Comments on: How To Filter Your Drinking Water Very Efficiently http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html The Guide To Efficient Living Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:10:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: David http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-177776 David Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:31:53 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-177776 Sophia, Your research is wrong & so are you. Big Berkey is not a Chinese company. British Berkefeld is a licensed name throughout North America. New Millennium Concepts manufactures the Big Berkey which uses the Black Berkey Elements. The British Berkefeld uses the Super Sterasyl Ceramic Elements. That's the real deal. Sophia,
Your research is wrong & so are you. Big Berkey is not a Chinese company. British Berkefeld is a licensed name throughout North America. New Millennium Concepts manufactures the Big Berkey which uses the Black Berkey Elements. The British Berkefeld uses the Super Sterasyl Ceramic Elements. That’s the real deal.

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]]> By: h2ofilters http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-166808 h2ofilters Wed, 25 May 2011 10:16:55 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-166808 Stefani water purifier offers a very promising purification system but unfortunately it's not available locally. I also tried the Amazon link on this article but the Stefani page is no longer available their. Too bad we cannot get it here. Stefani water purifier offers a very promising purification system but unfortunately it’s not available locally. I also tried the Amazon link on this article but the Stefani page is no longer available their. Too bad we cannot get it here.

]]> By: Alan http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-160891 Alan Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:46:51 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-160891 In my county the level of fluoride in the public water supply is kept between 0.8-1.4 mg/L (which is same as ppm). I'm looking for low budget ways to remove the fluoride. I'm considering the Berkey or the Crystal Quest Fluoride Multi PLUS but am wondering if it is even worth it in terms of how much either one would lower the ppm. Looks like Crystal Quest says it would get it down to .2 or .5 or so, not sure about the Berkey. Should I just go the distillation route instead? and is there a cheap and energy efficient distillation unit out there? (like under 200 bucks). Thanks. In my county the level of fluoride in the public water supply is kept between 0.8-1.4 mg/L (which is same as ppm). I’m looking for low budget ways to remove the fluoride. I’m considering the Berkey or the Crystal Quest Fluoride Multi PLUS but am wondering if it is even worth it in terms of how much either one would lower the ppm. Looks like Crystal Quest says it would get it down to .2 or .5 or so, not sure about the Berkey. Should I just go the distillation route instead? and is there a cheap and energy efficient distillation unit out there? (like under 200 bucks). Thanks.

]]> By: Lo http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-151799 Lo Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:05:45 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-151799 Rain water is a natural and fairly clean supply of water in most cases. Unfortunately we human beings have contaminated the atmosphere a bit with things that are not so pleasant, some of them making rain more acid than wihtout them, some of them heavy metals and a whole array of organic substances of unknown character. What further can contaminate the rainwater is how you collect it. Have your collected water tested! It should turn out very soft and depleted of minerals. So what is needed is to increase the pH, especially if you plan to use the water in tubings, appliances etc. That would be best done with a whole house good quality dolomite (eg. calcite/corosex) media filter. The filter the water through a activated carbon, that should take care of most unknown and unwanted organic substances. Due to the collection and storage situation I would also strongly suggest desinfection with UV-light, the last filter before entering the tubing system for your house. You never know what can grow in that storage tank! But if you manage to raise the pH high enough (over pH 9) in the storage tank, no bugs will thrive there. And never mind if the pH gets really high, since you accomplish that with dolomite rather than NaOH, which can be irritating for your mucus. Rain water is a natural and fairly clean supply of water in most cases. Unfortunately we human beings have contaminated the atmosphere a bit with things that are not so pleasant, some of them making rain more acid than wihtout them, some of them heavy metals and a whole array of organic substances of unknown character. What further can contaminate the rainwater is how you collect it. Have your collected water tested! It should turn out very soft and depleted of minerals. So what is needed is to increase the pH, especially if you plan to use the water in tubings, appliances etc. That would be best done with a whole house good quality dolomite (eg. calcite/corosex) media filter. The filter the water through a activated carbon, that should take care of most unknown and unwanted organic substances. Due to the collection and storage situation I would also strongly suggest desinfection with UV-light, the last filter before entering the tubing system for your house. You never know what can grow in that storage tank! But if you manage to raise the pH high enough (over pH 9) in the storage tank, no bugs will thrive there. And never mind if the pH gets really high, since you accomplish that with dolomite rather than NaOH, which can be irritating for your mucus.

]]> By: Thomas | Electric Car http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-151437 Thomas | Electric Car Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:45:16 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-151437 Hi, thanks for all those information. But I´m rather interested in the filtering of rain water you mentioned at the beginning. Why did you postpone this project? Hi, thanks for all those information.

But I´m rather interested in the filtering of rain water you mentioned at the beginning. Why did you postpone this project?

