Lead, microplastics, forever chemicals, etc - seems like a lot of things to be worried about when it comes to water these days. What is your source of water, how do you get your drinking water? Tap, bottled, do you use some kind of filter? And what do you think is the best way to get water?
Tap. Depends on where you are. Some municipalities in the us have really high quality water, some shouldn't be touched.
Industrial scale water treatment is the way to go the vast majority of places. I've got a filter on my fridge but I genuinely don't know if it does anything. I have no idea who makes the filters, if they're independently tested, if they actually work, or what they actually filter.
Yeah this is sorta how I feel. Like there’s a ton of stuff I can buy but you’re never sure the quality of any of that stuff. And there’s so many options, and I’m not an expert of water filtration or purification or anything.
Reverse osmosis is the way to go. A decent RO filter is maybe a couple hundred bucks. Get one under your kitchen sink, and then don't use plastic cups or containers.
Is it possible to get a point of use ro filter? Something I’ve thought about, although I’m trying to move in the near future so probably not for here, but maybe the next place I live. Although I rent so not sure how that complicated things…
Most units are a handful of bottles which contain filters that then delivers the water to a little spigot you'd put in the knockout hole in the sink basin, where people might put one of those hose/sprayer type things for dish washing. So, yeah, I guess that's point of use. Few people do their whole home. And you could probably bring it with you. Just unhook it, not a huge pain, same level of annoying as a bidet.
I start thinking about this stuff and it all seems complicated and overwhelming. Is there like a brand of ro filter that you use? Just a lot of options out there. Also, is it possible to install this stuff yourself, or do you need a plumber to come
I installed mine myself. If you have a shutoff (you do) and know how to do the most basic of plumbing (YouTube can help too!) then you can definitely do it yourself. Any brand can work, they're all basically the same because it's a commodity item like many basic plumbing things, so just pick whatever has good reviews, is affordable, fits the space under your sink, and has filters you can find in your area.
It'll basically just be hooking your cold water (and existing sink cold line) up to a T joint, putting the pipe from the T into the inlet on the RO filter, and then putting the other pipe from the RO outlet to the spigot included. If you've hooked up a bidet (takes maybe an hour), it's a very similar process.
Luckily we have a well that was built in our house so lucked out. I'd imagine some sort of filter is the way to go for tap water.
tap with a cheapo filter
i live in a hard water area, filter was mostly for making my kettle last longer
i don't live in the us though, all(?) of our tapwater is properly treated and potableTap. Some solid water where I live, even if the pipes in poorer parts ain't lookin' too good.
I have refillable jugs and go to a filter station thing. There's a few different ones, and they usually list when they were last serviced. Most are just RO filtering with maybe some extra steps too. It's a reason to go run some errands a couple times a week.
I've started taste testing during the refill of the first jug recently after getting some water that was very off tasting from a station. Some stations are better maintained than others.
I might consider looking into an under sink RO filter though since that would be more convenient.
Lake Michigan. I’m fortunate enough to have some of the best tap water in the country.
Bay Area tap water -> Pur Plus filter -> Boil -> drink
I'm terrified of American tap water because of ops and the military
