Filtered water...

[Runes911]

Can anyone recommend a water filtering system that is $50-$100 that can filter at least a gallon a minute possibly faster? Im getting sick of using a Brita water filter because it takes too long. I just wanna make tea a gallon of tea in <30 minutes, and our tap water is horrible tasteing.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Runes911
I just wanna make tea a gallon of tea in <30 minutes, and our tap water is horrible tasteing.

Fixed.

You can get a whole house filter, but they don't filter much out. You can pour the Britta into another container and always have many gallons available. You can get a filter for a faucet that stores lots of water (my parents have one for their kitchen faucet and it stores several gallons in the basement).

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Runes911
I just wanna make tea a gallon of tea in <30 minutes, and our tap water is horrible tasteing.

Fixed.

You can get a whole house filter, but they don't filter much out. You can pour the Britta into another container and always have many gallons available. You can get a filter for a faucet that stores lots of water (my parents have one for their kitchen faucet and it stores several gallons in the basement).

Ack! Fixed. Having to filter multiple gallons using that small brita one would take god knows how long. Thats why I am looking for, one that can go under the sink perhaps. The only ones I have seen are $200+. I was hoping for one that was cheaper than that.

 

[Kaido]

You can get a water pitcher that holds more, they run about $30 and have a spout. I have a slim Brita water filter, and while it makes the water taste infinitely better, it's way too small. The reviews of the Brita pitcher said that it gets moldy, but the Pur water pitcher gets really good reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Pur-PUR-2-Stage-D...42?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1176736841&sr=8-2

Alternatively, they do make filters that screw onto your faucet. They are a little inconvenient if you have a small faucet though, because they make washing big dishes difficult. My old Brita on-tap filter worked great though, just remember to change the filters. The Pur system has a built-in reminder system, but I can't comment on how Pur vs. Brita tastes.

 

[Biggerhammer]

I spent about $100 for a reverse osmosis unit on eBay. There are quite a number of them. It helped quite a bit with the water quality... water flow is fairly low though.

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
I spent about $100 for a reverse osmosis unit on eBay. There are quite a number of them. It helped quite a bit with the water quality... water flow is fairly low though.

I found some on ebay for that price, it seems most of them have a 3-4 gallon reservoir. Is it one of those? If so, why is the water flow still low even with the reservoir?

 

[chusteczka]

Undersink water filter

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
I spent about $100 for a reverse osmosis unit on eBay. There are quite a number of them. It helped quite a bit with the water quality... water flow is fairly low though.

You aren't supposed to drink R/O water as your only source of water, IIRC.

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: Kaido
You can get a water pitcher that holds more, they run about $30 and have a spout. I have a slim Brita water filter, and while it makes the water taste infinitely better, it's way too small. The reviews of the Brita pitcher said that it gets moldy, but the Pur water pitcher gets really good reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Pur-PUR-2-Stage-D...42?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1176736841&sr=8-2

Alternatively, they do make filters that screw onto your faucet. They are a little inconvenient if you have a small faucet though, because they make washing big dishes difficult. My old Brita on-tap filter worked great though, just remember to change the filters. The Pur system has a built-in reminder system, but I can't comment on how Pur vs. Brita tastes.

We have a Pur on-tap filter and horrible incoming water, and the Pur filter seems to do quite well. The Brita model that some friends have tastes about the same, but with much lower flow.

 

[richardycc]

pur used to make a countertop version filter, its pretty fast, too bad they don't make it anymore.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
I spent about $100 for a reverse osmosis unit on eBay. There are quite a number of them. It helped quite a bit with the water quality... water flow is fairly low though.

You aren't supposed to drink R/O water as your only source of water, IIRC.

Our water has three times the arsenic and twice the lead allowable. I do drink water in other places- bottled, etc- but for water at home, I'll stick with RO.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Originally posted by: Runes911
I found some on ebay for that price, it seems most of them have a 3-4 gallon reservoir. Is it one of those? If so, why is the water flow still low even with the reservoir?

Water flow with the reservoir is comparable to that of a drinking fountain- a weak one. When the reservior is empty, flow reduces to a fast drip.

 

[thomsbrain]

we have a pur filter that attaches to the faucet. it flows fast enough. you can get them and the filters at costco for a reasonable amount of money.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
I spent about $100 for a reverse osmosis unit on eBay. There are quite a number of them. It helped quite a bit with the water quality... water flow is fairly low though.

You aren't supposed to drink R/O water as your only source of water, IIRC.

You do get ions from food, do you not?

 

[epsilon]

I had a Britta, then switched to PUR. The difference was noticeably better. PuR makes fridge dispensers that can be quite large if you always want a large amount of water on hand.

Plus PuR filters trap biologicals a big plus for me.