Does this give the ice/water a bad taste (plastic, etc)?
613362
No, it's fine. PEX is widely used in new construction, no issues at all. For me, this was a real time-saver, and after about a year, it's working well for me.
135404
No there is no weird metal or plastic smell or taste. I purchased it for my tea addicts and critics at work and we all love it. It boils the water to almost perfection according to what tea we are brewing. I really recommend it.
1293974
The entire kettle is plastic, including the inside body. However, we did not notice any adverse taste or odor from the plastic. We just finished a 5 week tour around Turkey where we used this kettle daily. We did get quite a bit of mineral build up, but it would usually scale off by itself and not attach too firmly to the plastic. In other kettles I have used vinegar to remove minerals. We love this kettle and will hopefully take it on many future trips.
1398874
I have not noticed a metallic taste in either the hot or the cold. However, I do not use bottled water. I bought a refillable jug with a replaceable filter inside, the jug sits on top & looks like a water cooler bottle. You just fill with tap water & it goes down through the filter before going through the water cooler. The only problem I have had is that I am not happy with how cold the cold side is . . .. it cools it off, but i don't consider it COLD.
995013
Yes. The coffee or water is sitting on the plastic shut off. When you open the valve the liquid passes to the cup. It does not affect the taste.
27915
No, if you taste the filtered water and find it nothing wrong then there is really nothing wrong with it. But if it tasted like tap water, that means it's not doing the job.
631306
I've been using mine since september 2013, and have never noticed a metallic taste either. I've used it to make tea, instant oatmeal, hot cocoa, coffee, soup, and hot water with lemon and have never noticed the water tasting funny.
1856450
I install my system 2 weeks ago and I have the same problem ( is like a "rubber" taste)... is not the UV unit .Probably is the reverse osmosis unit (first choice) I will by pass this unit to see if the bad taste continue ( or not...)...
1520671
we only used ours for a couple weeks. I thought I could taste plastic. Ended up odering a percolator coffee pot and we love it
135405
Hi Kim, I haven't noticed any metal taste. I use alkaline water from the local water house, and use the full range of temperatures for brewing...though I do brew pretty strong, so I'm not sure if I would even taste it if it were subtle. Thanks, Tracy
269653
I purchased and received this said same ice maker last week. did the install myself.. You need to make sure that you have an inline filtration system installed. Mine is working great with no plastic taste. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions. chasesouth@rusticfence.com
1934673
For my family ... no. We just could not tolerate the metallic taste of the water after it was filtered with the EveryDrop. We use the 3-gallon water jugs that we fill at a water filter station (.25/gallon). We tried the EveryDrop once, did not like the taste of the water but gave it another chance - the second 3-gallons tasted worse. We threw the filter in the garbage.
8354
I suppose it could be given it is not too full. I am sketchy about freezing anything plastic with water in it and then introducing that into water I am drinking. Too much bad is coming from plastic.
502414
NO! Unless you like the putrid taste of plastic overriding your beverage. Heat your water in a different, truly microwaveable container and then transfer to this one, if you must. The mug didn't melt or warp in the microwave, but that strong chemical flavor it imbued into my water was a real turnoff and I'm not too sure how safe it was, either. I now use this for only for cold beverages when working out, etc.
283934
I have used mine for ice water about 6 times. We have not noticed any off taste. The spout is plastic. Hope that helps.
540879
I have not done this. I have used a block of ice. I don't particularly care for putting plastic in the drinking water.
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No, but be sure there is not a filter in the filter holder. Once it is to dirty it won't work for ice or water.