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Kettles and bottled water

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:56pm
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I'd been using various brands of bottled water to fill my kettle. All of them created quite a bit of white fur and I used vinegar to clear it on a pretty regular basis.

Three weeks ago I bought Bezoya water as my usual brands weren't there.

Guess what? Virtually no white deposits.

Maybe there's a chemist on the forum with an explanation but for now I do wonder if "all" the water in bottled water is what it says on the tin!

Steve

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:12pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:12pm

dinnerout wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:56pm:

I'd been using various brands of bottled water to fill my kettle. All of them created quite a bit of white fur and I used vinegar to clear it on a pretty regular basis.

Three weeks ago I bought Bezoya water as my usual brands weren't there.

Guess what? Virtually no white deposits.

Maybe there's a chemist on the forum with an explanation but for now I do wonder if "all" the water in bottled water is what it says on the tin!

Steve

Most bottled water contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium & sodium and these will cause the furring on your kettle. Hard tap water also contains a lot of minerals. However, soft water contains fewer/less minerals and it could be that your new water was from a soft water area or had been produced by osmosis (water filtration).

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:21pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:21pm

PeterPan wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:12pm:

Most bottled water contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium & sodium and these will cause the furring on your kettle. Hard tap water also contains a lot of minerals. However, soft water contains fewer/less minerals and it could be that your new water was from a soft water area or had been...

... produced by osmosis (water filtration).

Thanks for that.

Bezyoya is bottled in Burgos.

Pic attached is the contents label.

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:30pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:30pm

dinnerout wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:21pm:

Thanks for that.

Bezyoya is bottled in Burgos.

Pic attached is the contents label.

Tap water tastes really good when it's been filtered through my optima evolve filter jug.

Water filters last a month. 

Filter the tap water, chill in fridge and drink.....lovely. 

Steve 

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:43pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:43pm

tebo53 wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:30pm:

Tap water tastes really good when it's been filtered through my optima evolve filter jug.

Water filters last a month. 

Filter the tap water, chill in fridge and drink.....lovely. 

Steve 

A good tip Steve, but I just use my kettle for a mug of coffee. Happy to pay for and drink bottled when I want just water though. 

I just thought it could be interesting for those who drink a lot of bottled water to avoid the hardness in tap water.

Bezoya is definitely the cleanest I've come across. 

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:19pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:19pm

i bought and fitted a filter system under my sink connected to a separate tap that came with the kit, i also fitted a T in the pipe and connected it to my fridge water supply, i have used it for 8 months now and my kettle is spotless and i drink the water all the time. i bought the kit in Leroy merlin and highly recommend it. no need for bottled water any more.

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 6:46am

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 6:46am

If you do need to clean a kettle boil water with a couple of quarters of lemon in, brings it up spotless.

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:35pm

I buy Bezyoyo all the time, more expensive but better than buying new kettles and coffee machines. 

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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:27pm

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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:27pm

It depends on the level of ‘calcio’ stated on the label. The lowest I have found at 2.2 is Nestle Aquarel and I have never had to de-fur my kettle in 3 years! It’s fab. I used to use Bezoyo which is also good but I had to de-fur now and again. Give Nestle a try.

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