What does this water taste like, and where does it come from? Is it tap water or filtered or something else?
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I don't where it's from, but it tastes flat like distilled water. However, I only opened one pouch.
1868147
Pure artisan water from the mountains of........kidding. All it say is "US COAST Guard Approved" and an expiration of 2/2018. I think it's meant for life rafts, but I liked the size for a "bug-out" bag.
1868148
The source part of your question has been answered already. As for taste, I have only had these several months so I can only answer how they taste when relatively fresh. I sampled one after it had been in my truck for several weeks (temps 50-90 degrees) and it was no different than most bottled water. You may want to search through all of the feedback comments to see if anyone has done a long-term taste test. Bottom line is, in an emergency, as long as it is palatable it will do the job. It doesn't have to taste like Perrier.
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I don't know what the water tastes like since I haven't been in an emergency to try it. If I do find myself needing to drink one of these in an emergency I probably won't care what it tastes like though since I'll be more worried about hydrating. Regarding where the water comes from and how it's processed isn't on the packaging; it just says that the water is US Cost Guard approved and that Datrex is in Kinder, LA. However, if you go to their website (http://www.datrex.com/index/catalogdetail/pdt_id/43) it says that the water is purified and you can look of some spec sheets. I hope that helps. I have these stashed all over the place...house, car, my purse, get home bag, etc. Happy to have them but even happier to have never needed to use one.
2135817
Are you using filtered water or distilled water? These were suggested to me, in lieu of tap water. Maybe this will make the difference. We have had no problems!
1112919
Hi Carlos. I don't have that problem. I am not a chemist, but are you sure a filter can improve the taste of your water? Do you have that problem with other faucets in your house? Are you using the hot water frequently enough or does it sit in the tank for too long? Is it set too hot? Good luck.
2166661
why would you buy that stuff to begin with? Processed/ fake flavor.. why not just drink the water... plain.
64646
When I first got it I thought the water tasted like dirt/minerals. It took about 2 weeks for that taste to go away but it finally did and now the water is just as good as bottled water. I think the filter probably as some small particles that need to get out before it tastes really good. I drink almost a gallon of water a day so if you really can't stand the water maybe try cooking with it or watering plants with it for the first week or 2 weeks to get rid of that mineral taste. Go through about a gallon a day.
1458460
No. Also the filtered water has light black or blue color and taste bad. Do not buy it.
1862797
This is why I returned mine, and the fact I got the same TDS reading from it as I did with the tap water. I ended up buying a C-TOP RO from free drinking water.com. It's been a phenomenal filter.
1345693
No salty taste whatsoever. I've been drinking this water for awhile and have never tasted any salt (or at least any detectable salt and I am sensitive to it).
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It doesn't have a filter and I generally use a countertop water filter however I have put just normal tap water in and after it boiled there wasn't any chlorine smell or taste in the water. I have had this machine since January now and swear by it. Absolutely a great purchase. If you have a water softener the machine will stay scale free indefinitely as well. Very low maintenance. Also the power consumption is very low. I leave mine on 24/7 and after I measured the power consumption with a kill a watt meter I found it will only cost me $2.50 a month to run if it is on all day every day! Which is cheaper than 2 bottles of water. It doesn't have a filter and I generally use a countertop water filter however I have put just normal tap water in and after it boiled there wasn't any chlorine smell or taste in the water. I have had this machine since January now and swear by it. Absolutely a great purchase. If you have a water softener the machine will stay scale free indefinitely as well. Very low maintenance. Also the power consumption is very low. I leave mine on 24/7 and after I measured the power consumption with a kill a watt meter I found it will only cost me $2.50 a month to run if it is on all day every day!... » Read More It doesn't have a filter and I generally use a countertop water filter however I have put just normal tap water in and after it boiled there wasn't any chlorine smell or taste in the water. I have had this machine since January now and swear by it. Absolutely a great purchase. If you have a water softener the machine will stay scale free indefinitely as well. Very low maintenance. Also the power consumption is very low. I leave mine on 24/7 and after I measured the power consumption with a kill a watt meter I found it will only cost me $2.50 a month to run if it is on all day every day! Which is cheaper than 2 bottles of water. « Show Less
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It tastes like stale alka seltzer. I switched to essentia ph 9.5PH water it tastes much better.
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not sure. All I know is that it produces great tasting water, and that's from a garden hose attached a boat.
715168
I don't know the real answer to this question but....I always use filtered water. Our water here is full of floride and sodium and something other than tap water just seems to be a good idea.
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All I know is that I don't like the taste of Tacoma's water straight from the tap, and I do believe that it has flouride. We use this filter for all of our drinking water and it tastes clean and pure, but not flat. I can't way for sure that it filters out flouride, though. Sorry. I can say that it does last a long time. Up to ten months for two people who each drink one to two quarts of water a day, plus lots of coffee and/or tea.
1133486
If 1ppm solute of unknown identity went in and 59 more came out, I'd bet it's the carbon from the carbon filter. Nothing to worry about. Your water is still absolutely drinkable and mostly pure.
2217948
It is a powder/tiny crystal substance that you add to water. Tastes like lemon lime. Very tolerable!
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In my experience with it, not bad at all. The water goes through the filter anyway so it tastes fresh. The more it use it the more the filter will wear away though so make sure you keep up with changing the filter as necessary.
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Mine tasted a little funny the first few water fills, but was fine after that. I use bottled water in mine. You could try running a batch of vinegar water through it, just make sure you run a couple batches to rinse it well.