zojirushi water tastes different
I noticed that the water that comes out of my zojirushi water boiler tastes different than the water that comes out of the tap. The water that comes out of the tap does not really have a taste but the water out of my zojirushi has a slightly noticeable taste. I fill up my boiler with the same water out of the tap. Has anyone else noticed that the water tastes different? Is this normal?
Jan 23rd, '09, 17:29
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I've only noticed a funky flavor to the water when it is time for me to descale. I do put filtered water in mine but then, I don't drink non-filtered water at my house as that does taste odd. Though now that I think about it, the unfiltered water tastes more noticeably off if it is room temp. I can only drink the non-filtered water at very cold temps as it tastes cleaner then. So maybe your water tastes funny normally but heating it up makes it noticeable?
I think I may need to descale. I have not done that yet since I started using my zojirushi since last September. You are right about the hotter the water is the odder it tastes. But even when I put both in the refrigerator, I could still taste the zojirushi water and the water out of the tap had no flavor.
I could not find my descaling packets so I have not yet descaled my water boiler. How do you know when you need to use them? I could not see any kind of build up inside the water boiler. Right now I am going to try and boil and dispense a few gallons of water to see if that will get rid of the odd tasting water.
I think I have figured out what the taste is, it tastes a little like chlorine. My tap water never tastes like this unless I used it with the water boiler. It still tastes this way after I boiled and dispensed about a gallon of water. I wonder if this has to do with the boiling process. I am going to try putting in fresh room temp tap water without boiling it and see if there is still that oder.
Unit needs descaling
Comparison chart for various models:
ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71GcstcVBdS.pdf
Looks like all the models dechlorinate. From the document:
Reboil Mode:
Reboils the water to 212°F.
Dechlorinate Mode:
Reduces chlorine and musty odors
from tap water by extending the
boiling time.
If the unit is producing water that tastes different than when you started using it months ago, the problem is probably mineral deposit in the reservoir.
ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71GcstcVBdS.pdf
Looks like all the models dechlorinate. From the document:
Reboil Mode:
Reboils the water to 212°F.
Dechlorinate Mode:
Reduces chlorine and musty odors
from tap water by extending the
boiling time.
If the unit is producing water that tastes different than when you started using it months ago, the problem is probably mineral deposit in the reservoir.
Jan 25th, '09, 18:02
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My understanding is that dechlorinate isn't a "mode" per se, but rather just an effect of the slow boil. It dechlorinates the water, but then it traps the steam in. So you end up dispensing some of the chlorine gas out with the water unless you a) let it out before dispensing, or b) use a Brita (this produces a lot better tea anyway).
Thanks you to everyone for replying. Does anyone know how to dechlorinate with a zojirushi? I read the whole manual 3 times and could not find any mention about it. Thank you Intuit for posting the comparison chart. My model does show that it has the dechlorinate mode. Does anyone know how to activate it? I will probably have to call tech support tomorrow, but it would be nice to know now for tonight's tea. Thank you.
