We use a reverse osmosis water filter for our house and it works great. The canisters are usually aluminum and the tubing is typically silicone.
If there's a better type of home filter I don't know it it.
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2024
58 points (98.3% liked)
Ask Lemmy
26734 readers
2501 users here now
A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions
Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion
Rules: (interactive)
1) Be nice and; have fun
Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them
2) All posts must end with a '?'
This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?
3) No spam
Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.
4) NSFW is okay, within reason
Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com.
NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].
5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions.
If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.
Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.
Partnered Communities:
Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Most use plastic filters and filter housings. I've never seen one that didn't use plastic before.
Ours are aluminum, maybe I generalized too much
Where I live I've got perfectly good tap water, but in general you want a charcoal filter.
I know some people who have well water and they use something like that.
Unfortunately I don't know that you're going to get effective filters that have no plastic due to it being too cost effective for a disposable component.
You can't use paper or cardboard because it's water permeable, and metal would drive up the price of the filter drastically.
I've been happy with Epic Water, it filters PFAS. Filters are pricey but can last longer than they say
Epic is the only solution that didn't need a plumber that gets the toxic stuff that's in my water out, some kind of probably common pesticide or herbicide at like 50x the EPA limit. You can taste and feel the difference. They seem really good. And you never know what's in that water before hand.
It's made of plastic.
But why don’t you want microplastics? It’s what plants crave!
It's got electrolytes
My stainless-steel countertop water distiller. Although the water passes through a short bit of plastic tubing, it is at best lukewarm when it does so. I don't worry as much about plastic contamination as I would with anything else.
Whatever you choose, make sure you test the water with an electronic TDS meter. They are about the price of a coffee and will tell you whether your filter is working properly.
Aren't those acually useless when trying to determine the quality of water?
It can tell you the purity based on the conductance of the water. It might not catch everything but it's good to verify the filter is working.
I've been looking for exactly the same thing. Sadly most filters I found are made of plastic, which I find outrageous.
Currently a countertop R/O System.
Berkey. It's not plastic free, but I don't think a system exists that is. If I'm wrong, I'd love to know.