Need recommendations for water filter to treat acidic high copper water

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm waiting for the water test kit to arrive but I wanted to

start researching water filters to treat copper contaminated water.

Can you recommend any good systems? I think I would like to get a

whole house filter so we can use all faucets without worry.

Also, can recommend any good reading(books or websites) on copper

toxicity?

Thanks

[Guest guest]

For acidic high copper water, you do NOT use a filter. You get a

plumber to put in an alkalinizer as close to the source as you can do

it and then the water is alkaline and doesn't pick up copper - or lead.

Copper pipes are soldered, typically with lead solder. Acid water

dissolves both.

Once the copper level in the water goes down the body clears it out

just fine on its own. The lead is a problem and requires DMSA

chelation on the 4 hour protocol every few weekends for a few years.

Andy . . . . . . . . .

> Hi, I'm waiting for the water test kit to arrive but I wanted to

> start researching water filters to treat copper contaminated water.

> Can you recommend any good systems? I think I would like to get a

> whole house filter so we can use all faucets without worry.

>

> Also, can recommend any good reading(books or websites) on copper

> toxicity?

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

Try reverse osmosis at Home Depot, about $159. Has a separate faucet (1) for

drinking water. Otherwise, need Culligan for whole house.

[ ] Need recommendations for water filter to treat

acidic high copper water

Hi, I'm waiting for the water test kit to arrive but I wanted to

start researching water filters to treat copper contaminated water.

Can you recommend any good systems? I think I would like to get a

whole house filter so we can use all faucets without worry.

Also, can recommend any good reading(books or websites) on copper

toxicity?

Thanks

=======================================================

[Guest guest]

Andy,

Thank you!

Diane

[ ] Re: Need recommendations for water filter to treat

acidic high copper water

For acidic high copper water, you do NOT use a filter. You get a

plumber to put in an alkalinizer as close to the source as you can do

it and then the water is alkaline and doesn't pick up copper - or lead.

Copper pipes are soldered, typically with lead solder. Acid water

dissolves both.

Once the copper level in the water goes down the body clears it out

just fine on its own. The lead is a problem and requires DMSA

chelation on the 4 hour protocol every few weekends for a few years.

Andy . . . . . . . . .

> Hi, I'm waiting for the water test kit to arrive but I wanted to

> start researching water filters to treat copper contaminated water.

> Can you recommend any good systems? I think I would like to get a

> whole house filter so we can use all faucets without worry.

>

> Also, can recommend any good reading(books or websites) on copper

> toxicity?

>

> Thanks

=======================================================