Making tea in my bedroom

I'm with suzied on this one.

Yuck, that is really weird about tap water coming from a holding tank. We have only ever had a combi.

If you don't want to buy bottled water or put plain tap water from kitchen in a container, get one of those inexpensive water filter jugs from Wilko. Cheaper than a Britta. We have one on the counter and one in the fridge. Does the job very nicely and no residue in the glasses any more from hard water, or in the coffee machine innards either.

When we were changing to a combo boiler 10 years ago, we were told that the water from the bathroom tap was not safe to drink. We had the tank removed and all our water is now fed from mains. Much safer. I remember when I was young, I was running a bath and bits of feathers came through the tap and then the water stopped running. It turned out there was a dead bird in the storage tank in the loft! YUK!

My tap water ( downstairs ) often tastes of chemicals - not bleachy. I had the water tested by my water company and was told it is safe but sometimes the water from the dishwasher will blow back into the drinking water. They recommended that a particular attachment be fitted. A plumber duly fitted it but it still tastes funny on and off. Bit worrying.

LJP1 thanks for the info. Next time I have a plumber, I will ask his advice......I am sure the tap water in my bathroom is from the tank in my loft.
It would be inconvenient if we couldn't even clean our teeth with it.

The only upstairs water from a cold tap that is not from your rising main is for the loo - unless you have an illegal system put in by a cowboy / amateur plumber.

Boiled water should be safe anyway. If it tastes funny call your water board.

When we had our bathroom done about 15 years ago, the guy who did it said he would make sure the cold water was from the mains because (he said) everyone drinks water from the bathroom tap and it's not advisable to do that if it's drawn from the header tank. I live in a bungalow so morning tea making stuff is only about half a dozen steps from the bedroom and three steps beyond the bathroom.

Thank you posters, I loved reading your replies.....So what I have done is.....Filled the small travel kettle with water from the Kitchen, dried milk in a plastic pot with lid, tea bags and biscuits..... my current favourites, dark chocolate digestives and rich tea.
When I make my brew, I will be thinking of you all. (cheers)

Agree with Notnecessarilyeiser, I type up reports for Legionella Risk Assessments for a friend and, on all the drawings, where there is a cold water tank in the property, the cold feed to the bathroom comes from there unlike the kitchen which comes from the mains. If you have a combi boiler, the water in the bathroom will be safe go drink.

We were always taught (in the 1940,s!) never to drink water from the tap, which came from the tank, I still dont, although the water comes from the mains. I think Nain9bach had a good idea, take the hot water in a thermos flask, it will be good to use in the morning, enjoy your "cuppa"

We have one of these. Only need to take through a full size mug of water/teabag and a little milk in one cup. Hit the button in the morning and voila, enough tea to get the voice working!

Sleep downstairs? ?

If the water is going to be boiled then it will be fine.

What about the milk?

Flask ??

Buy a small flask. Keeps the water hot. Safe to carry about. Job done.

Why can't you take the water up from the kitchen the night before? You're only going to make one or two cups, so it's not a huge amount of water you're carrying. If you half fill a used water or juice bottle, you have enough water, and it's easy enough to carry, and you can't spill any.

Bellasnan we had a teasmaid for years. Ours finally died and as we were retired it was not worth replacing it.

When I was working the TM went off as my alarm clock and the tea mashed while I was showering so I could the just take the pot of tea downstairs ready to pour. It saved a good few minutes on my way out of the house.

I've got a Teasmade. In our last house we had a lot of stairs so it was rather nice to have a cup of tea without having to trot all the way down to the kitchen. We used to take a tray up with mugs and the teapot filled with tap water from the kitchen. The tea bags etc were kept upstairs so it wasn't really a palaver.

Now I've moved and it's all on one floor so the Teasmade is redundant.

I wouldn't use bathroom tap water though, just because we were always taught not to for whatever reason.

Unless you live in a draughty mansion or castle, I can't see it's a huge problem to go and make your cuppa in the kitchen and carry it back to bed ( with a plate of toast too).

What a palaver! You will need a mug/ cup, tea bag, milk, (if you take it) spoon to squeeze the tea bag, you will then have to cart it all downstairs, is it really worth it?

Just spoke to a friend..... She reminded me that there could possibly be a dead animal in the tank ..... a rat, mouse or even a pidgeon. That has turned me right off.
Next time there is a man in my loft, I will ask him to check the tank, and make sure it is covered.

Ah! we have a combi boiler therefore no storage tank and all cold water comes from the rising main.
The DWI (drinking water inspectorate) do not recommend drinking hot water or water that has been stored in a tank in the loft as it is not as fresh or as safe as water directly from the mains.

When we lived in a house we had a kettle upstairs for the morning tea using bottled water. Guests had their own upstairs kettle and bottled water, it worked for us. Now we live in a bungalow we walk across the hall .

OP could just fill a bottle, maybe a glass one to avoid possible taste of plastic, from the kitchen tap to keep ready for use.