[mikeduke1290]

It is not waste of money as it has various advantages some of which are mentioned below
BENEFITS OF INSTALLING A HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM

Enjoy safe drinking water all the time.
Save money.
Help preserve our environment.
Reduce potential plumbing issues.
Prevent skin irritation.
Save on soap and enjoy cleaner clothes.
Reduces limescale and other mineral deposits.

Hope this information is helpful to you

[Bored chemist]

It is not waste of money as it has various advantages some of which are mentioned below
BENEFITS OF INSTALLING A HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM

Enjoy safe drinking water all the time.
Save money.
Help preserve our environment.
Reduce potential plumbing issues.
Prevent skin irritation.
Save on soap and enjoy cleaner clothes.
Reduces limescale and other mineral deposits.

Hope this information is helpful to you

Most of those are simply wrong.

[Petrochemicals]

It is not waste of money as it has various advantages some of which are mentioned below
BENEFITS OF INSTALLING A HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM

Enjoy safe drinking water all the time.
Save money.
Help preserve our environment.
Reduce potential plumbing issues.
Prevent skin irritation.
Save on soap and enjoy cleaner clothes.
Reduces limescale and other mineral deposits.

Hope this information is helpful to you

I'd like to know about limescale removal, I come from a soft water area so I do not know anything about it. Do you filter all water or only the drinking? How long does a filter last?

[Scientist30]

It really depends on where you live. If the water in your area is heavily polluted, it is essential to use a filtration system. However, a filtration system can never be a mistake. Better safe than sorry.

[Bored chemist]

However, a filtration system can never be a mistake.

Yes it can.
It can be a waste of money.
It can also be a place for harmful bacteria to thrive.

[evan_au]

Do you filter all water or only the drinking? How long does a filter last?

I lived for a year in a "hard" water area.

Our rented house did not filter the water at all, but we did need to regularly buy products from the supermarket that would remove limescale from the electric kettle (among other utensils). Water evaporates in the kettle, leaving behind a thermally insulating coating on the heating element.

Soap produced almost no lather when taking a shower.

[Jolly2]

Does anyone actually know the name of this water filter?

 

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I recomend using charcoal, you can make it yourself and simply stick a stick in your water tank.

Not sure how long for or how much, you'll have to research that.

[Stephen123]

I bought <<<BRAND. REMOVED>>> water filter system to try and solve the sediment problem from our well. I read some reviews that said the threads were trash, but I thought I would give it a try. I had no problems with the threads. I simply got a few 1" male adapters and Teflon tape, and they went right in. I did turn it counter clockwise for a bit until I felt the threads line up, so maybe the bad reviews had to do with cross threading, not sure. As far as the filtration goes, it worked great. It is not perfect, but I am not blaming it on the unit itself, but rather my choice of cartridge. I went with the 50 micron, but I plan on plumbing another one of these units in series with a 5 micron filter. I have some pretty sandy water, so I figure the first one will get the big stuff, and the finer filter will get the smaller stuff. Hope this helps!

[Michael Klein]

Yep, we can’t live without water to drink and it’s important that the water we drink is clean and safe from things like bacteria or chemical that can cause disease. We also use water to clean ourselves, our clothes and our homes. Thus I think home water filtration system is worthy.

[andrewjp]

I bought the <<brand removed>> Water Filter after reading lots of reviews and I found it to be the right choice. Delicious water and no chlorine odor.

[Kryptid]

No advertising.

[Osogovo]

probably for now osmotic filters are bargain as quality price and availability, but how any nano filters compare to them I am not sure. probably as new potential technology mxens in time will become cheapest and most useful filters but how soon I am not sure ... what is more intriguing is whether any of these could be DIY doable ...

[CliffordK]

probably for now osmotic filters are bargain as quality price and availability, but how any nano filters compare to them I am not sure. probably as new potential technology mxens in time will become cheapest and most useful filters but how soon I am not sure ... what is more intriguing is whether any of these could be DIY doable ...

