After seeing a blurb in the news mega about the US needing nearly half a trillion dollars for drinking water infrastructure, I wonder about my own family's water safety.

I have up to now been under the impression that tap water is safe to drink, eschewing borrowed water for environmental purposes but maybe I should be thinking about a filtration system.

We live in an apartment with old bones in a city that has had lead in its school pipes in the past.

How do the netizens of Hexbear filter and enjoy their drinking water?

  • KnilAdlez [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    I use one of these pitchers. It came with a little sensor to see, I guess, how many electrolytes are in the water and it uses that as a proxy for how much metal contaminate there is. It makes sense, and the sensor isn't just random, I've tested it pretty thoroughly.

    • Deadend [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Zero filtered water tastes so good. Especially after chilling in the fridge.