Armand_C
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The other day I was reading an article at the dr's office where they were talking about the dangers plastic water containers pose when they are exposed to heat which causes the chemicals in the plastic to leach into the water. It also mentioned not to re-use the containers. I was wondering what people did to combat this problem (if any), especially those who are full timers. When we use our rv, we always take plenty of bottled water and use the holding tank water for dishes, handwashing, ect. It can get pretty warm inside the trailer and we dont always have room in the fridge to store the water, so it is stored inder the sink. I would really like to get feedback on this issue. Thanks.
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Here is a link to the snopes.com that debunks this urban legend.
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skipnchar
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No way I'm lugging around 50 gallons of water that I can't drink. Besides that we'd feel pretty fooling lying on our death bed in perfect health 
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ed6713
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Reminds me of the Tab soda scare from the '60's. IF you were a rat, and IF you drank 50 gallons of Tab each day, you MIGHT get sick.
Life's a risk. Have a drink.
Ed
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riverotter55
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ed6713 wrote:Reminds me of the Tab soda scare from the '60's. IF you were a rat, and IF you drank 50 gallons of Tab each day, you MIGHT get sick.
Life's a risk. Have a drink.
Ed
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If your that nervous rinse them out with bleach before you use them.
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Mousefart
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Here we go again!
Containers that originally contained food or water or are sold to contain food or water are made from FOOD GRADE plastics. These are designed NOT to leach chemicals (or don't contain them in the first place).
However, yes, you might be at risk if you use non food grade containers like plastic gas cans as water jugs (which someone here once posted that they actually do) or regular green garden hose to supply their RV.
Oh, and lets not forget the "cooking in aluminum pots" scare. Cooking in iron pots constipates you. Coffee causes cancer. Fried burgers cause cancer (vs grilled), etc, etc, etc...
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mike4947
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One of the parts of these urban legends does come out to be true. That's the one about reusing water containers. Now we're not talking about 5 gallon can/jugs, but the 16/20 oz single serving water bottles. There have been several cases of severe gastritis due to bacteria growing from "back wash" and not properly cleaning the bottles between uses.
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Cat Lady
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If it wasn't for the red dyes (gives my cheeks color) and the preservatives in my food, thank God for preservatives, this old body might not be "preserved." I really clean the bottles with soap and water and reuse them. I can't worry about everything.
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Shearwater
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mike497 wrote:One of the parts of these urban legends does come out to be true. That's the one about reusing water containers. Now we're not talking about 5 gallon can/jugs, but the 16/20 oz single serving water bottles. There have been several cases of severe gastritis due to bacteria growing from "back wash" and not properly cleaning the bottles between uses.
First of all, this could be true for any container that is reused and not cleaned/sterilized between uses. The same danger in inherent in coffee cups. This isn't very likely for bottles that only contained water because there is nothing for the bacteria to grow on. It could be a problem for unwashed containers that contained nutrients like juice or some sugar based drinks.
Secondly, "several cases" out of the millions of containers that get reused does not strike me as a serious threat.
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