Guest guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 I just received info that Nikken has a new portable water filtering bottle available Feb. 15. It looks like an interesting product. http://mp.5pillars.com/newedit/Flash/Flash.html Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 ita, Try your local health food store. One that has " everything " . Usually if you're looking for something like that and it's not on the shelves they have different vendors and can probably locate and order it for you. Much different than going to your local Walmart or Target (Here in the U.S.). It may cost more but would probably be worth it. In the U.S. we have a magazine called Consumer Reports and they test rate everything. You should be able to go online to locate them to help narrow down your search. - Heidi (Florida) ita <jzealey@...> wrote: Hi all, I'm getting a bit frustrated trying to pick a water filter to buy and am hoping someone can give me advice. I was originally told by someone with candida to get reverse osmosis because it is the most efficient and gets rid of both organic matter in the water and chemicals. I need to get a counter top model because I'm renting. I called one place and the man told me there can be no such thing as a counter top reverse osmosis system because of the way reverse osmosis works... I told him I've seen such a product sold by other companies and he said they are probably not genuinely reverse osmosis(!) This guy also said there is very little difference between a good regular filter and a reverse osmosis filter, and that the price jump to reverse osmosis isn't justified. He claimed there is a lot of hype around reverse osmosis. I don't want to buy from that company because the guy was rude to me, however their filters come with 'mineralisers' to put the nutrients back in to the water. No other company I've found seems to offer this. Is it worth seeking out a product that puts the nutrients back into the water? And should I continue to consider only reverse osmosis? I am in Australia and don't want to pay to ship a product from overseas, so would prefer general advice over specific product names unless available in Australia. Thanks anyone who can help ita --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Hello, We have been using a counter top distiller for many years. Distillation removes almost everything and there is a small carbon post filler that's part of the spout (needs to be changed every couple of months). One cycle yeilds 1 gallon of H20 in approx. 4hours -- I make 2 to 3 gallons a day. As far as the mineral concern -- I add a small amount of sea salt to every gallon (can't even taste the salt). The units cost about $125.00 USD. Jeff B. > > Hi all, > > I'm getting a bit frustrated trying to pick a water filter to buy and > am hoping someone can give me advice. > > I was originally told by someone with candida to get reverse osmosis > because it is the most efficient and gets rid of both organic matter > in the water and chemicals. > > I need to get a counter top model because I'm renting. I called one > place and the man told me there can be no such thing as a counter top > reverse osmosis system because of the way reverse osmosis works... I > told him I've seen such a product sold by other companies and he said > they are probably not genuinely reverse osmosis(!) This guy also said > there is very little difference between a good regular filter and a > reverse osmosis filter, and that the price jump to reverse osmosis > isn't justified. He claimed there is a lot of hype around reverse osmosis. > > I don't want to buy from that company because the guy was rude to me, > however their filters come with 'mineralisers' to put the nutrients > back in to the water. No other company I've found seems to offer this. > > Is it worth seeking out a product that puts the nutrients back into > the water? And should I continue to consider only reverse osmosis? > > I am in Australia and don't want to pay to ship a product from > overseas, so would prefer general advice over specific product names > unless available in Australia. > > Thanks anyone who can help > ita > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I've been told that an RO system is the only kind that will remove the drugs that are found in our water these days. I buy RO water (fill your own bottle) at our local HFS, and it adds minerals back in. It does waste a lot of water though, I think about 2 gallons bad for each good gallon. What do people do with the waste water? I guess you could use it to flush the toilet. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I have an RO system build in the house 5 gallons under the kitchen sink, that is the only water we and our dogs drink. It might be worth the cost of getting that Edy > > I've been told that an RO system is the only kind that will remove the > drugs that are found in our water these days. I buy RO water (fill > your own bottle) at our local HFS, and it adds minerals back in. It > does waste a lot of water though, I think about 2 gallons bad for each > good gallon. What do people do with the waste water? I guess you > could use it to flush the toilet. > > Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 We have an RO system as well. My husband got it at Home Depot and installed it himself. It has a filter that should be changed every six months. Re: Water filters I have an RO system build in the house 5 gallons under the kitchen sink, that is the only water we and our dogs drink. It might be worth the cost of getting that Edy Recent Activity *  19 New MembersVisit Your Group Health Early Detection Know the symptoms of breast cancer. Meditation and Lovingkindness A Group to share and learn. Sitebuilder Build a web site quickly & easily with Sitebuilder. .. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 > > Hi Bee, I was just looking through your site and came across an article on water filters taken from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. I don't have the book, does it say the name of what ceramic or carbon filters she recommends in the book? +++Hi . Yes, here is what she writes: Reverse osmosis filter that " retructures " the water through pebbles and ultraviolet light available from Radiant Life. Doulton ceramic filter with additional fluoride filter also availabel from Radiant Life: http://www.4radiantlife.com/prod.cfm/ct/7/pid/1150 However, as I've written before " reverse osmosis " removes all of the natural minerals from the water, and this system adds ionic minerals back into it (I don't know what kind of minerals they add, possibly Concentrace Ionic Minerals). Therefore, it is better not to filter the water, just using a Brita filter, so you obtain minerals from nature, which no product can possibly duplicate. The best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 On Dec 21, 2009, at 6:44 AM, Cook wrote: > For showers an washing, you need a whole house system but again you can piggy-back a series of bigger filters from sears(or a similar big appliance type outlet), and get a cheapo system that doesn't use a lot of energy and doesn't waste a lot of water. Hi all, I'm new to this group and haven't had much to add yet. I do have some experience in water filters, however. After discussions and recommendations from my naturopathic doctor, I bought the Aquasana AQ-4100 Deluxe Shower Water Filter System from Amazon for around $70. We have two showers in our house. The shower without the filter has to be cleaned almost every time its used. The one with the filter stays clean for weeks. The filter is the only difference. We run our water off a well so we don't have chlorine to deal with but this filter was rated high for that purpose. Hope this helps someone. Blessings, Jan Warren ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Camden Hills Regional High School Wellness Room Program http://www.fivetowns.net/subsites/wellness/Welcome.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Is there a filter that no only removes chlorine, and bugs, but also removes fluoride? Without using a filter made from walnut shells (tree nut/peanut allergy)? Perch > > Hi all, > > I'm new to the group. I know that reverse osmosis is one good way to filter water but I am purifying my drinking water with a vapor distiller and then adding ConcenTrace to the pure distilled water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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