Re: water filtration system ?

[Guest guest]

Tealk,

I don't know where you live, but I've just learned that my bottle

water company (Music Moutain Water, home office in Shreveport, LA,

but covers quite a large area in several states) now has available a

reverse osmosis system for the home.

The company analyzes your water, installs the unit adjusted for your

water filtration, and you pay a monthly fee which covers any

maintenance, problems, etc. My route man says it is not expensive.

Probably other water companies will have this available as well.

He said your dispensing unit looks like a regular bottle water unit,

but without the bottle on top. I used reverse osmosis water

delivered to my home before moving to this area, and it is my

favorite water and has not been available from the company prior to

this.

The route man told me that already several large local companies are

installing these units for their employees drinking water, and it is

predicted that large numbers of people at home will go to this in

the near future.

Hope this is helpful.

bg

> hi i live in a small apt and the water doesnt taste rite i have a

simple ball int he bathtub for flouride allaready.

> .. can anyone recommend a good water filatration system ? I know

our city water processsing plant is too small for the city and when

it rains/snows the water is brown but now with a new boiler system

it has a sufur ? taste or smell.

> thanx in advace tealk

>

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[Guest guest]

bg,

I just want to note that reverse osmosis not only removes impurities

that are desirable to get rid of, but it also removes the calcium

and magnesium salts, which are beneficial. If you drink only water

that has been through reverse osmosis (and has not had these salts

added back in after the purification process) then I think it is

important to make sure you are getting enough of them by

supplementation. PWCs are particularly low in magnesium.

My opinion, for what it's worth, is that it is preferable to use an

activated carbon block filter, such as the Multi-Pure or one of its

competitors. This removes the toxic organics, heavy metals and

bacteria, but not the essential minerals.

Rich