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?

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    sigh, my partner impulse buys shit all the time, shit that is advertised on podcasts and social media. i did mention to her that Berkey isnt NSF certified.

    i had a reverse osmosis system purchased but we both didnt like how much room it takes up under our kitchen sink. We don't have much storage in our kitchen to begin with. Then one day she was just like "i bought a Berkey." like ok I guess.

    edit: i didnt see this style last time i looked, i like the tankless design and it's all in one unit instead of the filters plus a tank. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Waterdrop-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filtration-System-600GPD-Tankless-3-Stage-Under-Sink-NSF-Certified-with-1-Extra-CF-Filter-B-WD-G3P600-CFSET/325393553 way more expensive than the cheapest ones though.