It’s never made sense to me that some people refuse to drink water even if they know it keeps you functioning properly. The same people will complain of constipation or dry skin but don’t want to do the thing that fixes their issues.

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      4 days ago

      A filter does not improve the flavor, only changes it, and it removes TDS that help hydrate.

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        I’d still recommend a filter. It’s not just for drinking it straight but pasta, rice, soup and other boiling makes a huge difference.

        Eating a spoon of rice and have it taste like sink water with carbs is not a good vibe. I want it to taste like rice or rice with minerals.

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          rice with minerals.

          What do you think the filter is removing? It is getting rid of the minerals.

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            It is, along with other less desirable compounds like chlorine and PFAS depending on the filter.

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        3 days ago

        Guys, please stop downvoting the guy- well water contians more minerals and salts and things that give it it’s distinctive taste (and as someone that grew up with well water, lemme tell you, it can DEFINITELY have a taste- hell, a buddy of ours from school could barely drink it cause he said it tasted like blood- high in copper and iron I think?)

        Filtering water makes it taste vastly LESS like well water! So if that’s what you’re going for/wanting, filtering is the worst thing you could do.

        And yes, depending on well water, it may have more salts dissolved in it, which could help with hydration in the same way Gatorade does.