Ally Cat's Mommy
04-19-2003, 06:47 AM
Does anyone know how safe the water is that drips down from Air Conditioning units? I know you can use it to water household plants, but is it safe to drink?
The reason I am asking:
I feed and water a number of feral cats outside my house. In the Mid East it gets up to over 55 degrees C in summer. If I fill their water dish before work (with BOTTLED water, as our tap water is desalinated sea water), it evapourates SO quickly, and they will be very thirsty in summer.
I leave a few of my Air Cons running all day whilst I am am work, and there is a constant trickle of condensed water running out. So I thought if I put a large basin under a couple of them, the cats could drink the water and they would have a constant supply.
Would this be safe for them?
The reason I am asking:
I feed and water a number of feral cats outside my house. In the Mid East it gets up to over 55 degrees C in summer. If I fill their water dish before work (with BOTTLED water, as our tap water is desalinated sea water), it evapourates SO quickly, and they will be very thirsty in summer.
I leave a few of my Air Cons running all day whilst I am am work, and there is a constant trickle of condensed water running out. So I thought if I put a large basin under a couple of them, the cats could drink the water and they would have a constant supply.
Would this be safe for them?