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Do You Filter Your Water?

Desert Lily — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:35:50 GMT

I have a 3 water filters in my house.

-There is a water filtration system with the water softener in the basement.

-Under the kitchen sink, I have another water filtration system.

-The new refrigerator I have has a water filter (& does a great job) and an air filter.

I'm so intimidated by some home maintenance tasks bc I'm not good at them. Today, the filters under the sink that I changed were dripping. I could only imagine that I'd have to turn the kitchen faucet off until I got a hold of a plumber.

Instead, I redid the filters' replacement process and everything was working fine. Phew! (& knock on wood)

I moved into a new house 9 months ago, so some things are new to me here.

Frankly, I feel like such a failure when I can't figure out how to do something. Things like assembling anything, figuring out a new thermostat, replacing ink in a new printer (I did that today, too), tasks that are sometimes considered "simple" simply make me feel like a loser.

This isn't a new phenomenon as I get older; nope, I've always felt this way. In school, I was intimidated by sports.

There are reasons I filter my water. In the early 1990's my sibling's family got cryptosporidium from water in Milwaukee County. I lived a distance from there, but one day I came home & there was a red warning sign on my front door that said Do Not Use the Water! I turned on the sink, & it was brown raw sewage. Ew. I drove to a friend's house 40 miles away that had a private well & stayed there a week. My friend tested the well water later that year, and it failed bc it had other contaminants.

So even if I shed a few tears trying to change the water filters, I will continue to have water filtration systems & change water filters.

My sibling's family only drinks bottled water.

I confess that I used to drink bottled water until I felt guilty about the environment. I only drink water from my refrigerator - it's been filtered from the basement & the kitchen sink before it's filtered in the frig. And, I often wish I had a filter on the shower.

Do you filter your water?

Re: Do You Filter Your Water?

deeva — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:39:33 GMT

Yes, we have a reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. It filters both our tap water and the water dispenser in our fridge.

Re: Do You Filter Your Water?

RedTop — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:44:19 GMT

No. We have quality water thru the next town over, and use it for everything without question.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:44:45 GMT

@Desert Lily I've never bought a bottle of water or have I ever filtered anything. I did have an RO system on the kitchen sink when I lived in West Texas as the water was virtually undrinkable.

People here in NM complain about the water but I love it. After Texas, it's like manna from Heaven. When I moved I took all my drinking glasses to a dumpster because they were etched by the water like milk glass, even after using an anti lime chemical in every dishwasher load.

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tipsy — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:51:01 GMT

I get Sparkletts delivery twice a month, either 2 or 3 5-gallon jugs each delivery. It's expensive but my water here tastes terrible & is very hard with a lot of minerals. I used to get cases of bottled water from Costco, but the amount of plastic bottles we were using was obscene. Plus when my kids were still home there would be half drunk bottles everywhere. Now I have a dispenser in the garage for hot & cold water. It's a relief to know I always have fresh water now for me & my dogs.

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sandy53 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:57:49 GMT

I have a water pitcher with a filter that I use for my iron and for my Keurig (only used for guest since we don't drink coffee). At the lake house we have a Kinetico filter system. We have well water there that is high in manganese and the filter takes care of it very well.

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mimomof4 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:01:40 GMT

Yes we installed a Reverse Osmosis system prior to having kids. That is connected to our refrigerator. I can't drink regular tab water any more.

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haddon9 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:03:55 GMT

@deeva wrote:
Yes, we have a reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. It filters both our tap water and the water dispenser in our fridge.

We have the same.

Re: Do You Filter Your Water?

Linda0215 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:20:06 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
@deeva wrote:
Yes, we have a reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. It filters both our tap water and the water dispenser in our fridge.
We have the same.

@haddon9 @deeva , Make that three of us. It was the best investment I ever made. Gone are the days of hauling cases of bottled water and gallons or water into the house. I can't do that anymore. The reverse osmosis system has been a blessing.

Re: Do You Filter Your Water?

Zhills — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:24:29 GMT

No! Our tap water is what you buy bottled!

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ECBG — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:32:47 GMT

We have always had a filter on our water even though we are in the mountains, to protect the water heater and remove any containments.

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Icegoddess — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:35:35 GMT

I wish we had a system that would cover both the kitchen and bathrooms. We have terribly hard water and it also affects your skin and hair. I have a Zero Water pitcher that i use to fill the cat bowls, not for any health benefit, but just to keep the bowls from getting the depostins on them which are impossible to remove. Lime-away won't touch it. There is a filter in the fridge, but I tested it with the TDS meter you get with the Zero Water pitcher and the difference between it and our tap water was miniscule. Even the Zero Water water never makes it to 0.

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ValuSkr — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:06:32 GMT

The water here tastes fine, so I just use a Brita pitcher / filters. The filters have gotten expensive so I change them less often.

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catter70 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:38:04 GMT

No, I drink bottled water. Our water is very chlorinated and tastes bad, especially when heated for coffee or tea.

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kaydee50 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:48:06 GMT

When we lived in NV we had a RO system. Here in Chicago don't feel the need for any water filter. And when we lived in NYC, the water from the tap was the best!

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kindred cats — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:21:24 GMT

Full house water softener and filtration systems here.

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walkingal — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:47:49 GMT

I never worried about our tap water until recently. Here in the county, our water is treated by and comes from the city. It's a long story, but there have been all kinds of problems with the water treatment plant. I don't trust it. And I want to drink -- and I need to drink -- more plain water. So, I have been drinking bottled water like Evian, Fuji, SanPellegrino. I have my groceries delivered, and now I have added the bottled water to the list. I need to get a water testing kit from Home Depot or somewhere so I can see for myself if our water problem has been fixed.

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homedecor1 — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 03:36:43 GMT

@Zhills wrote:
No! Our tap water is what you buy bottled!

@Zhills

when i buy water that's the brand I buy! Lucky you getting it thru the tap🙂

Re: Do You Filter Your Water?

Lilysmom1 — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 10:25:58 GMT

We have a whole home filtration system.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 15:54:16 GMT

No.