-mineralizer.

A 3 year supply of filters runs me $115.

We love it and you don't have to be a plumber to install it.

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illcallyourightback OP t1_j9l9y5i wrote

Replying to mmphoto412 (#1,925,081)

Understood. And you got me on the energy part. However, you missed the part where I specified 'Spring Water.' If I find a place that supplies Bulk spring water, It wont be coming from "a big ass britta" when I come to switch old bottles out for new. If I wanted purified water, I'd stick to the britta, ya know?

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mmphoto412 t1_j9lacfz wrote

Replying to illcallyourightback (#1,925,217)

I’m very skeptical that waters claiming to be from a spring are actually from a spring.

I suspect it’s very loosely defined that almost anything would qualify as spring water. If someone else has time to jump down that rabbit hole let me know

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SewBee_It t1_j9lb1w7 wrote

Install a reverse osmosis filter

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KaleidoscopeRare t1_j9ld9j9 wrote

I rent a cooler and do monthly delivery with Tyler Mountain, opting for spring water. I started while I was waiting for a lead service line replacement, and I liked it enough that I’ve kept going with it. No complaints!

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SamPost t1_j9ldbc3 wrote

I got tired of hauling water and bought a still. Best investment ever. Your only other option, given the mystery soup of industrial chemicals that periodically enter our rivers, is a reverse osmosis filter. Don't waste time with anything else - they mostly just remove chlorine.

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_j9lgpxu wrote

Replying to bmac1202 (#1,925,419)

  1. Retail theft is theft, no matter who owns the store.
  2. That's one study on mice from 2016 in a very low impact journal. There iare no data in humans that the extra cost makes any difference at all. Also, your stomach is acidic, so the alkaline water is neutralized as soon as it hits your stomach.
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war321321 t1_j9livbi wrote

Replying to hypotenoos (#1,925,949)

It certainly showed up in the wastewater supply - that was one of the leading indicators of a COVID surge in the past. But the water coming out of the tap is pretty much ALWAYS treated, and when there’s a risk of contamination, we are placed under a boil water advisory, as Oakland and some surrounding neighborhoods experienced recently.

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garbagedaybestday t1_j9ljxrl wrote

so it’s recalled in pgh GE’s.. but it’s still on the shelves RN?? i just bought some yesterday wtf

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[deleted] t1_j9ln3k2 wrote

I always get my 5 gallon jugs from Home Depot or Giant Eagle. Whoever has them in stock. Bought a little electric pump for less than $30 that I use at home. No fancy water cooler needed. When I have to drink the tap water, it makes my throat feel weird. Been doing this for years.

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dobsco t1_j9lplar wrote

Why are you still buying bottled water? There is no reason to do so unless you live in an area with unsafe drinking water, which we do not.

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woodcuttersDaughter t1_j9lvudq wrote

I got a 7 stage reverse osmosis filter system for under my sink. It wasn’t too hard to install and the water is delicious. Around $400 on Amazon, but worth every cent.

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vibes86 t1_j9m16i5 wrote

We have a really good water filter on our cold tap on the kitchen from 3M. That’s worked the best for us.

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operaman1984 t1_j9md5om wrote

Replying to johnsonchicklet1993 (#1,929,638)

Comes out of the tap with a sulfur smell usually and is usually cloudy before it clears up. Every house has some sort of reverse osmosis or 3 stage cleaning system cause the water is so hard.

Had to replace my shower heads every 2 yrs when I lived there

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New_Acanthaceae709 t1_j9miib8 wrote

I put in a home water filter that's rated to take lead out, which should be good enough.

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BetziPGH t1_j9mose4 wrote

Invest in an RO filter and help save the planet from all your plastic waste.

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BetziPGH t1_j9mp6p0 wrote

That “spring water taste” you like so much is micro plastics leaching into your drinking water.

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lil_thirteen t1_j9mqpmr wrote

Get a good quality water filter. Add in trace minerals and repeat. Store in glass.

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DarkLuc1d1ty t1_j9mu2dc wrote

I have a reverse osmosis system but when I do buy cases of water, I get it at Costco. 40 bottles for $3.99 a case.

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Pytor t1_j9mv4kr wrote

Tap water, filtered. It's all you need. Stop paying for something that is free.

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SamPost t1_j9nc3rz wrote

Replying to Ok-Recording2620 (#1,933,276)

That is simply silly. Besides the many people like myself that have a still, there are countless others that buy jugs of distilled to drink because that don't trust the source of "spring" water.

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critzboombah t1_j9o696k wrote

Replying to illcallyourightback (#1,924,938)

Deer park is absolutely fucked. That's Nestle stealing public water and selling it back for mad profit. Fuck bottled water. Get a filter and stop diluting yourself into believing that any single-use plastic is any type of solution.

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SteamDome t1_j9o7c5g wrote

Replying to Ok-Recording2620 (#1,933,276)

So If you distill your own water or buy certain types of distilled water like just “steam distilled” the end product is very pure water. (Some brands add stuff back in after the process usually branded as re-mineralized) So it has no minerals in it. Drinking large quantities of pure distilled water without adding some sort of electrolytes back will in theory pull those healthy minerals out of your body. Think of it as a magnet for all the stuff that got pulled out of it when it was distilled.

It’s not unsafe per say you just need to be aware of it and if you choose to do it yourself or buy it without minerals I would recommend buying some sort of electrolytes to add to it. I personally use LMNT flavored salt packets most days, or Keto Chow (not flavored) off Amazon

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coreyhill412 t1_j9o8ohr wrote

Use to buy bottled Water. But a few months ago we bought a Britta pitcher and enough filters to last a decade. We like that much better than lugging around plastic bottles and we also don't have as much plastic waste.

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TiesThrei t1_j9oww4k wrote

Ignore all the virtue signaling here. Most folks are having cases of 20oz bottles of water delivered by Walmart by some twenty-something who already has a bad back.

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Zenith2017 t1_j9p02xq wrote

Just get a filter for your tap, and cases of individual waters have been fine to buy for emergency use

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UIM-Herb10HP t1_j9p7yl4 wrote

The shop n save in Mt. Washington is our go-to. $2 gets you 5 gallons at their refill station.

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BeginningDig2 t1_j9pk4f5 wrote

Get an under the sink RO system. Never buy bottled water again.

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