Whole House Water Filter
Has anyone put in a whole house filtration system? Is this even a useful concept, and if so, are there any particularly good ones? I guess the other option is to put a filter system just in our kitchen, but I was wondering about all the options.
Has anyone put in a whole house filtration system? Is this even a useful concept, and if so, are there any particularly good ones?
I guess the other option is to put a filter system just in our kitchen, but I was wondering about all the options.
As all of my wonderful Jewish ancesters always said. It couldn’t hoit. We filter our drinking water in my house and there’s a big difference in taste and clarity(especially in fresh coffee). Go for it.
Bottled water is a rip off. All its’ good for is convenience when I travel.
I have whole house and a drinking water system in the kitchen. It was suprisingly affordable – and is actually pure water (my husband did tests on it – LOL). As for the comment that water has a memory and it being bad for you… LOL – I really laughed outloud. If you poke around on the EPA website (.gov) they state there is a link to the chlorine by products in the water and cancer… I think it is like a 90% increase in risk, might be more than that, I don’t recall the exact number. They even put a warning out in November on the news, that they (EPA) are finding lead in the water in NYC more now than ever. As for me,I won’t allow my girls to have unfiltered tap, and we don’t do bottles. The company I use is Pure Planet – their number is simple (which is why I remember it ) 1-888-NO Bottles. Hope this helps.
What are you trying to filter out, and for what uses (how ‘clean’ must your drinking / dishwashing / laundry / toilet water be) (*), and in what quantities? Certainly you don’t need purified water to wash your socks?
Start by getting a professional water evaluation done, and see if there are any real problems that need solving.
(*) Insert poo mist joke here.
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!
cmu, did you just say water is bad for your health?????
I have a whole-house filter. It’s small – just a cylinder w/ a filter in it. It mainly cleans small debris (such as iron from deteriorating city pipes) which makes for a longer life for water heater, washing machine, ice maker, etc. It’s relatively easy to install & very simple to change the filter. Lowe’s & Home Depot sell them & any plumber can install.
Before you buy something, have your water tested to see what’s in it and want filtered out since different filter media are better at filtering out different things. The system I put in was very straightforward, but must admit was for a well system and NYC water is by and large considered very good. Keep in mind that if you get a “hands-off” system, you will likely need to have drainage available since the filters need to back wash every few days. I bought my system online from abundant water flow systems. They are very nice and helpful, and could probably direct you to a lab where you can send your water sample to.
Remember, water has memory so even if you filter out all the bad stuff, it will still affect your health deleteriously, so it’s a waste of money.
Didn’t they use to sell NY City water in bottles?
Yes. We installed filtration system in a townhouse on the lower east side. individual filters at kitchen faucet and all shower head locations, and 4 tank system with ionizer for all fixtures in the cellar. softens water a bit, and reduces counts in ppm of iodine, nickel, mercury, lead and other particulates. of course all drinking water has these particulates in it, and ny is known for its excellent water nationally. clients were very happy, and i was quite impressed by the installation.