Hi Singapore. Does everyone here drink water from the tap or are you using filters and purifiers?
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I ve been in SG for little over 6 months now and have been drinking water from the tap. A colleague said that I shouldn’t do that. Looking for your opinion.
Also would be great of you can suggest any budget water filters or purifiers
Netizens’ comments
- drank water from the tap since i was a kid. still alive.
- No it’s already safe to drink. Why waste money
- Some water filter companies have been pushing out a myth that local tap water is not drinkable but it is not. Unless you live in a very old estate, then maybe do a water test. Else just drink from the tap.
Water purifiers are in most cases redundant, or worse, dangerous. See CNA documentary about water filters and why it’s best not to get one if you are not maintaining it regularly. - Almost all tap water in SG is suitable to drink – you’ll get a big fat warning if it’s not (obviously don’t try to guzzle the water in a public bathroom).
Personally tho, I boil the water then store it in the fridge to drink cold. I ain’t drinkin warm water when it’s already warm outside lol - Our water is safe to drink from tap. Most households will boil the water before drinking (out of habit from the old generations).
Filters/purifiers are just gimmicks or ppl trying to sell those MLM products - SG tap water is very clean – issue only comes about if your pipes are dirty. Worth getting it checked to see if you should spend the cash, IMO.
- You can drink it. It’s just a mindset thing. For example, boiling water just makes me feel that the water gets cleaner that way lol. Also, Filter does make the water cleaner as some pipes might be rusty but as the others say, if you don’t change the filter and do regular maintenance, the water might end up being dirtier than the actual tap water.
- I prefer the taste of boiled water so I boil it and leave it to cook before drinking it. I don’t use any filters
- tap water is safe in SG, and water purifiers typically wont do much unless you’re immunocompromised and the purifier helps removes more bacteria (but even normal tap water has a low enough bacteria count for most people)
- singapore’s tap water is clean and drinkable but the problem is with our own taps and filter that we don’t change so there’s mould and bacteria build up
- I read before that SG tap is cleaner than UK but still depends on the pipes though especially if you’re staying in an older building. You can buy Brita filter with pitcher from the mall, just replace the filter accordingly.