Intermittant foul water taste
I have noticed that if my water hose is exposed to bright sunlight on a hot day, the first shot out tastes like plastic. I have used 3 separate hoses, in increasing levels of quality, and still experi...
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That taste can be due to the lack of air, too. Water goes flat when confined in a hose, especially in warm weather. Once it's moving, it's aerated and taste improves. To see if that could be a cause, fill a cup of that first water, then aerate by pouring it back and forth between cups a few times. Taste. If it's better, you've found the cause which is of course nothing to worry about.
Doesn't make that first flow more palatable, but at least you know you're not eating plastic!
Filters will "treat" this problem, too, if you're still concerned- just being forced through causes enough turbulence to re-aerate the water.
Doesn't make that first flow more palatable, but at least you know you're not eating plastic!
Filters will "treat" this problem, too, if you're still concerned- just being forced through causes enough turbulence to re-aerate the water.
