On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:35:46 +0800, Simon Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Water sources like mountain springs etc of course would be best. But it is >no luck to whom like me where it is not accessible. Actually, the tap water >to my house is quite hard and always settle down with a chalk-like cover on >bowl overnight. I don't know what these substances are (may be minerals or >not) in the water which cannot be simply filtered away. I too have very "hard" water, full of calcium crystals. I assume the Calcium isn't absorbable, but maybe it is? I think calcium in the water it's nothing to worry about for drinking. I like to drink direct cool water. How the water could "taste" more refreshing seems a different question. I had a ion-changer working with salt in the house before, but I didn't like the water. I changed it for a magnetic device. Now the water tastes good. But the Calcium still sits on the water heater. >Yet from my >experience, such tap-water after physical processing like ozonating, >ionizing or magnitizing seems to restore their natural state and tastes >more >refreshing. I don't know if anyone has similar experience. How about "oxygen" water? A.S.