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Mxsmanic wrote:
Germs, yes, but there might be other inorganic substances in the water
that wouldn't be good for you, such as very high levels of iron from
the plumbing.

Iron? Pretty well all domestic plumbing in the UK is copper plastic or
lead. Iron barrel is virtually unheard of. Header tanks were steel, but
galvanised. If the zinc has gone the tank won't last much longer.

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