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About a year ago, my doctor suggested a reverse osmosis system for our house. I like the idea of stripping all of the bad things out of my water, but I don't love the idea of having to add my minerals back in.
Anyone have a reverse osmosis filter? Which brand? Anyone else have an effective water filter that their doctor recommended?
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My husband has been selling water treatment for 24 years. Everything from water softeners, Reverse Osmosis etc
He could answer any questions you may have on what kind to get or what to stay away from. There are lots of things on the market that claim to do this and do that but its just in the advertising.
PM me if you would like any questions answered..not selling just advising
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Deb, sent you a pm.
We'd like to find a good water purifier/ionizer that can remove all the bad stuff (including fluoride) with a ph balance of 7.3-7.4. Any suggestions?
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I sent Deb a PM too I'm getting so confused! How many ways can a person purify their water?!
IckyTicky- thank you so much! That one is definitely going down in my top 3. Do you notice any difference in the way that you feel since you installed it? How did you decide upon that one?
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LittleLymie... it's not something we installed. We pour our water from the tap, into the Berkey. Thats a huge bonus for us, because we can take it anywhere we go (camping, visiting etc)
It's all we drink, and all we cook with is water from the Berkey. I feel like I get more hydrated now even though I'm drinking the same amount.
We are just really happy with ours. I'd suggest the stainless steel one, not the plastic one.
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IT,
What about the ph balance of the water? Does it affect that and make it the right ph balance?\
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IckyTicky, thanks for the clarification. I've got more information on the ceramic filters now (Berkey, etc) so I'm starting to understand their technology a little more.
I'm still kind of leaning towards reverse osmosis. Anyone at all out there have any recommendations on a particular system?
gwb, I hear that a lot of the water filtration systems make the water a little acidic, but my old doctor said that they fixed that by squeezing a few drops of fresh lemon juice in the water to alkalize it. You'd think lemon juice would do the opposite. Go figure!
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We have a whole house chlorine filter (which has its good and bad points) and we have this:
Once you get through the initial investment (tax refund 2 years ago), the filters have been $80 a year or longer. We had our water tested 15 months after we installed the first filter and it was still super clean.
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peacemama,
Thanks for the link to this system. Looks good. I couldn't find where it talked about removing fluoride. Maybe I missed it, kinda tired right now. Do you know if this system removes fluoride, and if so, how much of it does it get out?
You said, "We have a whole house chlorine filter (which has its good and bad points)". What are the bad points to having a whole house chlorine system?
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Hey gwb, that reverse osmosis has pH balanced water! Isn't that awesome?! That's actually really hard to find.
Peacemama, it's EXACTLY what I'm looking for! How did you end up coming across and choosing that particular reverse osmosis system? Do you feel any different since you've been using it?
Anyone else use reverse osmosis?
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My kids have been away. . sorry I have been too full of leisure to check my posts! lol
For years I lugged RO water up the hill on a bike (how, I don't know), and added minerals back to it.
And I just kept researching.
RO takes out most of the fluoride. My kitchen filter is an RO with minerals, to answer your question gwb.
Why do have two? One filters the chlorine and other heavy metals from the WHOLE house, even the outside spigots.
We have high levels of chlorine in our city water.
The negatives? It is about cleaning. The toilet never gets really clean -- has to be cleaned more often. Bleach never sits in it anymore because of the filter. It is just harder to clean and santiize everything.
I have to work harder with essential oils, etc.
Littlelymie. . I noticed it was easier to quench my thirst with the new system. Hard to remember though -- I think plain RO water just seems so hard on my system. I was ALWAYS thirsty.
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Nenah Sylver who wrote "Rife Handbook" says that drinking distilled water can have a devastating effect on one's health. DW has an electromagnetic imbalance so it remedies that by taking from our cells and that includes leaching minerals. She studied DW for three years before coming to her conclusions.
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Thank for the info!
They have a machine at the supermarket here where if you bring your own jug - it's only 29 cents a gallon for filtered water. I think it's RO. (PS - fyi - I just read that alot of this vended water is not all that good...)
I bought an Aquasana filter last year. It's OK. The faucet diverter leaks & I tried to get a new one. The 2 new ones they sent leaked, too. I got a bit disgusted with it so I bought a PUR just to see if there was a difference...
Well, the PUR one was really bad! It leaked alot, the plastic housing split after about 2 months & I had to replace the filters all of the time. I could taste chlorine in the water after about 2 weeks of putting in a new filter.
So, I went back to the Aquasana - even though the diverter leaks. I would probably go with the Berkey if I had to choose again. I like that the Berkey has a fluoride filter, too.
Most filters don't get the fluoride. I think you have to get a pre-filter in some cases. I don't know about the pH issue. I think some of the really expensive filters can make different pH water but they are over $1000.
May be easier to add some baking soda or lemon. Yes, lemon does actually turn alkaline if it's fresh... There is some controversy about the alkaline issue.
Some people say you can't turn your body more alkaline with food or water since your body has it's own way of balancing itself (if I recall correctly).
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PS- the plastic water bottles have xenoestrogens...
So you may be getting clean water but then there's the toxins from the plastic bottle.
Does it ever end?
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quote:Originally posted by Deb133: My husband has been selling water treatment for 24 years. Everything from water softeners, Reverse Osmosis etc
He could answer any questions you may have on what kind to get or what to stay away from. There are lots of things on the market that claim to do this and do that but its just in the advertising.
PM me if you would like any questions answered..not selling just advising
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Deb, sent you a PM I am looking for a water filter for drinking water and also a filter for the shower in the toilets. By the way I live in an apartment in MD
Thank you, healthy
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I'm still very interested in the system that peacemama posted because instead of leaching all of the minerals out of the water like normal reverse osmosis systems do, it adds them back in after filtering. That's perfect! It therefore balances the pH as well.
The only thing I'm concerned about is that I really wanted one with a carbon filter for bacteria/parasites etc. Peacemama, did you get the "antimicrobial tubing" on yours? I don't think it says that it's a carbon filter so I'm worried it's just plastic or something.
This is the one I'm referring to, that peacemama posted about:http://www.advancedwaterfilters.com/filter-products/tap-master-artesian-reverse-osmosis-water-filtration-system.html
Anyone else have a reverse osmosis filtration system? Particularly one that has remineralization like that one, plus a carbon filter?
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