Kitchen tap vs bathroom tap

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Aibu? Feeling under the weather, asked dh to bring me a cold glass of water up to bed, he brought me half a glass! I asked for it to be refilled, I am struggling to get out of bed and seriously run after him all the time. He told me to get water from the bathroom tap. Aibu to say that bathroom water and kitchen water are different? They taste different to me somehow lol but not sure if it's all in my head.

Depends if you have feeder tanks in the loft. If you do then the bathroom taps will be tank water and the downstairs will be mains water

Is there a difference?

bathroom here is the freshest water as for some reason the water enters the flat in the bathroom then comes downstairs to the kitchen.

Depends whether your bathroom tap is fed straight from the mains or from a cold water tank.

I think it tastes different.

Mean of him to be so half hearted and begrudging if you look after him all the time. Sometimes we all just need to be cared for.

I think there can be a difference. If nothing else, the water in our kitchen is easier to get really cold than in the bathroom (but that's because of how the pipes to the bath run through the attic).

It does seem rude of him not to just fetch a fresh glass when you're not feeling well, even if it is all in your head.

Depends on the plumbing. I have no qualms about drinking from the bathroom tap as long as it’s not coming from an old fashioned tank system. We have a softener though so our bathroom water is not that great tasting.

What a rotten husband
Who cares if the tap water's different, my DH would have brought me a HUGE glass of iced water if I felt poorly, as I would do for him.

Pigeon water we call it. In reference to the fact that the bathroom tap is obviously serviced by a big open tank in the loft that has all sorts floating about in it, inc dead pigeons

Our tank has a lid so hopefully not too many pigeons in there. I still drink it anyway

No tank in my loft, so no pigeon poop. water tank is in the airing cupboard.

Don't really drink water so wouldn't know.

Older properties or those that have a cold water tank in the loft are not suitable for drinking large amounts of. A mouthful or two to take tablets or whilst cleaning your teeth should be fine - but coming from a storage tank it isn't fresh - and if it isn't covered can have all sorts of crap in.

If it is a more modern house (50's and 60's most likely storage. 2000 onwards most likely from mains with no storage but not sure in between times) then it is from the mains the same as the kitchen although it may take longer to run cold.

My property is a relatively new build, built in 2016 so hoping there is no water tank with pigeon poop managed to drag myself downstairs and get my own water from the kitchen tap

Mine was built in 2000 and has tanks in the loft and a hot water cylinder in a cupboard upstairs

Older properties or those that have a cold water tank in the loft are not suitable for drinking large amounts of.
My house is 150 yrs old and the bathroom tap's fine for drinking water (from mains). It's only a problem if you have lead piping or a tank.

I would remember this behaviour next time you are running after him. Don't do it!!

Older properties or those that have a cold water tank in the loft are not suitable for drinking large amounts of
Not always true. My house is over 400 years old and all the bathrooms are on mains - no cold water tank (we do have a hot water tank though - would t drink that!)
Op you really need to know whether you have a cold water tank or not, for maintenance!