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It constantly sounds like it is dripping but its not. Is that normal?

no.

2008-06-16 23:02:49 by wilson

www.healthyairandwater.net learn how a reverse osmosis drinking water system works

...water system.
Anybody know of an adapter/replacement filter system for Kinetico Reverse Osmosis drinking water system. Seeking a permanent screw on housing to fit Kinetico and disposable fiber filters, rather than the expensive housing/filter combo sold by Kinetico.

But was able to locate a website that sells replacement filters at a much cheaper rate.
http://www.waterfiltersonline.com/kinet- water-filters.asp

2010-02-07 14:20:15 by Hyacintha

Price: $175.00 $133.00

System comes equipped with everything needed for installation
Reduce your environmental impact: Using this Watts UF-3 system can save over 2,500 half liter bottles going in to land fills per filter change out
High end ceramic valve Euro style faucet for easy filling of glasses, pitchers, and coffee pots

little bubbles in it---and I mean a LOT.

I have a water softener bc I have hard water which takes salt. The reverse osmosis is supposed to reverse that.

The RO water gets stored into a bladder container. The bladder container has gas in it. This gas is pressurized by the bladder and is disolved into the water. When you use the RO spigot, the release in pressure allows the gas to expand, forming bubbles.

If your system is old, look into the pH of he water. If your glass has minerals on it, it could be reacting with the caustic water and releasing bubbles as the minerals are re-desolved.

2008-08-05 23:45:26 by wilson

Price: $419.95 $419.95

Filter element and the filter housing are all-in-one modular assembly for quick and easy annual changes - No wrenches necessary
Exceptional Purification - removes up to 98-percent of chemicals, heavy metals, sediment, and other contaminants then adds good minerals
Advanced long lasting filters - 2,500-Gallon or 1 year between filter changes

My RO system is 9 years old. The storage tank had worked well and provides plenty drinking water at the faucet until recently. It now gives only 5 oz water before the pressure diminish to zero and no water flows out. I have replaced the filter cartridges yearly. What's wrong?

You have a blockage in the filter because some water is slowly getting through. Check ALL the filters

2007-12-25 20:29:22 by jn c

My mom spends a good $5 - $7 a week on bottled water by the gallon from the grocery store. She's almost 75 and it's getting too much for her. She says she looked into home delivery, but the only company she found is Ice Mountain and she hates the way that water tastes.

She thinks a reverse osmosis system would be too expensive, but I found a counter top model that costs about $300. There are 2 filters that would need to be replaced; one costs $55 and needs to be replaced once a year, the other costs $80 and should be replaced every 2 - 3 years. The system should pay for itself in about 16 months.

There is tankless under the counter model that is about $75 more (replacement filters cost the same). But she lives in an apartment and I don't know that she could get permission to start cutting up the kitchen sink/cabinets to install it.

My question is, are the counter top models terribly inconvenient to have taking up counter space?

and

How hard/easy would it be for a 75 year old woman with rheumatoid arthritis to attach and detach the hose from the kitchen water faucet every day?

PS: I wasn't sure where to post this question, so I apologize if it's not in the right category.
Garnet--the Big Berkey is not reverse osmosis, correct? Can the company provide a water report that states what % of chemicals will be removed? I know you said it "tastes" good, but a carbon filter can make the water taste good. My mom has multiple autoimmune disorders and needs to eliminate as many chemicals from the water as possible.

Bob--please tell me what brand of system you use. Is it a reverse osmosis?

We live on a farm in the Pacific Northwest. Despite the abundant rainfall our region recieves our tap water is NOT potable.

I also do food storage and emergency preparedness items. Needless to say, I did a lot of research, and have a LOT of access to information about things like purifying your water.

The very best system out there is the Big Berkey.

You will spend about $250 for the unit. That includes delivery, and four filters.

There are three adults in my house. We use a lot of water, daily since we work hard (farm work).

We only installed two filters in the Big Berkey, instead of all four. This is going to give us about two years worth of water filtration for the three of us. One pair of water filters a year.

Here's a link of where to buy the Big Berkey at the very best price. It will include the four filters in the purchase price:

http://www.readymaderesources.com/cart/i ndex.php?act=viewProd&productId=516< br />
We've been using ours now for about 6 months. It's very easy to use, and without a doubt will pay for itself by month 8, easily for us.

It takes up very little room on the kitchen counter, and we have a little kitchen.

The only thing I will state is that the Big Berkey needs a base. You can purchase a base they make (expensive). Or you can just flip a flower pot over, and set the Berkey on top of it. Easy, cheap, and works great. The Berkey needs to sit on a base, so you can fit a cup or a pot under the spigot.

The water that comes out of the Berkey just tastes "clean." There is no mineral, or weird after taste. Just clean water.

As for the faucet and hose, you should look into a quick conect for your Mom. Quick conects are for garden hoses. Once they are screwed on, they stay in place. Then the hose can easily be snapped on and off. Purchase a quick conect made of brass, not plastic. For the hose, I would get her one of the curly-Q ones (like phones cords use to be) with a small wand on the end that is for watering house plants.

That would make it VERY easy for your Mom to fill the Big Berkey.

~Garnet
Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years
Private duty nursing taking care of the elderly in their own homes for over 10 years (so understands physical limitations of the elderly).
Decades of food storage, and emergency prep research, and practice.


The water that comes out of our tap is NOT potable. Our well water is contaminated with fecal matter (both human & animal) and nitrates from surrounding farms. I do not have a spleen, so I'm not able to fight off a lot of illnesses. I worked in the medical field for over 15 years. Trust me, I did a LOT of research on the Big Berkey and their filters, before purchasing one.

You can look into purchasing the black filters for your mothers unit, to filter out even more. The black ones are the ones I use. Chances are, she only needs the white ones.

Links:
http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/ber key-filter-replacements-c-67/ceramic-fil ters-1-p-194

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/ber key-filter-replacements-c-67/black-berke y-filters-2-p-187

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/wor dpress/berkey/the-difference-between-bla ck-berkeys-and-ceramic-filters-a-quick-h istory-and-comparison/

Here's another link, just for fun:
http://www.xylitolnow.com/berkey.html

Do you know of another system that will remove food coloring as well as all the pathogens?

2009-07-23 05:35:38 by Elsie