from many of the things i've read tap water is much safer than bottled. mainly because tap water must be checked daily by certified testers, compaired to weekly by whoever they hire with bottled.
install a 3 stage RO under your sink and save some money...
That is the way to go. We got our entire kit for under $150 and the large filters last at least a year. Our water tasted terrible, but after it goes through two combination particulate/activated charcoal filters it tastes soooooo good.
We have actually had huge savings over the cost of bottled water, and it helps keep a lot of plastic out of circulation. Recycling is great when you HAVE to use plastic, but we must recognize that sorting, remelting, and molding/extruding these materials into new products uses a LOT of energy. It also took a lot of my energy lugging all that bottled water home from the store.
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At least one pharmaceutical or byproduct was detected in testing within the watersheds of 28 major metropolitan areas, according to an Associated Press survey of 62 major water providers and data obtained from independent researchers.
Test protocols varied widely. Some researchers tested for more drugs than others. Thirty-five areas said they tested. Four said tests were negative and three said they were awaiting results. Twenty-seven locations said they had not tested watershed supplies
Here's the list of the 28 areas with pharmaceuticals detected, with the number found and some examples.
That's the county Where I have my house so I gather I don't need a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.
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That is the way to go. We got our entire kit for under $150 and the large filters last at least a year. Our water tasted terrible, but after it goes through two combination particulate/activated charcoal filters it tastes soooooo good.
We have actually had huge savings over the cost of bottled water, and it helps keep a lot of plastic out of circulation. Recycling is great when you HAVE to use plastic, but we must recognize that sorting, remelting, and molding/extruding these materials into new products uses a LOT of energy. It also took a lot of my energy lugging all that bottled water home from the store.
I love mine as well. It makes the best water I've ever tasted...bottled or otherwise. I still haven't replaced the RO filter itself and it's been about 5 years now. The pre and post filters a few times. I use it for everything from boiling pasta, tea/coffee/soup, ice cubes, steaming vegetables etc..
I'm not a big fan of storing water in (or anything) in plastic. I keep big glass jug in the fridge and keep it topped up.
I can't imagine how much I would have spent on bottled in 5+ years for all that....
Oh god...
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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Yeah, one of these days I'm going to get one...
One of these days. Hehehe!
That is the way to go. We got our entire kit for under $150 and the large filters last at least a year. Our water tasted terrible, but after it goes through two combination particulate/activated charcoal filters it tastes soooooo good.
We have actually had huge savings over the cost of bottled water, and it helps keep a lot of plastic out of circulation. Recycling is great when you HAVE to use plastic, but we must recognize that sorting, remelting, and molding/extruding these materials into new products uses a LOT of energy. It also took a lot of my energy lugging all that bottled water home from the store.
but the illusion of knowledge.
~Daniel Boorstin
Only a life lived for others is worth living.
~Albert Einstein
That's the county Where I have my house so I gather I don't need a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I love mine as well. It makes the best water I've ever tasted...bottled or otherwise. I still haven't replaced the RO filter itself and it's been about 5 years now. The pre and post filters a few times. I use it for everything from boiling pasta, tea/coffee/soup, ice cubes, steaming vegetables etc..
I'm not a big fan of storing water in (or anything) in plastic. I keep big glass jug in the fridge and keep it topped up.
I can't imagine how much I would have spent on bottled in 5+ years for all that....
Oh god...
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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