How do you filter the water from your kitchen sink?

Posted by Amanda on February 7, 2007, 1:33 pm

> I've used Britta pitchers for over 10 years. It requires very little
> maintenance and the filters are available, sometimes at a big
> discount.

Are there different choices for Brita pitcher filters? How much
Chlorine does the one you have filters? From what I read, it only does

>75%, ie < 76%.

I don't like pitcher. If I gives reasons why, I am sure some people
will get on my nerve but I will just pa-lonk them and tell you why.

- I have to wait till water filetrs through before refilling, i.e
small amount of filling at a time to get the pitcher instead of just
fill and go do other things
- I have to lift it up to pour water unlike with dispenser where I
just flip water-flow control.
- Yesterday, I found out that those Brita filters need to be kept wet.
If that's really true, it is the most stupid requirement. Not to
mention about < 76% Chlorine filtration.

The new PUR dispenser is smaller in size than the PUR dispenser I
have. But it seems that unless I get a countertop, that's what I need
to go with.

I am not sure how easy to install the Aquasana AQ 4000 countertop.
Beside, it takes a lot of space though it can be converted to under-
the-sink dispenser as well as faucet mount. If Kenmore countertop
filter 34551 does what the ad says, it would have bene my choice but
the 2nd review at
http://www0.epinions.com/hmgd-Small_Appliances-All-Kenmore_Countertop_Water_Filter_34551
said this:

Filter
The unit comes with a carbon filter which filters out "odor" and
"taste". It's really the most basic filter you can buy and probably
does little to filter much else, including chlorine. This is probably
the extent of filtering that is available at those "Aqua-Vend"
machines at the market where 1 Gallon of water is 25 cents. This is
also the most basic filtration for Brita and Pur units. As the other
review stated on here, it is HIGHLY recommended that you purchase a
replacement filter with the unit for a more aggressively filtered, and
cleaner tasting, batch of water. Obviously, Kenmore is made by Sears
so I checked out the other filters available in the same section. I
became EXTREMELY confused.

Kenmore Deluxe 38465 (countertop) filter Chorine better than Kenmore
34551 (countertop) but it cost the same per gallon as Aquasana AQ 4000
(countertop) which filters CYSTS and MTBE additonally to what Kenmore
38465 filters. See at http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/
Water_Filter_Comparison_Matrix.cfm

It seems that I'll have to go with PUR dispenser with PUR Ultimate
filter. Annoying to have to spend money on th dispenser again. And to
keep both dispenser when I move would be unthinkable.

Posted by Amanda on February 7, 2007, 4:33 pm

> I've used Britta pitchers for over 10 years. It requires very little
> maintenance and the filters are available, sometimes at a big
> discount.

You might want to check how well Brita pitcher works in filtering
Chlorine. I am not impressed with it. I haven't checked how many
different filter choices for it though.

With PUR dispenser (pitcher available too) at
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1170880932/ref=sr_1_1/601-0572152-8936942?ie=UTF8&asin=B000067DW0

it comes to about 25 cents a gallon with PUR Ultimate (2-Stage filter)
and 17 cents a gallon with PUR advantge (1-stage filter; CRF 1550) if
you buy 3 Pk but you said, you get great discount for Brita. So I
don't know what your rate comes to. Note" Trems "Ultimate" and
"Advantage" is not used for pitchers and dispenser anymore. Box would
say 2-stage or 1-stage.

PUR 1-stage filter is at
http://www.target.com/gp/search.html/ref=sr_bx_1/601-0572152-8936942?
field-keywords=pur+advantge+filter&url=index%3Dtarget

Dispenser model that I have it DS 1800; filter required according to
the info on that model is CRF 950 which is currently called 2-stage
filter for pitcher - used to be called PUR Ultimate. Second stage of
filtering is for microbial cysts - GIARDIA and CRYPTOSPORIDIUM - and
so it's not necessary for my city water.

To see which contaminants PUR filter for pitchers and dispenser
see http://www.purwater.com/yourwater/pitchers.shtml

Faucet mount has 2 stage and 3 stage choices; 3 stage is overkill IMO,
filering things that are not in water supply.

Anyway, I don't understand why the indicator in CRF 950 stops working
everytime. I'll try again or try 1 stage this time and see what
happens.

If I use enough water, I'll use Aqasana AQ4000 countertop _easy to
install - which filters a lot more stuff and better. But filter needs
changing every 6 mos regardless of the amount of water use. At $48.00
(for 500 gallaons) , cost is $96.00 per year. I think I use 4 filter
replacement (PUR dispenser) the most, hence 40 gallons x 4 = 160
gallons a year at $40/00 the most or less if I use 1 stage filter.

Posted by Amanda on February 7, 2007, 4:38 pm

PUR Pitcher at

http://www.epinions.com/pr-Small_Appliances-PUR_Plus_Ultimate_Water_Filter_Dispenser_CR800

Posted by Amanda on February 7, 2007, 4:43 pm

New design of PUR dispenser DS 1800:
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Small_Appliances-PUR_Plus_Water_Filter_Dispenser_DS1800

Posted by Amanda on February 7, 2007, 4:54 pm

> New design of PUR dispenser DS

1800:http://www.epinions.com/pr-Small_Appliances-PUR_Plus_Water_Filter_Dis...

Reviw via
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Small_Appliances-PUR_Plus_Water_Filter_Dispenser_DS1800

At http://www.epinions.com/pr-Small_Appliances-
PUR_Plus_Water_Filter_Dispenser_DS1800/display_~reviews

"Good product, but deceptively advertised"

Reviewer is referring to

At full review:
http://www.epinions.com/content_155678969476

"As far as filtration of various unhealthy substances Pur claims its
filters were tested and certified by the NSF, a reputable independent
lab. I check with the NSF and they confirmed all claims made by Pur.
One need to realize that Pur's main filtering element is plain
activated carbon, which among other things softens the water by
removing minerals, including those like calcium and magnesium that are
important for health. Pur on its web site claims that its filters do
not have water softeners, which is true but nevertheless deceptive. "

"But my main beef with Pur is its filtering capacity. They claim it to
be up to 40 gallons. Pur's definition of "up to" is not what you might
expect, however. Actually, it is 10 gallons of normal filtering, after
which if begins to take longer and longer, and by about 20 gallons, it
pretty much clogged. If you can wait half a day and longer, it will
eventually pass the water through for another 10 gallons or so, but
even if you don't mind waiting, the big question is whether it's still
filtering out anything any more, or maybe even actually releasing what
was filtered out previously back in. If you replace it after 20
gallons, this amounts to about 50-70 cents a gallon. So it is still
more economical than brand name bottled water, plus the convenience. "

I think I found my answer in the last para which I failed to read
yesterady to the end. The current CRF 950 quality has suffered. It
cloggs up, not filtering but lettign the water flows, and hence, the
red indicator stops moving. I am not buying these filters anymor.

will try Aqasana if I would bother filtering at all since my city
water doesn't say it has those microbial cysts.

Crystal Geyser bottled water at 99 cents a gallaon is best for making
protein shake.

I was right to suspect that PUR, after getting popular, is cheating us
now.

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