Determined to prove my point, I conducted a simple home experiment.

I filled two glasses — one from the kitchen, one from the bathroom and set them side by side. The contrast was subtle yet undeniable: the kitchen water gleamed, while the bathroom glass looked slightly cloudy.

When I tasted them, the bathroom water carried a faint metallic flavor. My husband still wasn’t convinced, so I ordered a home testing kit. The results confirmed my suspicion — slightly higher hardness and trace metal levels in the bathroom sample. Not harmful, but definitely less ideal for regular drinking.

Experts agree that while bathroom tap water typically isn’t unsafe, it’s better reserved for brushing teeth or washing up. If you must drink it, let it run for a few seconds first to flush out stagnant water or install a small filter.

In the end, the simplest fix turned out to be the smartest: keeping a water bottle by the bed. That’s what my husband does now — ever since one sleepless night when he spat out a mouthful of metallic-tasting bathroom water and finally admitted I’d been right all along. Convenie