Several years ago, I purchased a Zero Water filtration system. This was the large size tank, that you could fit in your fridge and pour yourself a glass of water from the tap at the bottom. It ran me about $40 at Target. I will admit, it worked really well, but it was a bit of a hassle to keep the tank full since it took a long time for the water to make it's way through the filter. So you had to keep adding a little at a time to the top of the tank. I pretty much would add a glass of tap water to the top every time I would take a glass of filtered water from it. The replacement filters for it also run about $40 for a pack of two. Assuming I only replaced the filters twice a year (when in reality, I would probably need to do them more than that, I suspect) - I'm already $80 in the hole for filtering water. Wouldn't it simply make more sense to just buy a gallons of distilled water instead? These usually run about $1 each, but if I bought one per week, it would still be cheaper, and I wouldn't have to bother fumbling around with replacing filters, and keeping the tank full. I'm thinking I would just rather go buy one of those large jugs of water, like the kinds in offices, instead. Thoughts?
I know it's costly, but it is worth it if you can afford it. We rent an apt., so we did the second best thing that is to have a pitcher to put in the frig with the filtration process going on. The filters go to expensive for us, so we just stopped buying the filter and kept the container. The brand is PUR. I went last yr. end to check the prices for the filters and it's gottenLog In. If I could afford it I'd buy the filters and keep drinking the filtered water. When I go shopping at a local supermarket Times, I see family after family buying bottled water jugs all the time. After what is happening on the mainland with the water situation, I'd definitely get some sort of water filtration or bottled water jugs.
Honestly, what I'd do if I had the money, would be to arrange to have bottled water delivered to the house. I have done some research, and if money wasn't so tight, it would be easier than toting it from the store, which is what I do now. I use tap water for coffee and tea, but if I had water delivered (I'd have the large probably 3 lb bottles (since it would be difficult for me to replace the 5 lb ones) delivered), I would use bottled water for that, too. I used to have a Brita pitcher, and the filters can get expensive. I switched to a Culligan on tap filter when I moved here, because the replacement filters are less expensive, but then learned that because of my hand and wrist issues, I have a hard time replacing the filter, and the only way it worked was for me to buy a new unit (not just the replacement filter) each time it needed to be replaced. Nowadays, I just drink bottled water and as I said, use tap water for the beverages that use boiled water.
We put a whole house water filtration system when we renovated our home. It's only about $250 for the system and you have to only change the cartridge once a year. The cartridges run about $150 and are easy to change out. In the long run I think this will save us money for filtered water rather than buying the Brita filters you have to change every month. This way your water is always filtered straight out of your tap. You can buy the system on amazon.Log In
We have purified water delivered to us since a long time ago. But recently, we have discovered mosquito larva in the drinking water so our reaction was quite violent. And to put closure to the issue, we bought our own purifier. We are using that for 2 months now and it feels good with the thought that our drinking water is guaranteed safe. In a year maybe, the cost of the purifier will be worth it and the following year will be the savings.
@Corzhens I think I'd be pretty upset about finding that, also. It's good that y'all changed how you're doing it, so now you can have a safer water source. @purplepen88 Did y'all install the whole house filter yourselves, or have professionals do it? That's something I would definitely consider. If I owned this house and had the money, I'd install a water softener and also a whole house filter. I wonder if there's a combination, or if the two would have to be separate. I checked the product you bought on Amazon, and it doesn't seem that expensive, for the end result, which of course is savings. It would be nice to not have to haul water in all the time, although I'd still keep some on hand, since I live in a hurricane zone and we never know when we might need to use bottled water for a while.
There are so many conflicting reports but I chose to err on the side of caution and bought a water filter about 2 years ago. I can't remember the brand name but it was higher end (around $300) and I had to pay a friend to install it. The replacement filters can be costly but you can really feel the difference between drinking the unfiltered water and the filtered water. As a side note, a friend of mine installed a Kangen water machine in her home which I approached with some skepticism. Even when she was telling me the benefits of drinking ionized water, I was dismissive because she also worked for the company that made the machines. But I have to admit, I did feel more energized and positive after drinking the water filtered through her machine. She moved off to Texas so I haven't had the Kangen water in a few years, but I remember it fondly. Those machines are very high priced though.
I bought a home water filter system a couple years back and I did not even really care about, but I do have to say that I used it a lot just because I liked the big container and I liked having cold water on hand. I know I could have just used a big container without the filter thing, but I only realized that after I bought it. So basically I just overpaid for a jug.
I'm quite lazy, so I don't think I could be bothered to filter my own water. We have bought those purified water that's in those large plastic containers since 2002, and so far we have no problems with it so we just settle for them. They are not expensive too.
Your home, your rules. What method are you most comfortable in? If you think filtering your own water would be more cost-efficient and relieving for you, then by all means go for it. My family and I are rather, as previous commenters had said, "lazy." Filtering takes up a lot of waiting time. We prefer buying jugs of mineral or filtered water and refilling the dispenser every now and then.
