Pur Water Filter

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

With everything going on in Flint, MI and articles in our local paper about questionable additives to our water, I went out and bought a Pur water filter. Makes me feel a little more at ease. I know these won't help the people in Flint, their problems are much larger. It was only $20 and the filters need to be replaced every 2-3 months at around $10.00 for each filter.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@hoosieroriginal wrote:
With everything going on in Flint, MI and articles in our local paper about questionable additives to our water, I went out and bought a Pur water filter. Makes me feel a little more at ease. I know these won't help the people in Flint, their problems are much larger. It was only $20 and the filters need to be replaced every 2-3 months at around $10.00 for each filter.

I took quite a beating on another thread about Flint, in suggesting people step up and take some measures for themselves, and this is one good step.

I think it foolish in this day and age to blindly trust that any business or government agency is going to care about my well being to the extent I do.

This is something simple that lends value to your health.

Not sure of your particular living arrangement, (renting, house, apartment....) but there are whole house filters and reverse osmosis systems that do a good job of filtering your drinking water as well. If you find that you like what you are doing, and want to take it to the next step.

Keep us posted as to how you like it and how it works for you, as I have never had this type of filter system, and always interested in options.

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@Mominohio wrote:
@hoosieroriginal wrote:
With everything going on in Flint, MI and articles in our local paper about questionable additives to our water, I went out and bought a Pur water filter. Makes me feel a little more at ease. I know these won't help the people in Flint, their problems are much larger. It was only $20 and the filters need to be replaced every 2-3 months at around $10.00 for each filter.
I took quite a beating on another thread about Flint, in suggesting people step up and take some measures for themselves, and this is one good step.

I think it foolish in this day and age to blindly trust that any business or government agency is going to care about my well being to the extent I do.

This is something simple that lends value to your health.

Not sure of your particular living arrangement, (renting, house, apartment....) but there are whole house filters and reverse osmosis systems that do a good job of filtering your drinking water as well. If you find that you like what you are doing, and want to take it to the next step.

Keep us posted as to how you like it and how it works for you, as I have never had this type of filter system, and always interested in options.

@Mominohio - I agree. I think we are fooling ourselves if we can believe what our city government tells us about our drinking water. I know I moved to the east side of our town because of contaminants in the ground water from an old GE plant on the west side of town from years ago. So, being on a limited budget, this is at least a step I can take to help my health.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

We have had a reverse osmosis system for years. They stopped making the filters so looks like we will have to buy a new one next year after we run out of the filters we have. Guess I will have to do some research before we buy a new one.

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

We've been using the PUR filter systems for many years, both the faucet mount and the pitcher version and love them.

Don't need to clean coffee pot, humidifiers, etc. nearly as often.

If you have a Sam's membership, they have good deals on the filter refills.

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@KingstonsMom wrote:
We've been using the PUR filter systems for many years, both the faucet mount and the pitcher version and love them.

Don't need to clean coffee pot, humidifiers, etc. nearly as often.

If you have a Sam's membership, they have good deals on the filter refills.

@KingstonsMom -Yes, I am a Sam's member - thanks for the heads up!

hoosieroriginal · ‎03-04-2012

@Mominohio wrote:
@hoosieroriginal wrote:
With everything going on in Flint, MI and articles in our local paper about questionable additives to our water, I went out and bought a Pur water filter. Makes me feel a little more at ease. I know these won't help the people in Flint, their problems are much larger. It was only $20 and the filters need to be replaced every 2-3 months at around $10.00 for each filter.
I took quite a beating on another thread about Flint, in suggesting people step up and take some measures for themselves, and this is one good step.

I think it foolish in this day and age to blindly trust that any business or government agency is going to care about my well being to the extent I do.

This is something simple that lends value to your health.

Not sure of your particular living arrangement, (renting, house, apartment....) but there are whole house filters and reverse osmosis systems that do a good job of filtering your drinking water as well. If you find that you like what you are doing, and want to take it to the next step.

Keep us posted as to how you like it and how it works for you, as I have never had this type of filter system, and always interested in options.

@Mominohio -It comes with about four different mounting nozzels for your sink - it's very, very easy to install - took me about 5 minutes. There is also a switch that you can use regular water for washing dishes, etc. The water from the filter comes out slower of course since it goes through the filter. There is a light that blinks telling you the filter is working - the light also tells you when to change the filter - which all for $20 is really great!

Tigriss · ‎03-12-2010

I feel that anyone drinking city water should have a serious filter system given the chemicals put into the water and where the water is sourced from. I do know that with the Flint case, the river is being blamed, but it really is their old pipes, which is coming into view as the cause, since the lead was in the pipes to begin with, something that was pulled from other city systems years ago. The river water contains a different level of minerals and things that react different with the pipes than processed waste water does.

In Georgia, the Flint river runs the full length of our state and many cities use it as their source of water, and none have had this issue. It is simply the poor planning of the city that kept the changing of the pipes as a low priority for so long, especially given their overall poor finance management and the low income locals are not to blame for the city's budget problems, they were just the ones that got dumped on.

Nataliesgramma · ‎03-28-2015

I have a water filter too. Hubby buys the cheap bottled water and drinks that. I don't trust some brands of bottled water either though.....

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Tigriss wrote:
I feel that anyone drinking city water should have a serious filter system given the chemicals put into the water and where the water is sourced from. I do know that with the Flint case, the river is being blamed, but it really is their old pipes, which is coming into view as the cause, since the lead was in the pipes to begin with, something that was pulled from other city systems years ago. The river water contains a different level of minerals and things that react different with the pipes than processed waste water does.

In Georgia, the Flint river runs the full length of our state and many cities use it as their source of water, and none have had this issue. It is simply the poor planning of the city that kept the changing of the pipes as a low priority for so long, especially given their overall poor finance management and the low income locals are not to blame for the city's budget problems, they were just the ones that got dumped on.

All citizens, regardless of income, need to take this case in Flint to heart and realize that participation in the process of electing and monitoring elected and appointed officials is every bit as important at the local level as it is at the federal.

We saw what happened after Katrina in New Orleans, how their local governments failed them with poor planning and preparation, and now this in Flint, and I'm sure other such things are going on in many other areas as well.

If the citizens of any given locality don't stay informed, don't question, check, verify, demand results from their officials, then they do in fact bear some of the burden for what happens when those in power don't follow through and do what they should.

Help can't always come from the outside, it has to begin within, with the people who live and work in any given community. Those on the front lines have the most to loose, and therefore should be the most invested in not just turning a blind eye to local affairs, but be involved and active.

Any city IS it's people. They are the foundation on which it either thrives or fails.