Water filter suggestions

marycal

Hi group,

I'm trying to determine the best water filter for me. I had decided on a reverse osmosis, but I'm worried about the pH level being too acidic and the minerals taken out. I know some do re-mineralize and adjust pH balance back to being more favorable/alkaline, so I'd want to do that. I'd like to filter out as much of the bad stuff as possible, including fluoride.

I'd love to the know the type and brand that you have, if you love it, if there are any downsides to it, etc, etc. Let me hear it!

Thank you!

MinusTwo

I just use a Britta pitcher and I'm very happy with that.

MTwoman

Me too! Britta works for me

Icietla

https://www.pur.com/why-pur/filter-comparison

PUR claims its faucet filters reduce "estrone." I called them to find out the particulars -- how much reduction. They said I would have to contact NSF for any testing results. NSF said I would have to contact PUR for any testing results for those PUR filters.

The Black Berkey filter has not been tested for estrogen reduction. It has been found to reduce "Progestrone" by 99.5%.

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/chloramine-ph...

Berkey offers other filters too, like an optional filter for Fluoride. Here is a directory to Lab reports from Berkey filter testing__

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/helpful-resou...

My household has two humans and a cat. I am the only one of us here using purified water. I have a travel size Berkey system (Travel Berkey) with the stainless steel spigot upgrade and the optional stainless steel stand. It supplies all my drinking and cooking water. Its lower tank (for filtered water) is to be emptied every day or two, and it (the lower tank) is to be washed once a month. Its stand makes it easy to dispense water into drinking or cooking vessels. I do not have ordinary reach nor ordinary lifting ability, so my husband refills the upper tank for me. I could do it myself if I had to, though, with a smaller transfer vessel and a stepstool.

Simple operation (just add water). Simple maintenance. It is attractive -- 18-8 stainless steel with mirror finish exterior. The two filters in it should work well for years before their replacement is needed, so it is economical. I like it very much.

Icietla

The Berkey links are not functioning.

Try this__

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/

Then go to the yellow link that says View Comparison Charts, then to the link that says Berkey Test Results.

MelissaDallas

marycal, don't waste time or money worrying about keeping your water or your body "alkaline." Your body maintains a very tight Ph balance, regardless of what you put in it, and claims about alkaline water are junk science

marycal

Icietla - thank you for the information! I will definitely look closer at the Berkey!

MelissaDallas - I'm not really talking about getting high alkaline water. I just don't want very acidic water either. From my understanding, filtering out all of these elements lowers the pH quite a bit, and in the case of the reverse osmosis, adding the minerals back is meant to bring that pH level back up again to a normal number. But I agree with you that our bodies work very hard to keep a good pH balance, and that it does a pretty good job of it. Thanks for the reminder of that.