Drinking water prices???

I never buy drinking water but did a couple of weeks ago because we were having problems with our water pump. I paid $1.25/gallon for regular (purified by reverse osmosis) water on STT. I have no idea if that's a reasonable price or not. There are those machines at some markets that you refill your own gallon jugs & they're cheaper.

60 cents a gallon from the machines, but if you get into large containers and have them filled at the producer it goes to @ 25 cents. A case of 32 half liter bottles of spring water is @ $8.00 at Cost U Less on STX.

Has anyone had any experience having water delivered to a private residence on STX? If so, can you recommend a service? We live at Coakley and would like to have water (purified) delivered to our home, but I haven't had luck getting a company to deliver. Thanks much! Kim

I would try calling around from the phone book. I'm pretty sure at least Blue Mountain delievers, but have no idea what they cost.

Marios. $5.00 a bottle

Thanks much Betty. I have tried Blue Mountain, but I think I probably should be a little more persistent in getting them to deliever. I was curious if anyone had a delivery service that they really liked, but it looks like it is going to be trial and error. I appreciate the help. Kim

buy you water at cost you less or price mart. It is almost reasonable. We but what we drink or cook with only.

billd

You can buy a reverse osmosis system that will produce all the drinking/cooking water you could need for about $100 on ebay. Easy to install under the sink or at your pump. I have one and love not having to lug jugs. Also makes my ice maker happy!

I thought reverse osmosis was for turning salt water into fresh water. All you need at the sink is a good filter system like Seagull.

Turning salt water to fresh is called desalination, and you cant do it under your sink. Reverse osmosis is when you put ozone in the water,then take it back out, that is the reverse part. They are for killing Bactria and microscopic organisms. UV sterilizer dose the same thing and can handle a lot more flow like the hole house.

Actually, the reverse osmosis process is used to desalinate water. Typlically, when someone refers to RO, it is the desalination process that is being discussed. At the Buccaneer, for example, we have a Reverse Osmosis Plant that desalinates water.

Thank you ,Linda J,.That is what I thought.

Plant ,Linda we were talking house. You can buy Reverse Osmosis Filters for a house. Ranging $150 to &500 maybe more if you have a nak for getting ripped off. None of those can turn salt water to fresh. They can not even handle dirty water, they work with tap water.With the Plant I think you still need to distill the water first. I know who can help Jim.

With the right set up reverse osmosis systems will handle salt water. The Reef on the east end of STX makes over 30,000+ gallons a month at a cost of less than a nickel a gallon. Water is pumped out of the ocean about 100 feet off shore from Duggans.

Jim

Hi All.

I am considering a reverse osmosis under the sink system. I found decent prices (around, $100) online on ebay, or a stateside Homedepot. My question: should I buy online, or stateside, and bring it with me, or is there a place on STX where I can buy something comparable?

Also, what does everyone think, of reverse osmosis vs. say a UV system? Any Experiences? Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Dante

If you are treating water that is basically safe for drinking, but you just want to make sure then I would go with an UV system which normally include a couple of sediment filters in series with the UV chamber.

If you are starting with dirty or brackish water a reverse osmosis system would be the way I would go,

If the water is safe and you just want to improve the taste and clarity then you probably can get by using a sediment filter in series with a carbon filter.

Jim

To add to Jim Dandy...If your cistern water isn't safe to drink, you need to work on the cistern...

My point is they are different. Under sink reverse osmosis is just that one faucet. UV can handle the flow of the hole house. That will take care of any danger. Then like Jim said, sediment and carbon will get the taste perfect. Install in opposite order though. You might want to drink all your water, I am a big fan of the garden hose.