Drinking tap water...

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Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Exactly. Plus even if people with tanks don't drink the water they still brush their teeth in it.

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Just dont think about it!

We now have mains everywhere - hot and cold. Dead handy if you need a drink of water in the middle of the night.

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Originally Posted by TinkerBabe

We recently had our boiler replaced, they removed the airing cupboard tank and we have a combo boiler, much smaller, in its place. Does that mean we don’t have a tank in the roof? In any event, I love the water from the cold bathroom tap, often have a long drink in the middle of the night! It’s always much colder than any other tap in the house!

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The answer unfortunately is "it depends". Most people would get the plumbing changes done to do this, but I know people who still have a tank being used.

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Our tap water tastes rank full stop.We only use bottled water.