filtered/purified water recommendation?

[Guest guest]

In my last apartment, I had a normal sink, and I just installed a PUR faucet

water filter. I liked it. Not too expensive, not hard to use. And it was easy to

use filtered water for cooking. I don't know if it removes fluoride, but it was

better than drinking tap water.

Now, in my new apartment, the faucet has some special feature (a sprayer that

activates if you push a button near the faucet head), and I can't for the life

of me get the aerator off in order to install the PUR filter.

Anyone have a recommendation for low-cost healthy water requiring no permanent

changes to the faucet (it's an apartment)? What do you use?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I use the PUR water filter pitcher and like it. There is now a new one out

that claims to clean out more than even the PUR - I think it's call Zero...

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:59 PM, placeboeffect14 <

monandreamichelle@...> wrote:

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>

>

> In my last apartment, I had a normal sink, and I just installed a PUR

> faucet water filter. I liked it. Not too expensive, not hard to use. And it

> was easy to use filtered water for cooking. I don't know if it removes

> fluoride, but it was better than drinking tap water.

>

> Now, in my new apartment, the faucet has some special feature (a sprayer

> that activates if you push a button near the faucet head), and I can't for

> the life of me get the aerator off in order to install the PUR filter.

>

> Anyone have a recommendation for low-cost healthy water requiring no

> permanent changes to the faucet (it's an apartment)? What do you use?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your basic Brita pitcher is a great place to start.

Sara

On Oct 5, 2009, at 12:59 PM, placeboeffect14 wrote:

>

> In my last apartment, I had a normal sink, and I just installed a

> PUR faucet water filter. I liked it. Not too expensive, not hard to

> use. And it was easy to use filtered water for cooking. I don't know

> if it removes fluoride, but it was better than drinking tap water.

>

> Now, in my new apartment, the faucet has some special feature (a

> sprayer that activates if you push a button near the faucet head),

> and I can't for the life of me get the aerator off in order to

> install the PUR filter.

>

> Anyone have a recommendation for low-cost healthy water requiring no

> permanent changes to the faucet (it's an apartment)? What do you use?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have wondered if the plastic on these (the pitcher) is safe? Anyone know?

>

> >

> >

> >

> > In my last apartment, I had a normal sink, and I just installed a PUR

> > faucet water filter. I liked it. Not too expensive, not hard to use. And it

> > was easy to use filtered water for cooking. I don't know if it removes

> > fluoride, but it was better than drinking tap water.

> >

> > Now, in my new apartment, the faucet has some special feature (a sprayer

> > that activates if you push a button near the faucet head), and I can't for

> > the life of me get the aerator off in order to install the PUR filter.

> >

> > Anyone have a recommendation for low-cost healthy water requiring no

> > permanent changes to the faucet (it's an apartment)? What do you use?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I can taste some plastics and don't taste anything " plastic " in the filtered

water. Don't know if that means anything or not... but... LOL

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:53 PM, shauna.mowers <shauna.mowers@...>wrote:

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>

> I have wondered if the plastic on these (the pitcher) is safe? Anyone know?

>

>

>

> >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > In my last apartment, I had a normal sink, and I just installed a PUR

> > > faucet water filter. I liked it. Not too expensive, not hard to use.

> And it

> > > was easy to use filtered water for cooking. I don't know if it removes

> > > fluoride, but it was better than drinking tap water.

> > >

> > > Now, in my new apartment, the faucet has some special feature (a

> sprayer

> > > that activates if you push a button near the faucet head), and I can't

> for

> > > the life of me get the aerator off in order to install the PUR filter.

> > >

> > > Anyone have a recommendation for low-cost healthy water requiring no

> > > permanent changes to the faucet (it's an apartment)? What do you use?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

It's a hard, rigid polycarbonate, which is very stable. IIRC, the

stuff you most need to worry about are the bottles that are flexible:

they put BPA in the plastic to keep it soft.

If it really bothers you, you can filter the water and immediately

transfer it to a glass or stainless pitcher or a pottery crock for

storage.

Sara

On Oct 5, 2009, at 6:53 PM, shauna.mowers wrote:

>

> I have wondered if the plastic on these (the pitcher) is safe?

> Anyone know?

>

>

[Guest guest]

i have always read to get a distilled water machine, especially if one has a

chronic illness.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Sara

<srobinson@...>wrote:

>

>

> It's a hard, rigid polycarbonate, which is very stable. IIRC, the

> stuff you most need to worry about are the bottles that are flexible:

> they put BPA in the plastic to keep it soft.

>

> If it really bothers you, you can filter the water and immediately

> transfer it to a glass or stainless pitcher or a pottery crock for

> storage.

>

> Sara

>

> On Oct 5, 2009, at 6:53 PM, shauna.mowers wrote:

>

> >

> > I have wondered if the plastic on these (the pitcher) is safe?

> > Anyone know?

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

The two best ways to process water are either distillation, or reverse osmosis.

If you buy a distiller, make sure you get stainless steel and store your water

in glass or ceramic containers. 

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From: le Handy <kndplus2@...>

Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 9:44:54 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] filtered/purified water recommendation?

 

i have always read to get a distilled water machine, especially if one has a

chronic illness.