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. Convenience, it seems, isn’t always worth the compromise.
