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I usually drink steam distilled water but recently I've started tasting the plastic that leeches from the bottle. My only other alternative is the machine at the organic store that only offers reverse osmosis and deonized water. Which is the purest, the best for you and are both free of fluoride?

"Best" is a really relative term when it comes to ingested items, primarily because different people have different preferences and experiences (which is why so many options exist).

Anything that's pure water is good, but there are a lot of minerals that you also need that typically comes from water... like the Fluoride. Fluoride is actually added to tap water because most people don't get enough and it is required for the health of your teeth. If you are drinking pure water, you'll want to make sure you get enough of your trace minerals, and you may need to use a Fluoride rinse as well to keep your teeth healthy.

2007-10-15 09:37:22 by earthling

www.bulkreefsupply.com --- This video illustrates how to properly set up a 5 stage reverse osmosis drinking and reef water system.

I have been working in the plumbing and heating business for 35 years, and have worked in hospitals and dyalisys units. Reverse osmosis water is only transported in plastic pipe, because it "eats" copper, galvonized , iron, or even stainless pipe. My question is, if it has such an affinity to metals, wouldn't it have the same effect on your body? Deplete minerals as opposed to providing them?

If you drink the extremely purified stuff, such as used in semiconductor manufacturing, you get nauseated. And it tastes vile! Try a swig, you'll hate it.

It's used in dialysis because they have to tightly control the mineral content of the water used.

The ordinary R-O units in homes don't take that much out, and are more for flavor than purity.

2008-07-18 12:57:22 by Plumber Rock

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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

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I don't care about wasted water or power usage, just interested in filtration etc. I've heard for example reverse osmosis filter membranes can foster the growth of bacteria etc.

You can achieve essentially the same water quality with either technology, if you do not care about waste or power. RO membranes can get fouled by bacteria or alga from the source water, that is why they must be periodically sanitized by chlorination or other biocide treatment. But this is mainly because the growth plugs up the membrane, reducing the output.

2008-12-29 23:29:11 by Chris 777

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?

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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