Water, in Fridge, how long is it good for?

Question

I have a brita water filter in my fridge, full of water. It has set in there for approximately three months, with the top on, and not being used.

Should I toss the water out, and filter more?

Should I drink it because water doesn't go "bad"

If water does get undrinkable as it sits, how long is too long to drink it?

Thank You!

Answer 1

You should probably toss it out. It's not that the water itself goes bad, but if it's in the refrigerator with a bunch of weird smells for a long time it's possible that it will retain some of that smell as a taste.

Answer 2

water will always remain water unless you contaminate or modify it lol.

Answer 3

I would probabbly toss it. Unlike bottled water the water in a brita filter is not air tight. So the fridge can basically contaminate it. Fridges are weird. They do keep stuff cool and makes us able to store food much longer but it can still do weird stuff to food that is not in air tight containers.  Many people put open containers of baking soda in the fridge to absorb extra moisture and funky odors.

Besides the filter not being air tite it is also just a basic filter. It hardly does any more than improve taste and ordor. There is still a ton of stuff that these bottom line filters leave behind that can build up or cause mold or some other stuff even if kept for 3 months in the fridge. Espeically when it is not air tight.

Now if you had an actual purification system you would have less to worry about. But being in an container that is not air tight can still make even purified or distilled water taste funky or worse.

Answer 4

Given that you have put in and taken out alot of food over the past few months you've introduced bacteria into your fridge so sanitize the water container and start again. I drink water every day so I'd be washing the container daily. But I have a fridge that filters my water so that isn't an issue.