Water Filter

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Pia

Awesome. So I could use it for water from the cistern?

I installed a 6 stage filtration with a Reverse Osmosis membrane system 6 years ago (my wife drinks LOTS of water).
we also decided to install a ice maker(I use LOTS of ice...burp!),.
It works great, I changed 2 of the 6 filters twice. The water is awesome!
When we first got the house, the water was funky (the cistern was just Therosealed, the retarded contractor< I wonder what kind of $hit I`ll get for saying that<< didn`t wait long enough to dry before filling IMO.
In either case, I think a Aqua Pure/Britta shoved on the end of a fixture would have a short life (even if you didn`t hire the mental giant the former owner did here).
The reverse Osmosis filtration system I use has a 3 gallon pressurized tank so when WAPA(other mental giants I guess I`m not supposed to call retarded or I`ll offend people here) goes out, you still have 3 gallons of clean water to cook/clean with even if all the pressure is gone from your other pipes/fixtures.

The difference in installation is in the states, you use the product water in the 3 gallon tank, the excess water goes into the drain, then into the cities sewer.
Here, you`ll return the non-product water to your cistern.
A pressure of at least 50 PSI needs to be maintained for the membrane to work properly.
When I pumped up my pressure here after installing, some leaks occurred revealing former shoddy(can I call the local plumber retarded too?)plumbers handy work.
I`m sorry(no I`m not) for being hard on these local tradesman(I have different words I like to use), but I guess it`s OK if they perform poorly as I`m told their really nice & don`t charge too much!
Me, I think they charge too much & I think you get the picture!

Unfortunately, I`m old enough to remember Plumbing as a art, when we used to sweat pipes.
All fittings were soldered.
IMO, any idiot can slip/glue PVC pipe, there is no expertise in it what so ever.
It is no longer a skilled trade(I don`t care what anybody says).

how about boiling the water before using the Brita....not good enough? Alot people drink tap water with no problem so i am wondering if the Osmosis system is overkill? Don't really know. I have a charcoal filter in line and use tap water ice cubes all the time, with no probelms that I can see so far. but i don't use a ton of ice. I try not to be a germ-o-phobe, but then, I don't want to die.

I know several people who drink their cistern water with only the simple 1 stage filter on it. I don't myself. I also know a few more who have just the 1 stage on the whole house and then a PUR on the kitchen faucet and love it. It is all a factor of how clean you keep your cistern and what your taste preference is.

how about boiling the water before using the Brita....not good enough? Alot people drink tap water with no problem so i am wondering if the Osmosis system is overkill? Don't really know. I have a charcoal filter in line and use tap water ice cubes all the time, with no probelms that I can see so far. but i don't use a ton of ice. I try not to be a germ-o-phobe, but then, I don't want to die.

My cat drinks from the toilet & hasn`t had any problems & I don`t think he`s a germ-o-phobe, but I haven`t gotten around to explaining what we do with that toilet either!
The charcoal filter is much better than the paper filter I`ll agree.
Those water machines in PriceSmart & Cost U Less are reverse osmosis, it` s really for the taste (but that may BE overkill as the water going into it is from WAPA which is RO water!)<<Of course,The USVI we has things going on in our plumbing system, so perhaps, it`s just as well.
And another thing about taste, people get used to it, even if the entire rest of the world thinks your water tatses awful, yet you`ll think it`s fine!

My RO Filter purchase & installation had more to do with economics(top reason), carring a bunch of bottles,storage, cardboard boxes(bugs), plastic in land fills, yada yada.
I figure we use 3 gallons a day, accounting for vacation time/etc. !`d guess thats 6,300 gallons over the course of 6 years.
At $1 a gallon...(I won`t give the obvious total, but last week a cashier had to use a calculator to determine 50% off a dollar).

The filtration system I got was new, from Ebay, spent USPS PPfor $350 total, including shipping & spare filters... that`s almost $6000 saved! and, I didn`t have to carry/store all that water!
The installation was free as I did it myself, figure 2-5 hrs. (depends on your particular installation, you`ll need room for your tank & extra fixture included).

I'm sure everyone has a favorite. Mine is the Seagull filter: http://www.generalecology.com/marinesystem.htm(tu)

I'm sure everyone has a favorite. Mine is the Seagull filter: http://www.generalecology.com/marinesystem.htm(tu)

Link does not work, but the web page ( http://www.generalecology.com)does.
The seagull IV seems like a system i would use.
I`m sure your also happy you don`t have to hassle buying/carrying bottled water.
How long have you had it?
How much $ have you saved?

http://www.generalecology.com/marinesystem.htm

Hmm, have had it for 5 to 8 years. I have no idea how much money we have saved. It is very convenient.