Re: removing fluoride from water

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure this post went through before so this may be a repost. Oregon

may very likely mandate water fluoridation for the whole state. I'm now in

the throes of researching rain harvesting for household use. Anyone do this?

Also, there are some filters on the market that remove at least some

fluoride. Then there is Radiant Life's 2Pure H20 $1500 system.. Anyone have

first-hand experience with that? If I can figure out rain harvesting I can

provide water for my whole house for the same price for at least 10 months

of the year.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

>I'm not sure this post went through before so this may be a repost. Oregon

>may very likely mandate water fluoridation for the whole state. I'm now in

>the throes of researching rain harvesting for household use. Anyone do this?

>Also, there are some filters on the market that remove at least some

>fluoride. Then there is Radiant Life's 2Pure H20 $1500 system.. Anyone have

>first-hand experience with that? If I can figure out rain harvesting I can

>provide water for my whole house for the same price for at least 10 months

>of the year.

>Elaine

I don't know about Oregon, but here in Seattle there is a " free well " in

Lynnwood. Artesian, 300 ft, very pure water. Anyone can drive up

and fill bottles, which we do, because the water is so darn good.

My dh goes once a month or so.

Our house is being fitted with a gonzo and very pricey system to

remover the well arsenic. I might try a rain harvester at some point

too.

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

> <snip> Then there is Radiant Life's 2Pure H20 $1500 system.. Anyone

have first-hand experience with that?

I purchased one of these systems last summer and I'm quite happy with

it. We have city water and test the water often. Regular tap is

usually around 375-390ppb and the filtered water is around 50-55ppb. I

grew up in Portland and the flouride in the water there sure didn't

have any impact on my family's teeth. We have terrible, terrible teeth.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply . Do you find the system needs a lot of

maintenance? What do you as far as shower/bath water? A friend said she read

that 2/3 of the nasty stuff you get from water you get through bathing.

Don't know if that' true. She has gone to old fashioned spit baths. As for

the ppb, is that for general pollutants?

Elaine

> I purchased one of these systems last summer and I'm quite happy with

> it. We have city water and test the water often. Regular tap is

> usually around 375-390ppb and the filtered water is around 50-55ppb. I

> grew up in Portland and the flouride in the water there sure didn't

> have any impact on my family's teeth. We have terrible, terrible teeth.

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Thanks for your reply . Do you find the system needs a lot

of maintenance?

We haven't done any maintenance so far. We're a ways off from

needing to change any filters. I lost the instructions and keep

forgetting to see about getting a new manual. If I remember right, I

think they recommend letting the water completely empty from the tank

once a month (just leave the spigot on and run into the sink or jars

if you want to keep the water).

>What do you as far as shower/bath water? A friend said she read

> that 2/3 of the nasty stuff you get from water you get through

bathing.

I'm finally getting around to this project. I will probably just get

the shower filter that Radiant Life sells. Unless someone else here

has a good recommendation. We have a very high chlorine content. At

least it seems that way to me. I never take baths (only showers)

because it smells like a swimming pool and I come out with a film on

me like I was in a swimming pool.

> Don't know if that' true. She has gone to old fashioned spit baths.

As for the ppb, is that for general pollutants?

I have to correct myself - the meter I have is actually in ppm (not

ppb). Sorry about that. The TDS meter is a measurement of TDS

(Total Dissolved Solids) - the weight of all solids (minerals, salts,

metals) dissolved in a given volume of water. According to the

pamphlet I got with the meter, it says the EPA's maximum contaminant

levels of TDS in secondary drinking water is 500ppm. Not sure what

they mean by " secondary drinking water " . I use the meter to test the

consitency of the water filter system, so far things have been

consistent. I think Radiant Life sells these meters.

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine,

I use a multi stage under the sink filter system for my cooking and drinking

water.

I've purchased it at http://www.doulton.ca/index.html .

The setup that I use http://www.doulton.ca/hip400.html .

I've been very pleased with it although I have never had the water tested.

I'm taking them at their word.

I also found that there was so much particulate matter in our wonderful tap

water here in North Carolina that I actually added a cheap Whirlpool

charcoal filter module before the more expensive filters to save some money

in the long run. http://tinyurl.com/4jvlc

Ron

> I'm not sure this post went through before so this may be a

> repost. Oregon

> may very likely mandate water fluoridation for the whole

> state. I'm now in

> the throes of researching rain harvesting for household use.

> Anyone do this?

> Also, there are some filters on the market that remove at least some

> fluoride. Then there is Radiant Life's 2Pure H20 $1500

> system.. Anyone have

> first-hand experience with that? If I can figure out rain

> harvesting I can

> provide water for my whole house for the same price for at

> least 10 months

> of the year.

> Elaine

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> >What do you as far as shower/bath water? A friend said she read

> > that 2/3 of the nasty stuff you get from water you get through

> bathing.

>

> I'm finally getting around to this project. I will probably just get

> the shower filter that Radiant Life sells. Unless someone else here

> has a good recommendation. We have a very high chlorine content. At

> least it seems that way to me. I never take baths (only showers)

> because it smells like a swimming pool and I come out with a film on

> me like I was in a swimming pool.

I just purchased this filter a week ago from a different company. It was

purported to be high flow. It reduced my shower pressure to about 1/4 of

what it was originally. Not acceptable at all. So now I'm back to the same

problem I had before -- how to get a decent shower with clean water.

Ron

[Guest guest]

Ron-

>I just purchased this filter a week ago from a different company. It was

>purported to be high flow. It reduced my shower pressure to about 1/4 of

>what it was originally. Not acceptable at all. So now I'm back to the same

>problem I had before -- how to get a decent shower with clean water.

If you ever find a solution, let me know. I tried one of those KDF

filters, but it killed my water pressure.

Well, OK, if you live in a house and you have plenty of money, there's one

solution: put in a very large water tank, put the best filter you can

afford in front of the tank, and then shower with water that's filtered

before it ever reaches the bathroom (or anywhere else). But that doesn't

help most of us, particularly apartment-dwellers like me.

-

[Guest guest]

> > >What do you as far as shower/bath water? A friend said she read

> > > that 2/3 of the nasty stuff you get from water you get through

> > bathing.

We use something called Shower Cleen.

http://www.gaiam.com/retail/product.asp?product%5Fid=01-1421

We've been really happy with it. We change the filter about once every 3

mos. It's really easy to change and pretty cheap. I don't seem to notice a

reduction in flow at all. If there is a reduction it must be pretty small.

We haven't had our water tested but I sure notice a difference in the smell.

I have a hose attachment I got at a plumber's supply store to fill up the

tub for my son's bath.

Cheers,

Kim

[Guest guest]

--- pinksmastiffs <pinkowski1@...> wrote:

> I

> grew up in Portland and the flouride in the water there sure didn't

> have any impact on my family's teeth. We have terrible, terrible teeth.

So it *did* have an impact, didn't it

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