May 4th, 2009
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About a year ago, we installed a reverse osmosis water filter in our home. We weren’t particularly concerned about any specific contaminant, but just wanted to make sure we were drinking and cooking with safe, clean water. In this last year, we’re not as happy about the water filter as we thought we’d be. First of all, we don’t have the correct pressure in our household pipes to adequately pump our water through the filter system, so the water practically trickles out. We leave a pitcher under the faucet to let it fill while we’re doing other things. Second, reverse osmosis filters waste about 3-4 gallons of water for every gallon of filtered water it creates. That’s not very efficient! And lastly, we’re a bit dismayed that the filter takes out all the good and beneficial minerals like calcium, potassium and magnesium. We have other friends who add natural sea salt back into their water to make up for that, but we’re not willing to drink salty water. (more…)
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