Why does Brighton tap water smell so bad?

Question

I live in Brighton and try to drink the tap water as often as possible. Sometimes it smells so disgusting it makes me gag. It is worst during the summer.

Answer 1

Ask Southern Water - they're the ones who supply it down there !

Answer 2

There's a lot of people in Brighton who swallow it without  complaining I'm afraid, so standards are not likely to improve.

Answer 3

get a filter jug

Answer 4

I live close to the west pier and for years I noticed the water had a smell to it and was also quite cloudy.

It turns out this was due to the water pipes in my area being ancient! They replaced quite a few pipes in the area recently and the water is now much better.

Maybe you have old pipes :P ....hopefully they will replace them with nice clean new ones soon.

Answer 5

I lived in Brighton for a bit and I know what you mean.

Southern Water might be the best people to ask - http://www.southernwater.co.uk - but I reckon they'd fob you off.

I suspect it's something to do with it being hard water.