In a bizarre incident, a Chinese couple kept on drinking 'Toilet Water' for continuous six months after they shifted to a new apartment in Beijing. Yes! you heard it right. A US media report quoted a Chinese person named Mr. Tan who informed that he and his girlfriend began experiencing health issues after they shifted to a new Beijing apartment in May. Mr. Tan also revealed what health problems he and his lady love started suffering and how they came to know that they were drinking Toilet water for the past 6 months.
As per reports, Mr. Tan revealed that he and his girlfriend developed an unexplained cough, while Tan even claimed to lose hair and develop acne. Now, the question arises how did the Chinese couple come to know about the toilet water? The answer is the water bill.
As per Tan, he did not pay a water bill in six months. Still, the $1,400-a-month rental continued to receive water and this is how his suspicion increased. As a result, Tan ran some tests with their water meters and noticed something wasn’t right. When the couple ran water in the apartment, the number on the meter didn’t increase.
Thereafter, Tan called a plumber, and the bizarre discovery was made. As per reports, an extra pipe that had gone unnoticed allegedly linked the toilet and tap water pipes. For six months, the Chinese couple was drinking, bathing, and cooking with the toilet water. The plumber then fixed the pipe. However, the couple claimed to have experienced adverse effects on their health for at least a year.
As a result, Tan has sued an unnamed rental firm and is seeking monetary damages. However, the rental firm has argued that a few tenants opted to source water from a nearby well. The company reportedly pointed out that the well water passed quality tests as recently as March, but it was reportedly only intended for flushing toilets and watering plants.