water filtration

[rhino56]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Is this for a camping trip? If so, filters and iodine become obsolete a few years ago with the invention of these new chlorine drops: Aqua Mira

They are odorless, tasteless and safer than iodine and especially filters (most of the compact models will not catch some of the most common parasites).

this is for in home use so i can stop buying bottled water. my tap water is just terrible though.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: illusion88
Iodine tablets for the win!
EDIT: if you are talking about backpackin iodine tabs are the way to go. Don't buy a filter. Tabs are alot lighter/cheeper/smaller then any filter you can buy. Plus, you have to have SOME standing water for a filter to work. With tabs, you could melt snow and they will work.

the pot you melted the snow in = instant standing water

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: rhino56
this is stationary for my home. i want to be able to take any water within reason, and make it like dasani

oh. do what my parents do and install a triple filter reverse osmosis system. best water ever.

i've got a fridge filter myself. just a cheap culligan filter, but it is their level 3, which is pretty good. better than pitchers i'd imagine.

 

[DVK916]

No other method comes close to distilled and dionzed water. This gives the purest and softest water availible. When labs need to use ultra pure water they use distilled and dionized water.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: rhino56

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Is this for a camping trip? If so, filters and iodine become obsolete a few years ago with the invention of these new chlorine drops: Aqua Mira

They are odorless, tasteless and safer than iodine and especially filters (most of the compact models will not catch some of the most common parasites).

this is for in home use so i can stop buying bottled water. my tap water is just terrible though.

edit your OP. you ask about river water so everyone thinks you're going hiking.

as everyone else has already said, the best is a reverse osmosis setup. if you're handy you can install it yourself, and can probably get everything from home depot. if not, talk to a dealer.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: rhino56

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Is this for a camping trip? If so, filters and iodine become obsolete a few years ago with the invention of these new chlorine drops: Aqua Mira

They are odorless, tasteless and safer than iodine and especially filters (most of the compact models will not catch some of the most common parasites).

this is for in home use so i can stop buying bottled water. my tap water is just terrible though.

edit your OP. you ask about river water so everyone thinks you're going hiking.

as everyone else has already said, the best is a reverse osmosis setup. if you're handy you can install it yourself, and can probably get everything from home depot. if not, talk to a dealer.

RO is not the best. RO can only remove some things and only at 70-90% effectivness. Distilled+DI water is more than 99.9% pure.

 

[JinLien]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: rhino56

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Is this for a camping trip? If so, filters and iodine become obsolete a few years ago with the invention of these new chlorine drops: Aqua Mira

They are odorless, tasteless and safer than iodine and especially filters (most of the compact models will not catch some of the most common parasites).

this is for in home use so i can stop buying bottled water. my tap water is just terrible though.

edit your OP. you ask about river water so everyone thinks you're going hiking.

as everyone else has already said, the best is a reverse osmosis setup. if you're handy you can install it yourself, and can probably get everything from home depot. if not, talk to a dealer.

RO is not the best. RO can only remove some things and only at 70-90% effectivness. Distilled+DI water is more than 99.9% pure.

Depends on where you get your information but most claim that RO removes 90-99% of chemicals, heavy metal Ozone bacteria, viruses, algae & parasites. Most if not all bacteria/viruses can be remove by a fine carbon filter (as little as .01 micron). And if that doesn't do it, you can add a UV or Ozone to do the rest of the job.

Distill is a great method but it doesn't remove all chemicals and is an expensive system to maintain/operate.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: JinLien

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: rhino56

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Is this for a camping trip? If so, filters and iodine become obsolete a few years ago with the invention of these new chlorine drops: Aqua Mira

They are odorless, tasteless and safer than iodine and especially filters (most of the compact models will not catch some of the most common parasites).

this is for in home use so i can stop buying bottled water. my tap water is just terrible though.

edit your OP. you ask about river water so everyone thinks you're going hiking.

as everyone else has already said, the best is a reverse osmosis setup. if you're handy you can install it yourself, and can probably get everything from home depot. if not, talk to a dealer.

RO is not the best. RO can only remove some things and only at 70-90% effectivness. Distilled+DI water is more than 99.9% pure.

Depends on where you get your information but most claim that RO removes 90-99% of chemicals, heavy metal Ozone bacteria, viruses, algae & parasites. Most if not all bacteria/viruses can be remove by a fine carbon filter (as little as .01 micron). And if that doesn't do it, you can add a UV or Ozone to do the rest of the job.

Distill is a great method but it doesn't remove all chemicals and is an expensive system to maintain/operate.

A Distiller + Dionzer removes all chemicals. Which is why I said both. I is the only way to get trully pure water.

 

[rhino56]

i been reading about this and they are saying distilled isnt the best water for everyday drinking and that it absorbs stuff from your body?

the reason i said river water is because fort smith AR is now getting its drinking water from the river due to the lowest water levels ever.
the tap water is somewhat yellow also, i didnt drink it before that anyways.

i will be able to install it myself.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: rhino56
i been reading about this and they are saying distilled isnt the best water for everyday drinking and that it absorbs stuff from your body?

the reason i said river water is because fort smith AR is now getting its drinking water from the river due to the lowest water levels ever.
the tap water is somewhat yellow also, i didnt drink it before that anyways.

i will be able to install it myself.

That is nonsense, and not based off any science. Distilled water doesn't leech stuff from your body. People are who this are the same people who say drink silver.

 

[rhino56]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: rhino56
i been reading about this and they are saying distilled isnt the best water for everyday drinking and that it absorbs stuff from your body?

the reason i said river water is because fort smith AR is now getting its drinking water from the river due to the lowest water levels ever.
the tap water is somewhat yellow also, i didnt drink it before that anyways.

i will be able to install it myself.

That is nonsense, and not based off any science. Distilled water doesn't leech stuff from your body. People are who this are the same people who say drink silver.

yeah i been using store bought distilled water for my coffee for a long time. and i drink bottled water.
i want to stop buying both.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: rhino56
i been reading about this and they are saying distilled isnt the best water for everyday drinking and that it absorbs stuff from your body?

the reason i said river water is because fort smith AR is now getting its drinking water from the river due to the lowest water levels ever.
the tap water is somewhat yellow also, i didnt drink it before that anyways.

i will be able to install it myself.

it's still already been purified and decontaminated.

houston gets it's water from a lake.

other places get water from wells.

either way, the city cleans it up first.

basically, what you're getting is not river water as any normal person would think of it.

 

[rhino56]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: rhino56
i been reading about this and they are saying distilled isnt the best water for everyday drinking and that it absorbs stuff from your body?

the reason i said river water is because fort smith AR is now getting its drinking water from the river due to the lowest water levels ever.
the tap water is somewhat yellow also, i didnt drink it before that anyways.

i will be able to install it myself.

it's still already been purified and decontaminated.

houston gets it's water from a lake.

other places get water from wells.

either way, the city cleans it up first.

basically, what you're getting is not river water as any normal person would think of it.

it tastes terrible though and makes you feel ill by drinking it.

anyways update, i ordered this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...me=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

i got a spare bulb and spare set of filters with it. not the membrane as it has a shelf life.

thanks to those here who helped me