Can anyone recommend a good countertop reverse osmosis system? I just moved into a new apartment and both the faucets in the kitchen and bathroom don't allow for a RO faucet attachment system that I used at my old place.

I live in an old duplex apartment. I've lived here for several months and the water has clogged my pores and left my hair feeling heavy and oily. I did a water test and the total hardness was 100 ppm, which is moderately hard water. I'm told this isn't that bad, yet I react pretty strongly to it. I do have rosacea, which is skin condition. Because of the water quality, my face gets red if it comes in contact with it and it gives me a lot of acne. For the first time ever I've even had acne on my chest and back.

About a week ago I was pet sitting and stayed at the owner's home to watch their pet. I noticed after showering that the water made my skin feel smooth and my hair light. It was a complete 180 from my apartment's water. I reached out to the owner to ask them if they had a water softner, but was told they used city water. Or at least thats what the person thought (I don't know why they couldn't just clarify that for me).

So I've been doing a lot of research into this because it seems like so many people online are super vague when it comes to the differences between hard and soft water. I've read soft water can make your hair greasy and flat, but guess what? So can hard water!

I've in an areas that had super hard water where my skin itched and I could hardly lather shampoo. So I'm familiar with hard water. Soft water, I'm not so sure. Soft water is considered soft its below 75 ppm. I've tried rinsing my face and hair with distilled water that has 0 ppm, but it leaves my skin feeling irritated and my hair heavy.

I figure a water softner would solve my issues but could it also be something else?

As many of you know, this week the EPA announced new regulations on "Forever Chemicals" in our drinking water. This will have dramatic effects on the health of our nation, but also ramifications for water treatment utilities.

Check out this 4-minute video about an interdisciplinary team of chemists and engineers at UNC-Chapel Hill working on some of the most promising technology in this area as they instal pilot programs at water treatment plants in Chapel Hill and Wilmington, NC.

While I'm not an expert in this field, I did create this video and am happy to answer any questions I can about the project. Thanks!

https://youtu.be/qReVKg17E2M?si=JfwE0OG00zTpSSV7

I have water delivered by Phresh Waters in southern california, from their spring on Palomar Mountain in San Diego. I asked for a spring report and they sent it to me, but the truth is I don't know exactly what to look for. I have a one-year-old baby and just want to make sure she's getting healthy, safe, good tasting water. I know this is a long shot but if anyone reading this happens to be knowledgable on this topic and wouldn't mind glancing at the spring report I would be so grateful https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/debe54b6-99d6-49ad-8cb4-d45d22c64d7c/downloads/Spring%20Water%20Report%20%20.pdf?ver=1712605187527

I've been looking for someone who has done their own water test with the Lifestraw home but so far I've come up with the official website and a random Youtube video that claims the filters actually make the water worse. I don't hold a lot of weight to that because I don't think they did the experiment 100% correctly, but are there any other tests I can look at?

I was also curious since it's a carbon filter do I need to remineralizer the water?

Also if anyone has this filter is it okay to remove the seals to soak them in vinegar to clean them? There's about 3 of them and I don't want to ruin their efficacy by removing them and putting them back on.

I have been wanting to find a water filter that filters out fluoride but I have been finding that they are pretty pricy. I live in an apartment in the north east of the USA so I was thinking maybe something similar to a Brita or maybe something that can attach to my kitchen sink faucet? I have been reading about what long term use of fluoride does to your pituitary gland and the rest of your body and I am very frustrated. Any opinions are much appreciated!! Thank you!!

I have a hydrologic stealth ro 150 that was severely neglected for atleast 18 months (improperly stored with water left in the system) my question is if the frame can be saved and if so how to properly clean and sanitize it? The filters/ membrane are only $100 less than the full system so I'm leaning towards buying a new unit but I would also like to reduce waste if possible.

For context I live in London, UK and have a water softening system in my house that doesn’t require the use of salt (I’m not sure how it works exactly) and it was installed when we renovated our house 9 years ago.

I went to live in another part of England which has the hardest water in the country and it did essentially dried my skin and hair out no matter what products I used. However, a strange thing happened, my acne almost cleared up. When I go back to London my acne returns so I now suspect it has something to do with the water. Although saying this, I am the only person in my house who is affected by this, everyone else has clear skin so I don’t quite understand what’s going on or if I’m sensitive to a particular strain of bacteria. What should my next steps be, and do I address to my NHS GP?

hello. taking into account recent nanoplastics founds in water, what is the best choice for bottled water? Spring water in glass has its own downsides like price and lead :) what is your choice?

I drink unfiltered tap water but recently I’ve been more concerned about my hormones. I’ve heard that tap water has bad estrogen levels and birth control. How could I filter out some of this?