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| for those that use a water filteration systems, I started out using the Pur (prtable pitcher/filters) stage ne system 8 yrs ago, filter ife was 2-3 months,(3filters $21.00) then Pur decided to change to a more stylish pitcher & filter stsrem calling it Stage 2 (filter 2-3 months,2 for $21.00) then
rthen approx in febuary this year the filters now have a life expextcy of 1 month at best befor the clog or close themselves down) proce $15.00 for 2,
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How long do the filters last?
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The length of time depends on the type of filter and the amount of water used:
-- Pitcher filters last up to 40 gallons (approximately 1-2 months).
So as said to Pur,YOU CAN KISS this long time customer good buy
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so just wondering if your using a portable water filter system,(pictcher/fiter)
if so, would you share some info about it,
such as cost,how long filters last, ect
fong to also ck into maybe bottle water for procing, ect
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Wichita, KS | Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, Since it is hard for some of us to get out and about, have you considered a home bottled water service such as Culligan or Ozarka? | |
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Washington, DC | Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, My faucet-mount Stage 3 filters last almost 3 months.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by DC DSL  :My faucet-mount Stage 3 filters last almost 3 months. what brand, how much plz
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Washington, DC | Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, The Pur ones (gold wrappers). Package of three for $36 at Bed, Bath and Beyond or 6/$50 at Costco.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, When I had one at my last house, I had an under-sink filter that was supposed to be good for 6 months. I think the initial outlay was less than $40 and new filters were around $20.
The 'easy use' filters like in pitchers and the one you put on sink faucets aren't worth it IMO. | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, I had an under-sink system in the condo I had in CT 25 years ago. The filters lasted about 3 months and were $25 to replace. Unit cost like $60. It worked well.
The Pur faucet filter works quite well. They switch our chemicals once a year for 6 weeks from chloramine to chlorine to flush the system. Zero odor or taste in the filtered stuff, compared to it being worse than an over-chlorinated swimming pool from the unfiltered taps.
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| said by DC DSL :The Pur ones (gold wrappers). Package of three for $36 at Bed, Bath and Beyond or 6/$50 at Costco. thanks will look at home depot whats offered,will also see what is offered for bottle water
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, You need to make sure you get in writing from the vendor the specific source(s) of their water. A lot of places take water from the same public supply as you get, and just filter the hell out of it.
You specifically want to know the filtration process used and resultant mineral content (and whether it's natural or added back in). Too often filtered public supply water has almost no mineral content left, which makes it less healthful than what comes out of your tap.
If it's spring water, do some research on the spring and make sure it's far removed from any type of agricultural or operation that disturbs the surface or could run-off into the aquifer.
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Seattle, WA | I have a filtration system as part of my refrigerator's in-door ice and water dispenser. The filters last 6 months and cost about $30. | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, Keep in mind, its 40 GALLONS of water. Depending on how much you use it, it could last quite a while. 1-2 months is just a suggestion if you use 20 gallons of water a month.
Further, for water delivery from Ice Mountain (The local Nestle bottle brand) 35 gallons (Seven 5gal jugs) costs 42.70 a month. One filter that filters 40 gallons costs 9.80:
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1 edit | Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by Rombus :Keep in mind, its 40 GALLONS of water. Depending on how much you use it, it could last quite a while. 1-2 months is just a suggestion if you use 20 gallons of water a month. Further, for water delivery from Ice Mountain (The local Nestle bottle brand) 35 gallons (Seven 5gal jugs) costs 42.70 a month. One filter that filters 40 gallons costs 9.80: » www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006···3&sr=8-1its still pretty darn cheap approx 5-(3 liters bottles) 15 liters of tap water run through the filter (I still don't know how much a liter is,ie a 1/2 gallon,a quart,ect) plus approx 24 oz of tap water each morning to make coffee with,(coffee that'd be strong enough it would grow haoir on an eggshell
and thats all the water used per filter,
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by NotRequired : (I still don't know how much a liter is,ie a 1/2 gallon,a quart,ect) 1 liter = 1.057 quarts
Just remember that it's a little more than a quart. | |
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3 edits | Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by 34702533 :said by NotRequired : (I still don't know how much a liter is,ie a 1/2 gallon,a quart,ect) 1 liter =1.057 quarts Just remember that it's a little more than a quart. =======================================
if a liter equals a little over a quart then I am using approx,(4 quarts = a gallon) 5 to 8 gallons on a filter l that should last for up to 40 gallons, well that blow the Hell-o out of Pur's statement,
guess like everything else today
quality is poor,
higher prices for less of a product item
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Reisterstown, MD | Second on the one built into my refrigerator. The water that makes the ice cubes goes through the filter also.