There are a number of different types of water filters for different situations.  Many could be DIY (or in part DIY).

• The simplest "filter" is simply a sediment trap.  Bring water into a tank, and allow any suspended particles to settle to the bottom.
• A sand filter can be small or large, and consists of running the the water through a container of sand.  In many senses, in low density housing, a well or spring acts like a natural sand filter (as long as it isn't contaminated). 
  I'd be curious if one could augment a sand filter with a layer of carbon.  Perhaps even a DIY carbon source. I'd probably do a layer of gravel then a layer of sand then the carbon then more sand.
• "Hard water" generally has dissolved minerals in it.  And, different minerals act differently. 
  
  Mom has Iron in her water.  The filter system oxidizes the water, then filters out the iron oxide, and flushes it back out.
  
  Ion exchange filters are common for calcium and perhaps magnesium.  Substituting Sodium (Na+) or Potassium (K+) for the Calcium (Ca++) or Magnesium (Mg++).  My grandmother had a sodium ion exchange filter, and I thought I could taste the salt but perhaps they had it adjusted improperly.  They also restricted my grandfather's sodium intake for years while putting bags of salt into the water filter.  I think they had enough salt in the water that while it prevented calcium buildup, it did cause corrosion

Many of the ion exchange type filters are basically a tank with a catalyst medium that you flow water through, then periodically flush.  You should be able to purchase the catalyst, but getting the timers for automatic flushing would be tricky. 

I'm not sure about osmotic and nanofilters.  One trick that will help is to have multiple filters, so if you have a very expensive last filter, you're gone through layers of sand, charcoal,and other filters,so you have very clean water going into the special filter.

[CliffordK]

Somewhere I read that some municipal systems have banned water softeners.

Water softeners are being banned because of the negative effects they have on agriculture.

This talks about California, but it may also be true in parts of Europe.  If one puts tons of salt into the system, it can be really hard to get back out.

[Zer0]

I had a related question...
But it is Not  about the Water or the Filters..
It's bout the SPAM!

May i?

[mrchrisjordan]

Many years ago, I paid a visit to friends in Adelaide (Australia). Their town water tasted dirty, and practically everyone had a filter installed on their kitchen water supply. Our neighbours had a large outdoor unit (it didn't fit under the sink!).

They told me that they had to wash it out every few months since it collects a lot of dirt during that period.
Aslo More Question mention Here for this Post Link
spammy rubbish
Feel Free To Check now,

[rdaniel]

I am using pure-spam, the water purifier for my whole house. In the past our water tasted bad and smelled of chlorine, since installing this unit the chlorine smell has come out of our water and is so much better.

[Zer0]

Oh hi "Martin"

I'm a stooge who's desperately in need of some advice about buying a water filter. And I was just thinking to myself "I wonder if there's a thread on the naked scientists forum about tips for buying a water filter?" And lo and behold, knock me down with a feather, there was as well, and just posted today too. Fancy that. What a coincidence.

I bet you're going to come back and give me lots of advice now aren't you?

There, aren't I nice, I saved you the bother of talking to yourself...

Sorry to pour cold (filtered) water on your fire, but please take your spam elsewhere.

@chris

Sorry to say this Sir, & i do Sincerely Apologize in advance...
🙏
But it seems like the Fire is still burning, I'd somewhat deem this as a failed attempt to put it out.

I have been Observing this ill spam Trend since quite a while, been opposing it...but to no avail.
👎

I just want to let All the People associated with TNS know...
I feel Bad for the Moderators.

There are Geniuses in here.
I simply wonder What or Who Stops them from coming up with a Solution.

Ps - If something seems Broken, Try n Fix it...If You cannot, let someone else Do It!
🙏
If You cannot be a Part of the Solution, You end up becoming the Problem.
✌️
(Peace Out)

[LB7]

It depends where you live. In a big city I think water has a lot of bad things inside so a filtration is a good idea. Reverse Osmosis is a good idea. 

[Petrochemicals]

I am using pure-spam, the water purifier for my whole house.

Classic, worthy of monty python.