I have a pitcher that has a filtered top, so you pour the water in the top, and it comes out on the bottom filtered, it is what i drink, and what i use for my dog and my snakes. The only one in the family that gets hose water is my horse. But, where i am, there is a lot of sulfur in the water, and it always tasts funny. I hate it, i don't want anyone else to have to drink it either.