Kelowna City Water Taste

[WalterWhite]

I'm not sure if the city changed some of its water treatment process recently - or if maybe my sense of taste has taken a turn for the worse. Noticing a fairly strong "chemical-like" taste in city water. Used to fill the kettle from the tap to make coffee, but the taste now actually ruins a pot of coffee. Anyone else notice anything - or is it just my taste buds getting faulty?

[Queen K]

As we age, our taste buds and perception of tasting changes. I'm looking into water filtration units soon. I don't think it's just you though.

[AtticSalt]

No its the water..just wait a couple more years...yummy...beer for me..

[Bsuds]

Sometimes the water is given an extra shot of chlorine.

We have a carbon filter on the cold water tap in the kitchen and a filter on the fridge drinking/ice water as well. It helps.

[WalterWhite]

All drinking water goes through a Brita filter here. Even more bizarre is taking a drink of Brita filtered water - and then taking a drink from the tap. Blech!

[Ken7]

I'm not sure if the city changed some of its water treatment process recently - or if maybe my sense of taste has taken a turn for the worse. Noticing a fairly strong "chemical-like" taste in city water. Used to fill the kettle from the tap to make coffee, but the taste now actually ruins a pot of coffee. Anyone else notice anything - or is it just my taste buds getting faulty?

Who is your water supplier? I'm in Glenmore and have not noticed a change at all.

[LTD]

I'm not sure if the city changed some of its water treatment process recently - or if maybe my sense of taste has taken a turn for the worse. Noticing a fairly strong "chemical-like" taste in city water. Used to fill the kettle from the tap to make coffee, but the taste now actually ruins a pot of coffee. Anyone else notice anything - or is it just my taste buds getting faulty?

youre ruining a perfectly good pot of water by mixing it with coffee

[KelownaCrackinCrew]

I use Fiji water for my coffee, and Smart Water for my drinking.

[WalterWhite]

I'm not sure if the city changed some of its water treatment process recently - or if maybe my sense of taste has taken a turn for the worse. Noticing a fairly strong "chemical-like" taste in city water. Used to fill the kettle from the tap to make coffee, but the taste now actually ruins a pot of coffee. Anyone else notice anything - or is it just my taste buds getting faulty?

Who is your water supplier? I'm in Glenmore and have not noticed a change at all.

Then you would be on GEID water right? I'm in lower Mission which is City of Kelowna.

[KelownaCC]

I haven't noticed anything with City of Kelowna water, and I drink it every day, but I do let it sit in a jug in the fridge and most of the chlorine dissipates.