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Water filtration system, just starting research
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:18 pm
As is well documented on the forums I have severe GI problems. Simple public water systems chemicals can trigger my pancreatitis.
Should I go whole home or something just for drawing up drinking/cooking water?
What all should I look for in features?
We just sold a piece of property so the initial costs aren’t much consideration. Must be easily maintained though as neither 85 year old mother and I can only do so much.
Thx for reading and advice.
Should I go whole home or something just for drawing up drinking/cooking water?
What all should I look for in features?
We just sold a piece of property so the initial costs aren’t much consideration. Must be easily maintained though as neither 85 year old mother and I can only do so much.
Thx for reading and advice.
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Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:22 pm to Sidicous
Following.
Is a well an option?
Is a well an option?
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:40 pm to Sidicous
I'm on a well so I have a whole home as well as an additional filter for our drinking water from the kitchen sink/fridge.
Honestly, if it were a health concern I would go with whole home. Don't want to take a sip of bathroom sink water and mess shite up.
Call someone out that knows what they are doing, they will test the water and tell you exactly what is in the water and what to treat with.
I have a 50 gallon bladder going to a calcite filter which feeds the whole house.
Honestly, if it were a health concern I would go with whole home. Don't want to take a sip of bathroom sink water and mess shite up.
Call someone out that knows what they are doing, they will test the water and tell you exactly what is in the water and what to treat with.
I have a 50 gallon bladder going to a calcite filter which feeds the whole house.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:41 pm to Sidicous
For drinking you can get a multi-stage RO system that goes under your sink rather cheaply. $200ish?
In your case, you would just have to draw any cooking water from that system and likely be fine. Not sure what a whole home system would cost. Just sharing my experience. It wasn't too bad to install yourself. It helps if you have an extra hole in your kitchen sink to hold the faucet end. Mine was from Amazon and very similar to this.
In your case, you would just have to draw any cooking water from that system and likely be fine. Not sure what a whole home system would cost. Just sharing my experience. It wasn't too bad to install yourself. It helps if you have an extra hole in your kitchen sink to hold the faucet end. Mine was from Amazon and very similar to this.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 4:02 pm to Sidicous
I have an aquasana rhino whole house and I have to say the difference was staggering.
We are on well water in St Tammany and our water was terrible.
Someone gave me this filter because they couldn’t get it installed. The skeptic in me would never spend $1000 on a water filter.
Having seen the results in the bathtub and drinking water I think I would buy it again if I had to.
We are on well water in St Tammany and our water was terrible.
Someone gave me this filter because they couldn’t get it installed. The skeptic in me would never spend $1000 on a water filter.
Having seen the results in the bathtub and drinking water I think I would buy it again if I had to.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:19 pm to Sidicous
quote:
Simple public water systems chemicals can trigger my pancreatitis.
What chemicals in particular are a trigger?
Posted on 5/4/24 at 2:05 pm to Sidicous
quote:
Should I go whole home or something just for drawing up drinking/cooking water?
The municipal water in my area is bad, have sediment filters at each water heater and under-sink filters for the kitchen and an upstairs bathroom for drinking/cooking. I think a whole house sediment/chlorine filter would be a great start and then an undersink single or two-stage kitchen unit would be enough to meet your needs. I hate waiting so my kitchen unit is a "whole house" rated GE single stage with a 0.5 micron filter rated for all the usual bad stuff, almost 1 gpm actual flow rate so I can fill a pot relatively quickly.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 6:00 pm to Sidicous
The only issue about using a whole house filter is that it’ll knock out the Cl2 or chloramines in all of your water pipes. If a line stays stagnant for a while, it can grow stuff in that line because there is no Cl2 to kill it or additional Cl2 to kill it when the line is finally run again. This can spread throughout your piping.
I work in the water treatment business and this is something we have to watch for on dead end lines and sections of houses that aren’t used often. We will get complaints from elderly people that have 2 story homes and nobody uses the upstairs. Then when they finally do use it, the water is awful and it’s because the Cl2 had dissipated in the lines and stuff began to grow. Just make sure turn your water lines over and don’t let water set up for long periods of time.
I am not saying this will happen but that it can.
I work in the water treatment business and this is something we have to watch for on dead end lines and sections of houses that aren’t used often. We will get complaints from elderly people that have 2 story homes and nobody uses the upstairs. Then when they finally do use it, the water is awful and it’s because the Cl2 had dissipated in the lines and stuff began to grow. Just make sure turn your water lines over and don’t let water set up for long periods of time.
I am not saying this will happen but that it can.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:48 pm to Sidicous
I have a Rainsoft EC4 whole house filtration system.
It was in the house when I moved in.
It was in the house when I moved in.
Posted on 5/5/24 at 10:51 pm to Sidicous
I live in WM also. We built mid 18 to early 19. My biggest regret was not installing full filtration. Call Kens Coffee and have them quote you. Everyone I know that has it loves it. From what I understand you just have to backwash it from time to time. I’ve been told it make a huge difference.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 7:53 am to Sidicous
I am currently looking for a home system too. Please update with what you end up going with. I was told to look into the Chief whole home systems - my research is just beginning as well
Posted on 5/6/24 at 2:09 pm to Sidicous
I'm on parish water. Have an AP904 aquapure.
Use the HD filters. We do it because they
Put an assload of chlorine in the eater out here. Smells like a pool
Use the HD filters. We do it because they
Put an assload of chlorine in the eater out here. Smells like a pool
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