Aquaponicsman Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is in the DF, but raises concerns for me here, too. http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/water-tests-find-3-of-4-garrafons-are-unsafe/ Water tests find 3 of 4 garrafons are unsafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doberwoman Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 the problem is only with the cheap bottles, big brands like the ones released by Cocacola or Bonafont does not have probl. In the rest of the Country there are lots of small purification places that sell the bottle like 9 or 10 peso.....or course, what can we expect form water sold this cheap..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cartero Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have alway felt what Doberwoman just said and have only used the big name brands and avoided the little refillers. That is until this past month when suddenly a garrafon of water became too heavy to move about, Decided to add a reverse osmosis system to the dual filtreation and UV light. Result was good potable water and saved my back to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A year ago when agua ciel/cocacola raised their price to 28 pesos per garrafon I started buying our water at a small but very hygienic distributor around the corner from us for ten pesos per garrafon,no problems so far.and we go through 4 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 We have never had problems with refilling ours at Techno Aqua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A year ago when agua ciel/cocacola raised their price to 28 pesos per garrafon I started buying our water at a small but very hygienic distributor around the corner from us for ten pesos per garrafon,no problems so far.and we go through 4 a week. Just curious, how do you know how safe it is? Is there a place to have it tested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just curious, how do you know how safe it is? Is there a place to have it tested?Well,after a year of drinking it with no ill effects I'm pretty sure it's safe,we also eat street tacos,I'm sure that there are places to get them tested but I don't think it's necessary.The riskiest part is crossing the street with the garrafones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 We've been using Katya bottled water for about 4 years. Found out many of the local restaurants also use Katya. Buy local, save money. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 There is seldom a complaint about any of the purified water purchased through any location or any company in lakeside. However, now that I posted that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 My experiences are that Mexicans rarely complain about anything to the source of the problem, and when they do, it is mostly dismissed. Now, extranjeros, that is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Well,after a year of drinking it with no ill effects I'm pretty sure it's safe,we also eat street tacos,I'm sure that there are places to get them tested but I don't think it's necessary. The riskiest part is crossing the street with the garrafones.. Kinda like alcohol and tobacco, usually 30 years or more before you realize what they have done to you. But, many of us don't have 30 years, so why worry about it, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I hope BMH contributes, I know in the past she has told us that in their household they add chlorine or silver to their garrafons as soon as they open them. That would certainly kill any bugs, I don't remember the dose. I remember the problem seems to be that some garrafons sit in the sun and begin to develop algae and who knows what other natural growths. Spenser has told us, that in his pre-married, pre - Daddy days, he used to have a garrafon full of tequila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 My experiences are that Mexicans rarely complain about anything to the source of the problem, and when they do, it is mostly dismissed. Now, extranjeros, that is another story. Ain't that the truth! Well said J Bowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Ain't that the truth! Well said J Bowie. Except for government, politicians, and political/economic issues, and then you can get protestors on a dime. Seldom see extranjeros around government buildings in Guadalajara centro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Except for government, politicians, and political/economic issues, and then you can get protestors on a dime. Seldom see extranjeros around government buildings in Guadalajara centro. Good luck getting around Guadalajara centro these days with all the construction going on. What I was referring to was Bowie's comment about how many individual Mexicans rarely complain because the complaints are usually dismissed and ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 We treat our water with dual pass UV, filtration, softening and then two additional stages of filtration down to the microbial level for drinking water and ice. In 8 years, we've had no apparent problem with this water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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