Is it advisable to use only boiled water for drinking? What properties are lost when water is boiled?
lonappankl asked:
Filtered water thru purifiers with multi-level filtering and UV treatment Vs. boiled water - which one is better for drinking purposes?
Chad
Filtered water thru purifiers with multi-level filtering and UV treatment Vs. boiled water - which one is better for drinking purposes?
Chad
April 23, 2008 - 4:04 AM
neck cudder
April 24, 2008 | 7:46 PMId say boiled. It gets rid of bacteria but not the minerals.
vlb304
April 27, 2008 | 12:24 PMboiling water kills alot of the bacteria and viruses found in water that has not been filtrated correctly or at all….
ndtaya
April 30, 2008 | 10:55 PMGosh, the only reason for boiling water is when there is an advisory that something would be harmful in the water.
rudolph228
May 2, 2008 | 11:00 PMAll I know is that boiling water is a sure way to kill most, if not all, bacteria contained within the water.
Bors
May 4, 2008 | 3:27 AMIf you boil the water long enough, all of its properties will be gone.
Boiling will only kill living stuff in the water.
Filters can remove living stuff and some non-living stuff (metals, particulates, etc..).
Christina B
May 6, 2008 | 7:58 AMthats a good question. boiling water is actually alot healthier in the sense that the bacteria is killed.
Zephyr
May 8, 2008 | 2:59 PMBoiling water kills all the bacteria in it, but filtered water removes the chemicals and minerals (harmfull or not) that may be present in it too.
puzzledfemale!
May 8, 2008 | 4:44 PMFiltered water is absolutely fine. I’d say better than boiled cos it gets rid of the chlorine whereas if you boil water too much it gets rid of oxygen. Although, of course, in certain situations boiled is recommended eg where water treatment may not be up to standard.
greylady
May 9, 2008 | 3:15 PMI would choose the filtered water. It filters everything. Boiling water will kill bacteria but it won’t get rid of lead or rust or minerals that are harmful to you.
smile
May 10, 2008 | 10:13 AMNothing’s lost when boiling. All boiling does is kill any germs/bugs that may be around. It’s totally safe and advisable when using strange water.
WizD
May 10, 2008 | 11:23 PMwell simply put… the first one you still have the same amount of water left… and the second one… you evaporate the water and have less water left.
cdhpotter
May 13, 2008 | 5:23 AMBoiling is not good if you have hard water because the elements (like lead) that are in the water don’t boil away, they just become more concentrated as the water boils away. Filtering is better.
jloertscher
May 14, 2008 | 3:16 PMFor the first question there is not enough information. Are you wondering about what is best to use in wilderness situations? during natural disasters? normal at-home use?
The second question needs a little clarification. There is nothing lost with boiled water that is cooled. But boiled water that has the steam cooled (distilled) lacks the minerals and other dissolved solids.
viki m
May 14, 2008 | 6:16 PMBoiled water is not safe.its kill gem while chlorine is still there.
Health purposes used multi level filtering and UV treatment