It does use a Pur filter and lasts about 6 months.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by gateguy :Second on the one built into my refrigerator. The water that makes the ice cubes goes through the filter also. It does use a Pur filter and lasts about 6 months. What type of system do you have on that fridge? I'm looking to get one for mine, since I find I use the water/ice in the fridge door a lot. Are they easy to install? | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by captokita :said by gateguy :Second on the one built into my refrigerator. The water that makes the ice cubes goes through the filter also. It does use a Pur filter and lasts about 6 months. What type of system do you have on that fridge? I'm looking to get one for mine, since I find I use the water/ice in the fridge door a lot. Are they easy to install? The filter system is part of the fridge, not a aftermarket install. | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by Gbcue :Why bother filtering your water? Unless you need low mineral content water. Municipal tap water is plenty clean! it may be clean when it leaves the plant. but by the time its gone threw miles of old aged rusted pipe to get to your house, its not as clean as you think. | |
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| said by Gbcue :Municipal tap water is plenty clean! But nasty tasting and smelling.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by dvd536 :said by Gbcue :Municipal tap water is plenty clean! But nasty tasting and smelling. I agree. That's why we buy bottled water as well.
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| said by Gbcue :Why bother filtering your water? Unless you need low mineral content water. Municipal tap water is plenty clean! ====================================
you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???,
see what
our city water system runs
-then compare it to what your city is running through the water tap
»www.uc.edu/gissa/projects/drinkingwater/
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. Those bar graphs don't mean anything to me, as I look at laboratory data (with real numbers even) on all these chemicals/contaminants every day and know the MCL for each. I don't think you're a baby, so the high nitrates aren't a real factor. Adults can't get Blue Baby Syndrome. well I prefer as many do to have "clean water" WITHOUT all the city additives in it.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by NotRequired : well I prefer as many do to have "clean water" WITHOUT all the city additives in it. ABC's John Stossel did a segment back in 2005 on tap vs bottled. Very interesting results. »abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story···0&page=1
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Bottom line, if you buy bottled water because you think it's healthier than tap, test after test shows no evidence of that. And if you buy fancy brands because you think they taste better, you're probably just buying the hype.
I live in the City of Houston and I drink the water straight out of the tap all the time. I tried the PUR filter you use and just didn't like the hassle and I found the water tastes the same as straight from the tap. I also have filtered water on my refrigerator door - still use the water straight from the tap - I like it better. | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by 34702533 :said by NotRequired : well I prefer as many do to have "clean water" WITHOUT all the city additives in it. ABC's John Stossel did a segment back in 2005 on tap vs bottled. Very interesting results. » abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story···0&page=1 quote:
Bottom line, if you buy bottled water because you think it's healthier than tap, test after test shows no evidence of that. And if you buy fancy brands because you think they taste better, you're probably just buying the hype.
I live in the City of Houston and I drink the water straight out of the tap all the time. I tried the PUR filter you use and just didn't like the hassle and I found the water tastes the same as straight from the tap. I also have filtered water on my refrigerator door - still use the water straight from the tap - I like it better. I think it depends on where you live, here the tap water doesn't taste that good to me. So I buy Dasani or Aqafina bottled water as it tastes better and when its on sale you can get a case for $4. I thought about home delivery of water but like grabbing a few bottles if I need to when I go out.
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| I bet they had credentials in Milwaukee, too... said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. One word... cryptosporidium
This article covers it... »www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol9no4/02-0417.htm
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. Those bar graphs don't mean anything to me, as I look at laboratory data (with real numbers even) on all these chemicals/contaminants every day and know the MCL for each. I don't think you're a baby, so the high nitrates aren't a real factor. Adults can't get Blue Baby Syndrome. Tell that to the families of the people who died from Crypto contamination in 1993...
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Until 1993, most Americans took the cleanliness of public drinking water for granted.
The United States has a reputation for high standards in its water systems; it wasn't until a parasite slipped through the cracks in Milwaukee and killed more than 100 people that water systems managers started to take a closer look at how they monitored their product.
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by jwersan :said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. Those bar graphs don't mean anything to me, as I look at laboratory data (with real numbers even) on all these chemicals/contaminants every day and know the MCL for each. I don't think you're a baby, so the high nitrates aren't a real factor. Adults can't get Blue Baby Syndrome. Tell that to the families of the people who died from Crypto contamination in 1993... » www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9609/02/nfm/w···quality/Until 1993, most Americans took the cleanliness of public drinking water for granted.
The United States has a reputation for high standards in its water systems; it wasn't until a parasite slipped through the cracks in Milwaukee and killed more than 100 people that water systems managers started to take a closer look at how they monitored their product. Tell what?
The Milwaukee outbreak looks to be caused by incompetent certified operators. High turbidity? That automatically shuts the plant down in most systems.
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| Milwaukee credentials said by Gbcue :The Milwaukee outbreak looks to be caused by incompetent certified operators. My point exactly. I'm not implying this applies in your case, but "credentials" and "certifications" only matter when there's actual experience and training behind them.
Your city may have the cleanest water in the world, and you can read a water quality report, but all the credentials in Santa Rosa, or the whole state of California for that matter, won't help the Milwaukee municipal water system.
