"It depends".Any suggestion on what's the best water filtration system to use?
Any suggestion on what's the best water filtration system to use?
"It depends".
Some are better for well water (water conditioners with UV light, especially for minerals & bacteria), others are better for city water & iron (water conditioners for minerals with a chelating agent like IronOut), some are better for just wanting cleaner drinking water (reverse osmosis under the sink), others are better for killing everything and getting rid of the leftovers (distillation & UV).
Or maybe you just want a charcoal filter.
Where does your water come from, what are you trying to do to it, and how much do you want to spend?
Beer...
What Nords said. I have "city" water, with enough chemicals in it to kill small farm animals. But an under sink charcoal filter makes it taste almost like water!
Compounds called chlorophenols are formed when beer interacts with chlorine and these compounds have a fairy unpleasant aroma.
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Bottled.Good question... how about for overseas? What type of system would be safest? Thanks.
How was this ascribed to the water conditioner? We're talking about an ion-exchange resin that removes calcium & magnesium, right?Do note the effects of water softeners on the rest of your appliances. My pretty well made water heater failed early, washing machine got a few rust spots, and so did the dishwasher.
Think larger CFB, don't waste a visit from Lindsay on no stinkin waterJeez Louise Sam...for the cost of all that gear you could have Lindsay Lohan come to your house and pour you a glass of bottled water!
We have a well with very hard water. I installed a water softener .... Downstream of this, our drinking water water goes through two sediment filters and an activated charcoal filter. Then, to a reverse-osmosis membrane (augmented by a permeate pump to significantly reduce water waste).
How was this ascribed to the water conditioner? We're talking about an ion-exchange resin that removes calcium & magnesium, right?
Jpatrick - the water thing was just to get her in the door. After that I'd have worked my bunny magic on her. Right up until my wife hit me in the head with one of those cast iron frying pans I bought for xmas.
samclem, my situation is close to yours. No coliform (that I know of, at least not when they tested when we bought the place, no reason to think that has changed). We have the softener, and RO unit, but no filters after that.
What pressure do you take your RO up to? I wonder if the extra efficiency is worth the cost/complexity?
-ERD50
Then, it's back to the ice cube trays . . .
Ice makers always struck me as a solution looking for a problem. But that's just me, I guess.