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Has anyone ever noticed a smell of 'damp dog' from a freshly poured glass of water? (Scottish drinking water) If so, what is it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Eccles: The taste of chlorine can lessen in the way you describe, but nothing else (apart from dissolved air/oxygen) evaporates - fluoride and other dissolved ions remain in the water.
Matheous: the odour problem may be associated with your own plumbing "issues", rather than the water from the mains. Try running it for some time to see if it improves, or ask a neighbour to try some of theirs - to pinpoint the problem.
Matheous: the odour problem may be associated with your own plumbing "issues", rather than the water from the mains. Try running it for some time to see if it improves, or ask a neighbour to try some of theirs - to pinpoint the problem.
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