NPC 6060⁸42
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Well or municipal water?
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OverlanderJK
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Everything lol have not had it tested but it is heavily chlorinated.
Was planning to use black poly pipe.
OverlanderJK
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What softener?
NPC 6060⁸42
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I’d probably plumb in one of those big charcoal filters to at least remove the chlorine and ETC.
NPC 6060⁸42
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Culligan but it came with this house DO NOT buy a Culligan water softener. Over priced and under performs. We will be replacing this one soon.
Ddays
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I forgot you're on city water. That makes it easier. Depending on thn hardness you may or may not need a softener. If it is slightly hard and you can put up with a little scale here or there I'd try to get by without using a softener. Having to deal with filling with salt is a pain in the ass. A rechargeable activated carbon filter will take the chlorine out - something like this
ClearPlus Series Carbon Filters
Economical and highly effective granular activated carbon (GAC) filters for the removal of sediment, chlorine, disinfection by products, bad tastes and odors, a wide range of organic contaminants, and VOCs. Improves the color and taste of your water. Automatically backwashes to purge trapped...
www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com
Something thats really hitting the news now is microplastics & forever chemicals- PFAS/PFOS . Besides the obvious sources, one of the biggest is from clothes - most of the clothes nowadays are made from synthetics. just like cleaning out the lint from a dryer - the same amount goes out the drain to the treatment plant and back out to the homes where its consumed. Only way to remove it is with finer filters. I'm not aware of a whole house filter being advertised to remove PFAS/PFOS yet, but they'll be out soon. You can get undercabinet filters for that now or install an Reverse Osmosis system for your drinking water - that takes virtually everything out of the water.
AZVAJKU
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We have a whole house filter, mainly to filter out the iron from the well. We also have a water softener.
For chlorine I’d think about a gravity filter for drinking water. We have a Berkey and we keep it on our counter. Get a bigger one than you think you’ll need.
I hate the taste of chlorinated water.
Some info here.
Big Berkey Water Filter Review: 6 Data-Driven Tests
We tested and rated the Big Berkey water filter system based on a set of 6 criteria. Learn about how well it performed and a discrepancy our testing uncovered.
waterfilterguru.com
WJCO
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I have that same Berkey lol.We have a whole house filter, mainly to filter out the iron from the well. We also have a water softener.
For chlorine I’d think about a gravity filter for drinking water. We have a Berkey and we keep it on our counter. Get a bigger one than you think you’ll need.
I hate the taste of chlorinated water.
Some info here.
Big Berkey Water Filter Review: 6 Data-Driven Tests
We tested and rated the Big Berkey water filter system based on a set of 6 criteria. Learn about how well it performed and a discrepancy our testing uncovered.
jeeeep
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well water
OverlanderJK
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Good stuff. I was looking at this one too.
Rhino® Max Flow Whole House Water Filter | Aquasana
Shop our Rhino® Max Flow Whole House Water Filter, independently tested to remove 97% of chlorine for 1 million gallons or up to 10 years at a flow rate of 14 gpm.
www.aquasana.com
The city water stuff is temporary (not sure how long) until we get the house done and put some money back in the bank and then we will drill a well.
OverlanderJK
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You have to leave that big ugly thing on your counter?We have a whole house filter, mainly to filter out the iron from the well. We also have a water softener.
For chlorine I’d think about a gravity filter for drinking water. We have a Berkey and we keep it on our counter. Get a bigger one than you think you’ll need.
I hate the taste of chlorinated water.
Some info here.
Big Berkey Water Filter Review: 6 Data-Driven Tests
We tested and rated the Big Berkey water filter system based on a set of 6 criteria. Learn about how well it performed and a discrepancy our testing uncovered.
WJCO
Meme King
I keep mine as backup emergency. It's too bulky and slow for every day use.
JeepFan
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Have you looked into a whole home reverse osmosis system?
Ddays
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Good stuff. I was looking at this one too.
Rhino® Max Flow Whole House Water Filter | Aquasana
Shop our Rhino® Max Flow Whole House Water Filter, independently tested to remove 97% of chlorine for 1 million gallons or up to 10 years at a flow rate of 14 gpm.
The city water stuff is temporary (not sure how long) until we get the house done and put some money back in the bank and then we will drill a well.
Look for one that regenerates on a timer - one less thing to have to remember to do. Activated carbon filters last a long time as long as there isn't a lot of sediment in the water - city water is usually pretty clean that way
Ddays
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One of the issues with a system large enough to do a whole house is the rejection rate of the waste water is around 75%. That can add up a lot of waste volume. Plus you've got to store it because it's not a fast process. Typically they're only used for drinking water.
jeeeep
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that's a lot of waste
bobfriesenhahn
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Focusing on faucet/drinking water can save a lot of money, especially if the house plumbing takes this into account when the house is built. Clothes washers, showers, and exterior faucets take a lot of water and so filtering water to them would require more capacity and many more filter replacements.
Since water softening adds salt to the water, you would not want to water plants with it. So not good for a gray water system.
Since water softening adds salt to the water, you would not want to water plants with it. So not good for a gray water system.
NPC 6060⁸42
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Could you tell me what whole house you’re using to remove Iron? We don’t have much here but it’s definitely there, and I’d like to remove it.We have a whole house filter, mainly to filter out the iron from the well. We also have a water softener.
For chlorine I’d think about a gravity filter for drinking water. We have a Berkey and we keep it on our counter. Get a bigger one than you think you’ll need.
I hate the taste of chlorinated water.
Some info here.
Big Berkey Water Filter Review: 6 Data-Driven Tests
We tested and rated the Big Berkey water filter system based on a set of 6 criteria. Learn about how well it performed and a discrepancy our testing uncovered.
Ddays
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Yeah it works but it’s inefficient as hell. Biggest reason why it’s not used on a large scale at desalination plants everywhere on the coasts
Bob, seriously you should just shut the fuck up sometimes. You have negative knowledge on this subject dumbass.
Water softeners DO NOT add salt to the water. Water softeners are ion-exchange devices - the resin beads in a softener are sodium rich and they exchange a sodium ion with iron ions dissolved in the water - thats what hardness is. It is not salt - it is sodium. And you'd have to drink a fucking bath tub full every day for it to affect you.
Just stop with the I know everything on every subject bullshit - it makes you look even dumber than you are
Ddays
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You can't filter iron out - you have to use a softener since the iron is dissolved in the water. Filters only remove suspended particles.