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Courtney's avatar

We have used a Berkey filter for years and absolutely love it. It’s a shame and a crock what the EPA has done to them sadly.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

I agree. I spoke to one of the lawyers representing Berkey and he said Berkey is determined to win this battle.

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Joseph P Henkes's avatar

Here's the system we have used for more than a year: Bluevua RO100ROPOT Reverse Osmosis System Countertop Water Filter, 4 Stage Purification, Counter RO Filtration, 2:1 Pure to Drain, Purified Tap Water, Portable Water Purifier for Home

Visit the Bluevua Store

It cleans out more than 98% of the impurities. We use 6 to 10 pots per day and give it a 5-star rating. Tap water is hard to drink when you have pure water. We take several mineral supplements to produce what has been removed. it is portable, but we use a good travel filter for trips.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Thank you very much for sharing what filter you use and like.

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Dave's avatar

https://www.pureeffectfilters.com/

Worth checking out, love this system.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Thanks Dave! I am going to have to add this to my recommendation list!

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Dave's avatar

Karen, like everything one has to do there due diligence. If you call there more than likely the owner picks up, answers all questions & details why his filtration is one of the best.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Oh, that is wonderful!

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Joseph P Henkes's avatar

Karen, I am not doubting your intentions. You just lack knowledge. Go to this link at EWG: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/reverse-osmosis-water-filters-when-are-they-good-choice. You will find that RO provides the safest water of all the alternatives. However, this level of safety is only needed for drinking and cooking. A little lead or fluoride in your shower water is no big deal. I use a countertop unit which only wastes about 30% of the water and provides several gallons a day for drinking and cooking. If you think that your municipal water is safe to drink, check your local water quality here: https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/. You may be shocked at the level of contaminants that go unreported by the government. The government has been captured by special interests and is incompetent. Check with groups that really care and have no monetary interest in what you do. Avoid those groups that sound righteous but are trying to sell you their products - That is a conflict of interest. Environmental Working Group (EWG) is trustworthy.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Hi Joseph, I do not think you read my entire post.

I am an advocate for healthy water options and always tell my clients one of the first things they need to do is to stop drinking tap water and water from plastic bottles. In my post you will see that I shared the same EWG tapwater link that you provided. I also posted that my tap water has 8 contaminants that exceed the EWG standards.

So no, I do not think muncipal water is safe and also stated in my post the toxins that city water contains. I am on the same page as you are with EWG.

To clarify, I was not telling people to not use RO. I was just posting that I was unaware of the water waste involved. My goal was to present non-toxic water options, whether that is a full undersink mounted system or a countertop system. Some people cannot do the undermount system such as if they rent a place or due to cost.

I was not aware that RO is offered in a countertop unit so thank you for sharing that. All the ones I have seen are under the sink. Is this something that you can take with you if you move?

Thankfully, there are numerous safe water options available- even travel filtered water bottles which I take with me when I travel so that I am not forced to buy bottled water or drink hotel water.

Can you share the countertop RO system that you use?

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Joseph P Henkes's avatar

The wastewater from my RO system is about 35%. A small price to pay for healthy water. Your state is short of water because they choose to waste most of it for the sake of other species. California residents only use about 5%, agriculture about 45%, and they waste the rest for the sake of some "endangered" species. They don't mind making humans an endangered species. I thought you were smarter than to fall for this crap!.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

I was unaware that RO wasted any water and thus wanted to provide that information for others who like me may not be familiar with this aspect of RO when making a decision on the best filtration system for them. CO is also short on water due to the fact that we give a lot of water to states downstream. Regardless, I felt the information was useful for those who do not have RO. Where I live, we use a subdivision wide well system and if we go over the alloted amount pay extra fees. Not sure if anyone else is in the same boat, but would hate to see someone have to pay extra fees due to water loss from thier RO system. Regardless, I know of many people with an RO system and are very happy with it. Thankfully there are numerous filtration options available and so everyone can pick what works best for them.

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Bandit's avatar

The site you link won't even let you see the report without signing up for some different report you're not asking for. NOPE! A waste of my time!

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

When I use the site EWG tapwater site, a popup appears but at the bottom it states "continue to site."

You DO NOT have to sign up for the free guide they offer in the popup-you should be able to bypass that. I was able to. I hope that helps!

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