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2 edits | Re:Gbcue,k smart lady said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. Those bar graphs don't mean anything to me, as I look at laboratory data (with real numbers even) on all these chemicals/contaminants every day and know the MCL for each. I don't think you're a baby, so the high nitrates aren't a real factor. Adults can't get Blue Baby Syndrome. good then using those so called CREDENTALS,1st you answer this what is in the city water that cause's a chalk white residue to bild up in the bottom or side of pots? (unfiltered water) right from the tap,even rinsing & using a steel brush won't get it off the small pot,(Teflon coated pots & pans no problem)
clorine?,calciumn (most likely)
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| Re:Gbcue,k smart lady said by NotRequired :answer this what is in the city water that cause a whalk white residue to bild up in the bottom or side of pots? (unfiltered water) right from the tap,even rinsing & using a steel brush won't get it off the small pot, If it is an aluminum pot, it is what is called exfoliation corrosion. Contrary to popular belief, aluminum does corrode especially if it is alloyed with other metals for strength. | |
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, said by Gbcue :said by NotRequired :you keep thinking like that, YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT???, Yes, and I do have the credentials to back that up. Your municipal water is well within EPA standards for adults. Those bar graphs don't mean anything to me, as I look at laboratory data (with real numbers even) on all these chemicals/contaminants every day and know the MCL for each. I don't think you're a baby, so the high nitrates aren't a real factor. Adults can't get Blue Baby Syndrome. =============================================
1st you say its ok to drink tap water, then you talk about all ""CREDITIALS you supposedly have" anf the extra's thats in the water, (Calciumn,if i wanted a lot of that I would drink a gallon of milk a day) and I guess drinking to much water with iron in it won't hurt you,
maybe rust ""your bodies pipes" or ,ake the alarms go off at airport security ck points,
thanks, but I'll personally stick to FILTERED water ...
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| Re: for those that use a water filteration systems, Municipal water systems are very regulated by the Federal Government, the water that comes out is FINE.
If you are that paranoid about your drinking water, call a local bottled water supplier(411 on the phone can help you) and have them bring you 5 gallon bottles of distilled water, there is NOTHING in it beside water, they will even rent you a cooler.
About the only heavy metal that is bad for you in moderate levels is lead, high levels of calcium(much higher than you are going to get in your water) will not hurt you either, but may contribute to stones.
On the scale you posted, it doesn't say what low or high means as far as a number, just relative to other systems in their test.
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1 edit | said by NotRequired :Calciumn,if i wanted a lot of that I would drink a gallon of milk a day You're not going to OD on calcium by drinking tap water. Hard water is not harmful. In fact, some studies have shown it to be slightly beneficial to your health.
Taste is another matter. I rarely drink bottled water because I like the taste of our tap water more. On the other hand, the water at my dad's place has a ridiculous amount of minerals in it and is pretty much undrinkable. It turns everything yellow and even makes shitty-tasting kool-aid. I don't think I've ever been able to take more than a couple swallows of it. | |
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1 edit | said by Gbcue :Why bother filtering your water? Unless you need low mineral content water. Municipal tap water is plenty clean! I do not know where you live but my water smells like chlorine from the other rooms while tap is running.
My water is brown sometimes but usually always yellow.
I get the quarterly water reports and there are a lot more in the city water then minerals. I also do believe the reports, but, thats me.
The filters in fridges and britta's and pur filtered pitchers are charcol filters and generally only remove some minerals and some chlorine.
reverse osmosis is the best bet for store bought units that go under the sink but generally do not stop all mineral and all chlorine but no other stuff like arsenic and parasites.
Best bet is whole house filtration and a reverse osmosis and the (forgot name) UV light that kills all bacteria.
My dogs get britta pitcher water cause if they use tap water they get urine infections within one day and blood in urine. That was my cue to never ever put that crap in my body ever!
We do strictly bottle water here....even for large pot of pastas,soup and other cooking.
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| I have the Pur Faucet mount system, stage 3. My filters last about 3 months before the water flow slows down. Even then, I get another 1-2 months out of it, just takes a little bit longer to get the volume of water needed. During the winter, I drink 1-3 pots of Tea/day, wife uses it to fill the baby's bottles for his formula every day, everyone uses it to drink, and wash our veggies in. Even when the filter is nearly done for with just a trickle of water, it's still noticeable better then straight from the tap. Milwaukee Water is horrible. I wouldn't drink un-filtered here, especially after every rain storm, the sewage district dumps millions of gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan right where our tap water comes from.
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| We ended up getting a filtration system for the whole house. Our water was so nasty that both my wife and I got sick from it when we moved into the new house. It was tested and came out to a harndess of 22, whatever that means. It was awful. I'd take a shower and come out feeling more dirty than when I went in. And it wasn't just a day or so. We dealt with it for about 2 weeks before we got the filter system. County water = bad.
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| Just get a Reverse Osmosis system - they run $200 - 250 and are easy to install. I change my pre-filters yearly at a cost of ~$20 and get consistently good tasting water from it. Paying the $45/mo for bottled water was getting too expensive, even if it did come from a "Natural Spring". | |
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