Under the sink water filtration
Karen Guancione
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Comments (6)I'll give you some tips because I'm on NYC water as well. And let me tell you we are blessed. NYC water isn't even filtered from upstate! (well now it is because of a DEP law suit... but it didn't have to be until this year). It's extremely low in mineral content (soft), and IMHO the best water short of the North West... You'll want at least 2 stages, because sediment does end up getting in the pipes, a 5 micron sediment, and then a 5 micron carbon block would do just fine. I have a 2 stage from the filterguys.biz but I wanted a seperate water filter. You can filter your cold water entirely, but you can never filter hot, so in a mixed faucet (hot + cold) you sometimes aren't totally sure you're getting filtered... I mean turn it all the way to cold and it's probably fine, but I'd just rather be sure, no mixing etc... You can just go to home depot and get a standard sized filter "10" that has 3/8" compression fittings, or adapters... just take a filter out of the box and go to the fittings aisle and have at it... You do NOT want to filter Fluoride, there's a reason they put it in the water. RO (Reverse Osmosis) is also bad for you, it doesn't have enough minerals; plus NYC water is so soft it's almost like RO. Actually Brita filters DO filter Fluoride, which is bad. This is because they do ionic filtering. Simply it uses electron sucking technology... more reactive minerals "stick" to these filter media, and less reactive don't... If you break a used brita filter open you will see both carbon particles and round spherical plastic beads, those are the anionic/cationic (positive/negative minerals) filter materials. Anything with those little plastic beads will take good things like fluoride and calcium out of the water. I'm sure there are people willing to debate to death the benefits of fluoride etc... but tap water is monitored for bad things closer than any bottled water, and the only thing you should worry about is the chlorine taste and sediment that's made it into the water supply since it left the huge upstate reserves....See MoreWater filter system for kitchen-HELP!!!
Comments (2)You must consult locally, to find out what your tap water is and what you will need to filter. Internet people can help, after you know more. You must consult local authorities or experts. At least one senior person in a top plumbing or faucet store. At least one senior person in the public water system. If you just ask for help in general, you will get 10 or 20 ideas, all different, all sounding good. After weeks of waiting for the right suggestion, you will begin to realize that you need to know a few more facts about your tap water first. hth...See MoreUnder counter drinking water filtration system
Comments (6)Be aware that RO water is "aggressive" and is not recommended for certain appliances, including many refrig water systems. It will "eat" the internal workings. Educating yourself thoroughly by doing some Googling will also help, rather than depending upon the very subjective customer responses we can find here. Getting opinions on a stove is one thing; getting opinions on drinking water when the quality of municipal water varies so greatly, is another. That said, an undercounter single filter system is usually more than adequate for most municipal systems. A dual-filter system can handle almost any water filtering needs. We've used an RO system for drinking water, but it bothered me how much water was wasted - we live in CA where droughts are common. Also, our municipal water system ranks very high in quality, so we switched to a single filter system (GE SmartFilter) and have been very happy with it. Be aware that any filter system is only as good as the filters being used. Change them every six months without fail or you're wasting your money. Therefore, make sure you can obtain replacement filters easily at the least cost. Some systems use proprietary filters; others use generic filters you can get in most hardware stores. GE's website has a very good overview on what the differences are in the filtering qualities of the 4 different types (RO, single, dual, and faucet). It's probably a good place to start. Here is a link that might be useful: GE website: Filtration system specs...See MoreGarbage disposal/water filtration
Comments (5)Consumer Reports top-rated disposer is the Waste King Legend 8000, $139 at Home Depot and Amazon. People seem to love (well, at least appreciate) the Insinkerator Evoluation Compact for $169 at Amazon and find it "quieter". Even the cheapest disposer is $100 so you might as spend a few bucks extra for something that you're going to live with until it breaks. Read the installation manuals before deciding. You can install it yourself if you can hold the darn thing up while attaching it. Also determine before buying whether you will have to direct wire it or just plug it in....See MoreKaren Guancione
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