Drinking Bathroom Tap Water

In these countries it would be doubly unsafe to drink water from bathroom taps.

Drinking bathroom tap water. Depending on the plumbing water supply to the bathroom may be from a storage tank. Try to make it a habit to use tap water in your bathroom exclusively for brushing your teeth washing your hands and washing your face. If you often wake up at night and sometimes thirsty we advise you to bring a glass or a bottle of water with you every night before going to bed. Yes if the tap water where you live is potable clean enough to be good to drink you can drink it from any tap at home.

In the uk and most of europe any house built since the 1970s will be lead free and this includes bathroom pipes. Despite advances in sanitation worldwide there are more than 180 countries where tap water is considered unsafe for tourists. If there was a problem with it then it would not be safe to wash with or brush your teeth with either. To safeguard health we would recommend replacing lead pipes that supply drinking water to bathrooms and kitchens with copper or plastic ones lead isn t actually the only problem.

Drinking water straight from bathroom taps poses a health risk.