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BlackClaude t1_iz73f6v wrote

Pretty sure it’s the sewage backup issue. Happens everytime it rains

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hashbang2 t1_iz78haz wrote

They bleach the water to kill bacteria. Let it sit a while and the chlorine will waft away. Don't drink the tap water, whatever you do.

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mdguy819 t1_iz7e35i wrote

There's little bit of chlorine in the water. Not enough to be harmful

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meJohnnyD t1_iz8ccsf wrote

I’ve heard they add a shit ton of chlorine to bmore water bc of all the old pipes, etc. Prob not bad but prob not good tho.

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wampuswrangler t1_iz8jjy9 wrote

Replying to hashbang2 (#875,115)

Literally the only correct answer in this thread and you're down voted to shit lol.

Edit: I jumped the gun and see what the down votes are about. The water is perfectly safe to drink. Every public water system in the country chlorinates their water to kill biological growth.

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MasterFicus t1_iz9cb2g wrote

Chlorine is used for bacteria control as the others were saying, they do a spike in the early morning (typically) so you'll see higher levels at different times (normal ~.4ppm, batch ~.8ppm). It's safe to drink but not tasty, you can boil the water or let it sit to degas over time. A carbon filter is the most effective means but not an option if you live in an apartment. Chlorine hates copper, so you'll see accelerated wear if you don't use a carbon filter or replace the pipes with PVC composite.

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bitchmaster_general t1_iz9t1nz wrote

Replying to meJohnnyD (#876,556)

Last month my sink was leaking and the maintenance guy came and pulled a metal pipe out of my wall that was so old it was crumbled. Literally. Like. An ice cream cone. Just. Crumbled. I was disgusted.

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hashbang2 t1_iztcls3 wrote

Replying to wampuswrangler (#876,731)

It's a lot of chlorine and Baltimore still adds fluoride. Is it "safe"? Yes by law it pretty much has to be. Is it antique? There was a wooden main removed from under Center Street around 2012. Is it healthy? I think not.

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wampuswrangler t1_iztlhc3 wrote

Replying to hashbang2 (#907,844)

It's actually the standard amount. I'm a senior water treatment plant operator, I don't work for Baltimore but based on their CCR they are going straight by the book. Fluoride is safe under a certain residual, which Baltimore is well below. The town I work for also has pulled up a few wooden mains in the last decade. They can last nearly 100 years, they can actually be safer than steel or iron pipes due to their lack of leeching metals via corrosion. The main concern is that they may blow up under pressure, but when they do the are replaced.

The water is safe and healthy.

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