Is bottled natural/spring/mineral water, available off the shelf in
supermarkets etc., able to be used without boiling? ie. is it bacteria-free
at bottling? What about the refill stations - if you make sure you sanatise
your container can you rely on that water being bacteria free also? Cheers,
Michael.

i've used both (off the shelf and refill water) with no problems. as you
mention, sanitize your refill container just to be on the safe side. the
refill water i buy is MUCH cheaper ($0.25/gal), and comes from a reverse
osmosis filtering process.

bob p.

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