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Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by iofj on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @10:03PM (#11070494)
You will notice the taste difference though.
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by ohthanks on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @10:10PM (#11070519)
You will for sure, I actually like it but not everyone does. You can remineralize and change the taste without too much trouble. I would avoid any other claims made for that process but it does usually improve the taste. Straight RO water is not great for coffee or tea as well.
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by IndianAstronaut on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @11:08PM (#11070706)
Where does the average person find RO water?
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @04:19PM (#11076066)
Go to your local aquarium/tropical fish dealer and ask. They'll be able to list pretty much all the providers within a reasonable driving range.

Also lots of cities/towns have RO water providers that will sell anywhere from single gallons to thousands.

source: used to be a marine aquarium hobbyist and bought thousands of gallons of RO water to make seawater.

Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by ngoede on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @05:46AM (#11071810)
Some grocery stores and walmart's have RO water machines outside their stores also. However, if you choose to use those it would be good to invest in a tester as they do not always change the filters on schedule.
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by ketralnis on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @11:23PM (#11070753)
Any drug store will have distilled water
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by elijahparker on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @10:33PM (#11070586)
I use RO with a mineralization filter stage and absolutely love the taste of the water. I'm using the 7-stage RO system by iSpring.
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by ktRolster on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @02:53AM (#11071318)
And for an extremely cool experience, try black water: http://getblk.com/

For varying definitions of extremely

Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by mirimir on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @03:30AM (#11071407)
Sounds like swamp water ;)
Re:Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint by ktRolster on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @04:46AM (#11071641)
It actually tastes like......bottled water.