Do people drink water from the bathroom tap tap

Yep, and generally I don’t use bottled water and drink straight from the kitchen tap. However, we live in a hard water area so use bottled water in our coffee machine to prevent limescale buildup as it would destroy it.

I don't at home because it comes from a water tank on top of the block and pigeons have got it there in the past. At work, absolutely yes as it's the same pipes. Have worked in places where we only had access to water in the toilets so if we didn't use it, we wouldn't be getting a cup of tea

no i try not to

In my house at home (UK), the water in the bathroom comes from a cold water tank in the loft, so I would generally not use it for drinking.
However, I DO clean my teeth with it, and secondly, if the water is going into a kettle to be boiled, then I don't think it would really matter.
The water in our kitchen comes straight from the mains tap.
The idea of the cold water tank in the loft, seems to be a thing of the past, and in modern homes, I think the water all comes from the mains.
Often in offices/hotels, there will be a dedicated drinking water tap, and if there is one, I would be inclined to use that.

No! Definitely not at work either.

Since you asked I googled it. Here is my AI overview:

”In the UK, it is generally considered safe to drink from a bathroom tap as the water supply is usually the same as the kitchen tap, meaning it comes from the mains supply and is safe to drink; however, it's important to check your home's plumbing system to be sure, especially if you suspect a storage tank which might not be as clean.”

I’m guessing elsewhere in the world you’d get a different answer. Having recently had our home extended and renovated in the UK I can confirm they used identical piping for the water supply in the kitchens and the bathrooms. They did use different piping for the central heating.
If you are UK based you are labouring under a misapprehension and if you are elsewhere in the world then chances are the set up where you are is different.

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I think, in a public bathroom, it has to have a sign saying if it’s not drinkable because it’s from a tank. In the old days it used to say “non potable” but now occasionally you see see a “not drinking water” sign.

I drink from our upstairs taps at home. It’s all from the same supply. I wouldn’t in a public bathroom though

Thank you, that's much clearer. Is it now unusual to have a cold water tank? We got rid of ours a few years ago (old house). My parents' house, built in 2000, never had one as far as I know.

@LittleBigHead

its a you thing.

It’s really odd (to say the least) to think that posting a perfectly innocuous thread from is “disgusting “. Do you have other controlling behaviours or overwhelming sense of anger about ordinary things ? Might be worth reflecting on this feeling of anger - it’s an over reaction to something quite normal.

It’s a you thing.

It’s really odd (to say the least) to think that drinking water from the bathroom tap is “disgusting “. Do you have other controlling behaviours or overwhelming sense of disgust about ordinary things ? Might be worth reflecting on this feeling of “disgust” - it’s an over reaction to something quite normal.

In the UK it would be contrary to building regulations to have the water in the kitchen cold tap coming from the cold water storage tank. It isn't classed as fit for consumption as contaminants can easily get into the tank (dead birds and mice). It must come in directly from the mains water supply.

Many domestic water systems have water to the bathroom cold taps coming from a cold header tank. I wouldn't drink from those for the reasons above. If you have a system without a cold header tank that supplies cold water direct from the mains supply to bathroom taps, it is perfectly safe to drink.

Nope, as others have mentioned, older homes often have cold taps fed from a tank. These tanks are not sealed and all sorts can end up in them. You do not want to drink the water from them.

It's the same water no matter what tap it comes out of 😂

Okay, so by that standard you could say you'd use toilet water to clean your teeth too? But I bet you don't 😂

I very occasionally drink my own bathroom water if it’s night time and I really can’t be bothered to get water from the kitchen, but it tastes weird and I definitely don’t make a habit of it.

I absolutely wouldn’t drink bathroom water in an office or fill up water for the coffee machine from there. Multiple people use those bathrooms and people touch the taps before washing their hands so there could be fecal matter or norovirus…grim! Also, most modern offices have filtered water taps now, so I would use that.

Yes, if it comes from the mains, but some still comes from tanks. My mum still has a tank and we have a redundant one that I think was in use pre 2005.
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In both the houses I've owned we've replaced older water tanks with mains fed throughout/combi boilers etc so I've drunk from bathroom taps there. But it's only just occurred to me that I grew up in a flat and yet it was drummed into me not to drink water from the bathroom taps due to possible dead animals in the tank... but there won't have been a tank, it was a ground floor flat and must have all been from the mains, surely!

Yep fill my glass every night from the bathroom

When you're in a hotel, where do you fill the kettle in the room up from?

As long as it comes from the mains not a tank, any tap is fair game IMO

My house was built in 2000 and has water tanks for my upstairs taps and to feed into the boiler.

It also feeds my upstairs taps and I am happy to drink from them

It is a thing, we were never allowed to drink from the bathroom tap. My mum always said the water there wasn't good enough for drinking. We had a tank in the loft and I think it was to do with that. The water in the kitchen just came straight in to where the kitchen sink was.
So it depends on your building and how old it is and the set up.
I've worked in a school where the water was only drinkable from one sink in the whole school, despite there being many sinks.