[Pete Ian]

Of course they are not. In my city we got really disgusting water and I've always used filters but recently I discovered a great innovation that makes water from the air humidity and adds healthy minerals. It's called waterFromSpam and I ordered mine on WFS website.

[HannahC]

I regularly use a filter pitcher and feel ok. The waster tastes good, but I'm not sure that the quality of filtration is good though.

[aarifa]

It is a waste of money to invest in our home water filtration system, this is nevertheless an option to get water. It is quite beneficial to leave a healthy life. A water filter system provides you with drinking water. Contact HYDRO SPAM to purchase the best water filter at a reasonable price.

Contact information
HYDRO SPAM
Phone:  012-345 6789
Email ID: sales@hydrospam.con
Address:  somewhere apparently in Malaysia, like it's economical for us to ship the stuff to you.

[cyrus799]

You will all continue to drink water as long as you and your family are alive. As opposed to relying on bottled water, filtering water is a far more economical and environmentally responsible solution. Although it doesn't necessarily eliminate plastic trash, it greatly reduces it.

[alancalverd]

Worth remembering that when the US food & drug administration tested practically every available brand of bottled water about 30 years back, they found New York public mains water to have the lowest level of pathogens and contaminants.

Also worth noting that the BBC ran an open-label tasting competition between various bottled waters. The highest score from every taster was given to a product whose label said it was spring water from an uninhabited  Pacific island over 1000 miles from any source of industrial pollutant. All the bottles actually contained chilled London tap water.

[SeanB]

Yes, I refill the bottled water containers till they basically stop being usable again, and there is no taste difference between the water I left in one 2 years ago, and a freshly bought bottle. Not exactly a surprise, seeing as the water source for both of them in my case is the same dam and water treatment works, just one went to a bottling plant first, and my water just goes through a 0,3micron water filter, to get the fine suspended solids out. The fish and the cat, who drinks the fish water, get the ion exchange resin and carbon filtered water. they love it, and I often drink it as well, just prefer the taste of the small amounts of dissolved carbonates in the water.

[johnjames86]

I think having a home water filtration system is not a waste of money. Your family may be able to access clean, safe drinking water from it. The correct home water filters can also safeguard your plumbing fixtures, provide you more energizing showers, and enable you to prepare healthier foods. Fixtures are always easy to clean.

[yapimop]

Hello all,

We're back in Cyprus at the moment for three weeks.

We found out about the hard water issue in Cyprus during our last trip and were advised to get a water filter that can be fitted on our external water meter to help future proof washing machine and water pump elements.

I've done some research online but there's a hell of a lot of information out there.

Can anyone recommend the best water filter to use in their own experience or at least point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance.

[Colin2B]

Can anyone recommend the best water filter to use in their own experience or at least point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance.

This is not the best place to ask, you need to go to a home equipment site.
The best that will happen here is that some spammer will come with a recommendation that will be removed.

[Normand]

The best water filter system is a 4 stage Reverse Osmosis with a pressuretrol reserve tank ( usually 5 gal ). This is piped (1/4″ tubing to a spigot you install in the soap dispenser hole in the backsplash to deliver > 95% pure drinking water. House pressure must be 40 psi or better for this system but if your supply is short there are small booster pumps available.

[SeanB]

The best water filter system is a 4 stage Reverse Osmosis with a pressuretrol reserve tank ( usually 5 gal ). This is piped (1/4″ tubing to a spigot you install in the soap dispenser hole in the backsplash to deliver > 95% pure drinking water. House pressure must be 40 psi or better for this system but if your supply is short there are small booster pumps available.

Well, at least no spam here yet. Yes the RO systems work, but I still have reasonable water out the tap direct, not the mix of water types that is the USA. That varies from good to Flint, and also so much is well water. But even the harder well water is still good. I see the best water is NYC, because the water board there owns the catchment areas, and has a lot of rather strict laws regarding what they allow as to pollution of it, and what they can do if you do pollute.

[JenniferZigler]

So, pls, what's the conclusion? Should I buy a filter or not? I have finished restoring my kitchen and I can't solve this last dilemma.

[SeanB]

If you live in the UK or a good part of the EU with strict water quality controls, no need at all, though a whole house water filter, around 5 micron, is a good idea to remove any sediments that can be in the supply line, though if you are in a freezing area it must be in the basement or otherwise protected from freezing, and have a valve at entry and exit to allow changing of the filter at least annually.

If you are in the USA, depends on your local water source, and what they care about quality wise. Rest of the planet the same.

[JenniferZigler]

Thanx for a detailed response.

[wolfekeeper]

Water softening is more of an issue in the UK, most of the UK has very hard water. You might want to look into a water softener for your kettle, washing machine and dishwasher (although UK dishwashers generally have one built in).

[cyrus799]

The majority of toxins can be removed by most standard water filters, however fluoride will flow right through. This is due to the fact that fluoride cannot be removed by activated carbon, the material used in most water filters.

[bernardviolette7]

At my house, the problem of purified water was solved thanks to special filters for the refrigerator, through which we get chilled purified tasty water, I always order them on the website where I found exactly the model for my refrigerator and Now I can easily change them myself.

[Zer0]

The best water filter system is a 4 stage Reverse Osmosis with a pressuretrol reserve tank ( usually 5 gal ). This is piped (1/4″ tubing to a spigot you install in the soap dispenser hole in the backsplash to deliver > 95% pure drinking water. House pressure must be 40 psi or better for this system but if your supply is short there are small booster pumps available.

Well, at least no spam here yet.

Perhaps the User's Signature Line might be considered as Spamming.
Only a Final Arbitrator could Decide.

[Darlalarsen]

To me the water filter makes no sense, because I live on land where I have permanently good water from the ground, and if the water really is bad, the filter is what's going to help you survive so it's definitely not a waste of money.

[Spam 050123]

Access to safe and readily available water for drinking and other domestic purposes is necessary for all living beings. It is a daunting task to make the right choice of the perfect water filtration system.

There are several factors that need to consider when buying water filtration systems like the quality of water, storage capacity, design, services and maintenance etc.

So it is best to figure out a priority and take decision as it is not a waste of money as it protects your health.