Water purification systems

[SarcasticDwarf]

I am in the market for a water purification system that meets the following criteria:

1) Does not require the sink to be re-piped or worked on as I live in an apartment
2) Can filter out extremely heavy deposites of minerals/stuff in the water
3) The filters are reasonably inexpensive


Does anyone have any reccomendations?

 

[fatbaby]

I would suggest a filter that goes onto your faucet...but reverse osmosis filters will practically filter out nearly everything...too bad they don't meet the criteria

 

[Freejack2]

Actually you can probably get one of the ones that tap into the pipes, Just have to put a cap on the tap when you move out.
I prefer the Pur ultimate filters, they even filter out MTBE in the water. You can get a 4 pack of filters for less than 40 bucks from the wholesale clubs.
However if you have heavy sediment I don't know if the filters will really last 100 gallons each. Reverse Osmosis may be your best bet.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Sorry, but I cannot think of a thing that meets your criteria. The faucet filters remove some things, but minerals are largely unremoved. R/O is the way to go as fatbaby said. Really not to hard to install. You might want to look into it.

 

[fatbaby]

Reverse Osmosis is what cocacola and pepsi use to filter out the water they get from the municipal water supply.

But be aware that consumer r/o systems are rather pricey ($400+) and may require a professional installation if you're not a handyman. IIRC, the cheaper R/O systems filter drop by drop.