r/WaterFilters

It seems like there's no point in dealing with pitcher filter types of filters. Every brand has issues, and the only solution is RO. At least with bottled water I can get RO water from the manufacturer instead of dealing with crappy brita filters that barely do anything

just genuinely curious what other renters do about water filtration. do you bother at all, go countertop, or has anyone actually installed something under the sink? keen to hear real experiences.

Our neighborhood uses Chloramine in the water, which is rated as being very hard with high alkalinity. We have a salt filter installed and it’s been great for lime scale etc. BUT the girls have dyed hair and the alkaline is stripping their hair / turning it red.

So, now I’m being asked to figure out how to get the whole house alkalinity down or if there’s some kind of RO shower system.

Help would be much appreciated!

Been doing a lot of research still trying to find a good system. Live in Florida so have a lot of hard water and chemicals.

Looking for an under the sink system that removes bad chemicals/toxins and hard water. Would like it to be a smaller unit and want it to connect to my existing faucet without having to drill into the countertop.

I live in Navi Mumbai, so the water is clean but many times, especially in summers our society adds tanker water when there is a shortage.

Family size is - 8

I've been doing my research - which concluded on the Urban Company Native M1 model. However it seems too good to be true. Almost every YT video is biased toward how good UC filters are. How can that be?

My main concern is about the after service of the water purifier.

Do you think UC filters are great? If NO, which one would you suggest?

Also please share your experiences with your filter company.

Hi everyone. I recently moved to Garden City (NY) and have been looking for whole house water filtration systems.

There are a lot of “water filtration dealer“ companies. They claim different things and all seem quite expensive. They are also pitching service plans that come out to as much as the systems themselves over a 10 year period. With these systems, it’s also not clear to me whether only the dealers can get replacement parts or service them (or whether any plumber can do it). It’s all a bit overwhelming.

After listening to their pitches and doing some research, I’m converging on a two-tank system (one tank with different carbons, one tank with resin). I’ll pair that with a kitchen RO system. Mostly focusing on the chemicals listed on the EWG website. The setup may be an overkill, but looking for peace of mind. (Some pitches involve whole house filtration systems that sound like a bigger Brita, which isn’t what I’m looking for.)

Does anyone have experience with ordering the specialty materials (tanks, salt bin, media, valves) yourself, and then hiring a plumber to install it? Or, hiring a plumber and giving them the list of materials for them to obtain an install? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Edit: specified NY. Couldn’t post in the longisland community…

My tap water comes out at around 215 TDS, I just purchased a brita and that brings it down to about 150 TDS. The taste is slightly better, less of a chlorine taste but it still isn't fully "pure" like bottled water is for me. But I think after I cool it down in the fridge it might taste better.

What is your guys preferred TDS range? I'm also avoiding zero water honestly. Have seen bad reviews recently and also the filters cost more than the pitcher itself lol

Hey all:

After 5 really nice years with our under sink 2-stage aquasana (wirecutter recommendation) we had a catastrophic leak a couple weeks ago that flooded our kitchen and dining room (and encapsulated crawl space below). I'm still working on fixing the damage it caused.

I guess I should have heeded Wirecutter's advice to have leak detector sensors, which I now have on the way.

Anyway, we kind of have PTSD and decided to install a faucet-attached filter, which I'm still getting used to. I don't love it and I miss our pull down sprayer kitchen faucet. But take comfort that when the plastic housing fails, I'll be standing at the kitchen sink and can immediately turn off the faucet.

Do all filters eventually leak? Does everyone just have leak detectors installed and are OK with this? Or are there any brands that have more of a reliable track record?

I’d love an under sink filter again but I’m stressed about it!

Thanks!

So i watched project farms video testing all the pitchers and i went for the zero water my tap water is around 145 ppm on the zero water meter (funny enough my old brita filter was showing the exact numbers as regular tap water) so i filter my first batch see the ppm showing zero and i enjoy my "pure" water. 3 days pass and the tds meter on the pitcher shows 2ppm on day 4 6ppm with the replace filter light. At first i though it was becuse i was filling the pitcher not carefully and some tap water was going inside the "pouring" hole of the pitcher. I cleaned the pitcher and carefully refiled it to my amazment the tds meter showed 8ppm and now 2 weeks in my tds meter shows 45ppm. The water tastes ok no bad smell. Did i buy a faulty batch? Becuse it cant be i need to change filter every 2 weeks. Were a family of 3 and we arent perticulary "thirsty" our water isnt particulary dirty we get lots of flouride and some metals (based on our water provideds lab checks) very dissapointing. Especialy as those filters cost triple the brita ones.

I am curious if the Doulton Ultra Sterasyl is an equivalent to the two piece (black and white) filters. I am really confused and want to make sure I am not buying something cheap.

Is this normal? I installed the water drop g3p600 and it does absolutely NOTHING for my arsenic levels. In fact, I’ve done 2 tests with it and it got higher each time. I understand there’s two types of arsenic and one is much harder to filter out but for this $500 system to do absolutely no filtering at all is insane to me.

After my first test came back, I reached out to customer support and they asked me to send a video of how I installed it, which I did, and they said everything looks right. They asked me if I let the system run for a few minutes before sampling, which I didn’t, so they told me to do that and test again. I let it run for 5-7 minutes and tested it again and the arsenic came back higher.

They are now offering me a filter replacement but I have a feeling that isn’t going to do anything. Is arsenic really that stubborn? Do I need a better system? I’m so sick of drinking out of water bottles in my home and don’t know what else to do.

I've drank city water my whole adult life and mostly trusted it. Lately though I keep seeing news about PFAS in municipal supplies and I started wondering whether the filter in my fridge is doing anything meaningful or whether I've been overestimating it.

I change the filter regularly. I have a Whirlpool French door. My water tastes fine. But is it actually filtering the concerning stuff?

Do these filters actually address the forever chemical concern or are they mainly just for taste and odor? Trying to understand whether I need to think about something more serious or if I'm worrying about nothing