T&T: Drinking water

[Jim Ague]

I wrote:

>> Rather than taking the route of expensive filters and filter elements, we 
>> chose to use the water in the tank solely for cleaning (dishes, spills, 
>> bodies and teeth) and buying water from supermarkets in the gallon and 
>> 2.5 gallon sizes for drinking.

Noel asks:

> Is that not more expensive? Also, for pathogens, any access in is bad so, 
> shower etc are still susceptible. And we change our filters when necessary 
> only.
>
Not if you buy water in the (multi-)gallon sizes. Supermarkets sell these 
for about 80 cents a gallon. A gallon for drinking, cooking, coffee, ... for 
two people lasts about a day or two. Not really a budget buster.

We try not to ingest shower water, nor toothpaste spittle. As a precaution 
we add a tbsp of bleach with each 150 gallon tank filling.

-- Jim