TDS filter tested
Saudi Tap Water TDS: Riyadh vs Jeddah vs Dammam vs Makkah (2026)
The first thing most expats do when they arrive in Saudi Arabia is buy a pack of Berain bottles and assume that settles the water question. The second thing they do — usually a few months later, after their kettle fills with white scale and their hair starts coming out in fistfuls — is start…
I tested 5 water filters in Riyadh — here’s what actually removes TDS
The first time I checked my Riyadh tap water with a TDS meter, the reading was 540 ppm.For context, the WHO guideline for acceptable drinking water is 300 ppm. Anything above 500 ppm isconsidered poor quality. My tap was sitting at 540. My kettle had already been telling me this for months —that white crust…