targaboat
sulphur springs, tx, usa
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What is the latest, best value for the money, and easiest to install under sink water filter for drinking water?
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Kenneth
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Anything you find at your local hardware store. Determine what filtering capabilities you want...
taste & odor
sediment
cysts--Cyptosporidium and Giardia
volatile organic compounds
etc.
Check how much space you'll need to remove the housing to get change the filter element. Figure out what plumbing fittings you'll need. Decide how you'll attach the housing to a strong-enough support so you can twist the housing off to change the element. Get a couple of replacement filter elements.
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I went this route. Certainly not the cheapest, but it makes the water taste oh, so much better.
As a boondocker, I tend to get water from most any spicket that I happen to encounter. Using a quality filter system is important to maintaining a healthy colo-rectal system.
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Give the guy at The RV Water Filter Store a call. He'll be able to give you the best possible answer to this question and any other questions you might have. I researched this company before purchasing from them. On RV.NET they have nearly 100 percent positive comments (and a lot of them). I personally cannot say enough good things about this company. Plus, I really like to make my RV purchases from full-time RVers who finance their lifestyle by setting up a small company with great prices and excellent customer service.
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billyboy
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i use a small pur filter that attaches to the end of the spigot, works great and cartridges for it are about 10. to 14.00 dollars.
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Dinosaurman
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billyboy wrote:i use a small pur filter that attaches to the end of the spigot, works great and cartridges for it are about 10. to 14.00 dollars.
Ditto
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Folks,
Just remember that the filter system you buy from Lowes, Home Depot, etc. this year will most likely not be supported next year. They buy at the lowest possible price, purchase "X" number of replacement cartridges, and when they are all sold that's it. On the next order it is from whoever is cheapest. So buy enough replacement cartridges to last you your projected time of ownership. Otherwise you will be looking at twice the price to purchase replacement cartridges off the internet or be purchasing another model filter so you can get replacement cartridges from them.
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DaveMac
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Why not filter at the input? I just use that WalMart $18 blue filter. It even filters some bacteria. Standard hose fittings and replace it every two years or so depending on use.
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bearsnob
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Okay, so their web site isn't as user friendly as I'd like, but it looks like a nice basic inline, undercounter system starts at $59.95 at The RV Water Filter Store. There are some big advantages to a system like this over some of the other options mention. First, it taps into the cold water line only. The problem with faucet mount systems is that if you accidentally run hot water through them, you deactivate the activated carbon and ruin the filter. Second, this system uses a bacteriostatic filter that is good for up to two years. So you don't have to change the filter as often and, when you do, the replacement filter is 20 bucks. Third, you get that cool little faucet that only puts out purified water. Finally, the water tastes great. Its a nice, simple system that does the job well. For $10 more, you get an upgraded filter that removes bacteria and other small contaminates. Btw, the filter ends up lasting two years because you only filter the water that needs to be filtered. I really think this is what the OP was looking for.
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targaboat
sulphur springs, tx, usa
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Thanks all for your responses. Yes, I have decided to go with a filter in the cold water side of the kitchen faucet. I am now in the process of finding one that will fit under the sink. I did not want to put a new hole for the filtered water faucet in the sink. I have found that the local Lowes do not keep their filter display very will stocked and there are lots of options at other stores. The standard appears to be the 10 inch element. So buy a standard canister and there are many filter element options at most stores.
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