]]> By: Mark Moller http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-148741 Mark Moller Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:09:44 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-148741 Great info about filters, thanks for sharing! Seems like the debate about purified vs. tap water continues to rage on. All I know is that I prefer the taste of filtered water to tap, so that's what I go with. I also don't like to shower in unfiltered water either so I use shower filters. But that is my preference. Great info about filters, thanks for sharing! Seems like the debate about purified vs. tap water continues to rage on. All I know is that I prefer the taste of filtered water to tap, so that’s what I go with. I also don’t like to shower in unfiltered water either so I use shower filters. But that is my preference.

]]> By: Lo http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-138601 Lo Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:35:17 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-138601 Will: I don't know what sources you have for the first statement, but naturally, only drinking water and NOT eating food will be hazardous to your health, regardless of how much minerals the water contains. And even if your water has really high levels of minerals, it will only provide a few percent of the RDI (which is not the ODI) of minerals. With the ones you might consider healthy comes negative health effects most of the time and Fluoride is definitely a mineral I don't want a trace of in my drinking water. Even calcium is bad for your cardiovascular system in the long run, increasing the risk of acute myocardic infarction. Magnesium opposes that effect, but most waters have far more calcium than magnesium. And even if you still beleive that some minerals in the water are healthy, the seldom come alone... Eating a healthy organic food and taking high quality supplements will provide you with the right balance of minerals in a digestable and non-toxic form (be aware of methyl mercury from fish though!). RO-filtered water is really safe and has so far not been detrimental to the health of me, my family, Dr Mercola and many others :) Will:
I don’t know what sources you have for the first statement, but naturally, only drinking water and NOT eating food will be hazardous to your health, regardless of how much minerals the water contains. And even if your water has really high levels of minerals, it will only provide a few percent of the RDI (which is not the ODI) of minerals. With the ones you might consider healthy comes negative health effects most of the time and Fluoride is definitely a mineral I don’t want a trace of in my drinking water. Even calcium is bad for your cardiovascular system in the long run, increasing the risk of acute myocardic infarction. Magnesium opposes that effect, but most waters have far more calcium than magnesium.

And even if you still beleive that some minerals in the water are healthy, the seldom come alone… Eating a healthy organic food and taking high quality supplements will provide you with the right balance of minerals in a digestable and non-toxic form (be aware of methyl mercury from fish though!).

RO-filtered water is really safe and has so far not been detrimental to the health of me, my family, Dr Mercola and many others :)

]]> By: Lo http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html/comment-page-1#comment-138597 Lo Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:23:15 +0000 http://www.metaefficient.com/water-filters/how-to-filter-your-drinking-water-very-efficiently.html#comment-138597 Sheldon: It seems they have tried to include all kinds of media in one tiny system, I'm not sure that blending different media (like KDF55 and KDF85) is a good Idea. One should also understand that any water containing oxidized iron (Fe3+) will clog this filter very fast. High Fe2+ contamination will probably have the same effect on the following media compatments after the KDF85? And claiming that the ion exchange resin would last for more than a few gallons without regeneration is a very interesting thought... According to WQA activated aluminium works specifically for Fluoride and no other contaminants, and pH should preferentially be 5,5 to 6,5 for effective reduction. Municipal waters have a pH of at least 7,5 by regulation, at least here in Sweden. They also state that high bicarbonate levels reduce capacity, 100 ppm is not unusual and household water should have at least 60 ppm in order to protect tubing. So I still prefer using a RO/GAC/PAC filter system, it reduces most contaminants by over 95%. And if the water has any hardness over 3 dH or contains iron/manganese, I would pretreat the water with a whole house salt-regenerated ion exchange water softener in order to increase the effectiveness of the RO and with it you get perfectly soft water and no staining for the rest of the house. Will be interesting to hear about your experience, and if it's going to be useful I would like to know what the incoming water contains too. Sheldon:
It seems they have tried to include all kinds of media in one tiny system, I’m not sure that blending different media (like KDF55 and KDF85) is a good Idea. One should also understand that any water containing oxidized iron (Fe3+) will clog this filter very fast. High Fe2+ contamination will probably have the same effect on the following media compatments after the KDF85? And claiming that the ion exchange resin would last for more than a few gallons without regeneration is a very interesting thought…

According to WQA activated aluminium works specifically for Fluoride and no other contaminants, and pH should preferentially be 5,5 to 6,5 for effective reduction. Municipal waters have a pH of at least 7,5 by regulation, at least here in Sweden. They also state that high bicarbonate levels reduce capacity, 100 ppm is not unusual and household water should have at least 60 ppm in order to protect tubing.

So I still prefer using a RO/GAC/PAC filter system, it reduces most contaminants by over 95%. And if the water has any hardness over 3 dH or contains iron/manganese, I would pretreat the water with a whole house salt-regenerated ion exchange water softener in order to increase the effectiveness of the RO and with it you get perfectly soft water and no staining for the rest of the house.

Will be interesting to hear about your experience, and if it’s going to be useful I would like to know what the incoming water contains too.

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