About Fred E. Brunetti CWSV Expertise My field of expertise is in domestic water treatment. I am retired and have 28 years of experience in the water treatment field. I have earned the designation of Water Specialist, level five, from the Water Quality Association.I can offer help in the solution for private wells` problems as to `point of entry` and `point of use` treatments. these would include,disinfection,conditioning,and purification for drinking including reverse osmosis technology. Problems concerning well pumps,or plumbing or well drilling are out of my field,as well as commericial,industrial or municipal water treatment. I prefer to limit questions to the average homeowner`s use.Since retiring I have added consultation on the care and ,maintenance of domestic water treatment systems. These include filtration, conditioning/softening,chemical feed, and drinking water systems.
Experience over 28 years testing private wells and application of various water treatment systems for a 65 year old water treatment company.Now retired and doing independent water consulting.BR> Organizations Water Quality Association
Organizations Water Quality Association
Education/Credentials WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION AS WATER SPECIALIST V
Water Quality - Does reboiling cause the water to harden?
Expert: Fred E. Brunetti CWSV - 1/24/2007
Question I heard from friends that reboiling water that has cooled causes hardening and thereby less easily absorbed by our bodies. Is this true? I use a basic water filter and i boil the filtered water for drinking. However sometimes i reboil abit of the cooled down boiled water in the kettle for making tea/coffee. My friends say its advisable to pour away the cooled down water and add fresh filter water to boil.
Answer Hi Yong;
Thank you for asking.
The simple answer to the 'is it true' question is no it is not true.
The reason to boil water for drinking is to assure its bacteriological safety.
If you notice that when you boil your water you see a sediment or deposit on the vessel you are boiling the water in then your water was probably hard water to begin with. Hardwater,that is water with calcium and magnesium dissolved in it, has no measurable nutritional value to us. If you boil the hardwater the minerals in it do not become less available than they were in the first place!
I do not know what kind of filter you are using so I can't say what you are filtering out. For drinking water I prefer to use distillation or reverse osmosis followed by ultra violet light. These processes would be the best to assure water's drinkability. It would assure that the water can do the job it is designed for and that is carrying nutrients to your cells, carrying undesirable things out of your cells and maintaining the moisture balance in your body.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards, Fred
