Here's a link to a filtration system comparison
http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/w ... n.php?d=gp
the first system, aquasana http://www.aquasana.com/category.php?category_id=2 seems to be the best choice. I'm not sure what a lot of those stats on the left are and it didn't seem to say anything about minerals. here's another system not on the list
http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/ro-45-detail.htm
Is anyone able to tell what the best choice is? I'm hoping to get a whole house filter but might have to compromise with my family for only drinking water.
Link to comparison of water filtration systems.
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Re: Link to comparison of water filtration systems.
Not me.Mr. PC wrote:Is anyone able to tell what the best choice is?
I dont drink water either, but sure its better for your skin to bathe / shower in filtered water.
I've been reading a TON about water filters, and am still not certain about it.
Carbon filters, the most common and what Brita uses, filter out most toxins/chlorine etc. and claim to leave minerals behind; but none say whether they partially filter minerals, which is what I'm looking for.
Reverse osmosis seems to be dangerously low, but still with some minerals. Since I'm not as strict as other people on this diet, a little bit of leaching I'd imagine wouldn't be harmful, although I really don't know if certain minerals in your body are more prone to leaching, which would really be the determining factor in this scenario.
You've said in some other threads RRM, that you're not certain whether mineral leaching would be harmful to someone not on the strict diet, because they have an unnaturally high mineral balance in their bodies; this would lean me toward reverse osmosis (although it's very wasteful) I wish there were a partial reverse osmosis filter.
Does anyone know how to test household water?
Carbon filters, the most common and what Brita uses, filter out most toxins/chlorine etc. and claim to leave minerals behind; but none say whether they partially filter minerals, which is what I'm looking for.
Reverse osmosis seems to be dangerously low, but still with some minerals. Since I'm not as strict as other people on this diet, a little bit of leaching I'd imagine wouldn't be harmful, although I really don't know if certain minerals in your body are more prone to leaching, which would really be the determining factor in this scenario.
You've said in some other threads RRM, that you're not certain whether mineral leaching would be harmful to someone not on the strict diet, because they have an unnaturally high mineral balance in their bodies; this would lean me toward reverse osmosis (although it's very wasteful) I wish there were a partial reverse osmosis filter.
Does anyone know how to test household water?
Not as much "unnaturally high mineral balance in their bodies", but rather 'unnaturally high mineral levels in their foods'. Of specific minerals, that is, whereas the levels of other minerals / trace elements are much lower. Thats why i would advice against very low levels through reversed osmosis (or even partial), because you need to be sure that you are not lacking a single one of them!Mr. PC wrote:I...RRM, that you're not certain whether mineral leaching would be harmful to someone not on the strict diet, because they have an unnaturally high mineral balance in their bodies; this would lean me toward reverse osmosis (although it's very wasteful) I wish there were a partial reverse osmosis filter.
Your water is basically the same as that of a whole bunch of other households in your city / town, so that you just need to get a hold of the testing results of samples of this water, which must be public. Im pretty sure you can find those results on the web.Does anyone know how to test household water?
Haha, over a year since I posted this and I still have the same questions. I've encountered some filters that claim to remove "sediment", would that mean mineral reduction?
I don't think most filters want to advertise reducing minerals, because many people think the minerals are a good thing. I have noticed that using pitcher filter, that my kettle has less deposit over time. Does this mean there's less calcium/magnesium? Would it be a reasonable assumption that if the simple pitcher filter is removing the calcium/magnesium, that most under-the-sink filters will do it at least as well?
I was considering this http://www.rainfresh.ca/drinking_water_system_1.php
It claims to have a 0.3 micron carbon filter. I'm assuming that's the size it allows past; would this be small enough to filter out the minerals I don't want?
I wonder why there are no calcium / magnesium / fluoride / chlorine filters, for people not worried about bacteria etc.
Also, because I know someone will ask; I drink water just because I'm thirsty and I like to. Also I'd like the filter for my family who eat bad foods, and would benefit from having clean water to cleanse their systems a little.
I don't think most filters want to advertise reducing minerals, because many people think the minerals are a good thing. I have noticed that using pitcher filter, that my kettle has less deposit over time. Does this mean there's less calcium/magnesium? Would it be a reasonable assumption that if the simple pitcher filter is removing the calcium/magnesium, that most under-the-sink filters will do it at least as well?
I was considering this http://www.rainfresh.ca/drinking_water_system_1.php
It claims to have a 0.3 micron carbon filter. I'm assuming that's the size it allows past; would this be small enough to filter out the minerals I don't want?
I wonder why there are no calcium / magnesium / fluoride / chlorine filters, for people not worried about bacteria etc.
Also, because I know someone will ask; I drink water just because I'm thirsty and I like to. Also I'd like the filter for my family who eat bad foods, and would benefit from having clean water to cleanse their systems a little.
Yes.Mr. PC wrote:Haha, over a year since I posted this and I still have the same questions. I've encountered some filters that claim to remove "sediment", would that mean mineral reduction?
It might, or not.Does this mean there's less calcium/magnesium?
I dont know the answers to your other questions.