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Ok here’s the thing, I want to buy a water drop G3P800 filter but have no clue how it would be installed because there is no outlet under my sink. The garbage disposal just goes through the wall so there’s no way to plug it in. So either I have to hire someone to install it, or figure out how I could do it. So does anyone know who I would hire to do it for me? Or does anyone know what I should do to install it
Is Brita elite a good water filter
I am wanting to get a new filter pitcher after years of using of using Naples Naturals
I live in an area where we are not shown to have a lot of microplastics but still the brita elita is shown to filter those about 98%.
Are there other concerns I should have. Saw one post here that said brita was not filtering all of the lead out.
I have $30 off Amazon and it’s prime day so let me know what’s up
We have a Hague Water Max. I can go into a long description but first... do RO sink systems that also are hooked up to the fridge to deliver RO ice, continue to stay on? Meaning my water drain ( the bad water?) is constantly running and it is costing us a fortune. The sevice guy has come out 3 times, changed all the filters and added a new thingie ( IDK) and it is still running. I am lost and confused. Any help is appreciated.
So I have been paying for mountain valley spring water and it’s just too dang expensive. I love the water and I love how it is glass, is there any recommendations and alternatives that you know?
Tap water is tested safe for all chemicals, metals, and contaminants. It took me 2 years of medical tests and elimination diets to finally realize it's my tap water. Within 6 hours of drinking water I have terrible abdominal pain and intense diarrhea. I've also had a stool sample test that was completely negative for bacteria and parasites. I use a zero water brand beverage dispenser to filter the water which helps slightly but not completely. I am diagnosed with POTS. Does anyone know what chemical or mineral is bothering me
Flavored seltzers aren’t flavorful enough and the drops don’t add enough flavor, help!
Looking for a recommendation for a whole house water filter. Here are the water test results from the county... Water Report I have a reverse osmosis for drinking water. TIA
My dad has encouraged me to get a water filter but I refuse to because everytime I drink water from filtered water, it taste nasty and it doesn’t hydrate me when I’m thirsty. I always get water at a water vending machine nearby a grocery store.
Over the past three weeks, the water out of my kitchen faucet tastes like grass. I have a Brita water filter that I use for drinking water, and the water still tastes like grass. In the bathroom, the faucet water smells grassy and tastes like grass as well. Does anyone have experience with this issue? Do you know what it could be from? I will add that I live in a community where the property manager recently did work to fix our sprinkler system, but insists that this work would not be causing the grassy tasting water. any ideas?
Hi there I just placed my first order with Mountain Valley Spring Water and I want to test it. I know there are countless things to test in water and several different options exist, but I wanted to ask if anyone here recommends a specific water test I can order?
I'm getting this whole house water filter for the house, and I've seen some folks say online I should get a sediment pre-filter so it doesn't get clogged. Anyone have an informed opinion on that? I do not.....
Hello, I live in an apartment with hard water. Using a "Safe Home" water testing kit, "total hardness" is 120ppm.
I've ordered an AquaTru Carafe (tabletop ro). In the website FAQ, it states that "AquaTru is intended for water with hardness below 10 gpg (grain per gallon)." I believe this equates to only 25ppm.
Quite a gap between 120 and 25ppm.
I need to soften the water coming from my kitchen faucet. I was hoping there was a faucet filter that would do it, but would that be enough? I'm skeptical.
Even though it's an apartment, something under the sink may be an option, though there's not a lot of room for anything large.
If a scew-on faucet filter wouldn't soften enough, I may just return the AquaTru and buy a gravity pitcher.
Have bought Crystal Geyser in gallon jugs for years and recently discovered it's not so goid. Any advice is appreciated.
We are at an off the grid cottage, on an island in Northern Ontario… Our Bosch W125 tankless water heater has expired and needs replacing. The two huge benefits of our Bosch unit was that it did not require electricity to activate the burner (we are on a small-scale solar panel system), and the unit was capable of serving four separate fixtures (toilet, shower and two sinks). In replacing the unit, I can’t find any product that answers both of the above. Two questions please:
I don’t have a handle on electric issues, but I can say that our solar panel system is fairly weak. (We only use this cottage in the summer months.) Any thoughts ? Thank you.
So I’ve been trying to drink more water because I need to and weight loss and have come to an odd conclusion. When drinking purified water from my fridge, it tastes like nothing and kinda dry, like after I drink it I feel like I gave to the water more than it gave to me. But with tap water, (north-eastern US) it feels soothing and with actual taste, be it not great, just water taste, but it doesn’t make me feel dry after drinking, any thoughts to why?
TL:DR. Purified water makes me feel dry after drinking, in contrast to tap water (north-eastern US) that actually feels refreshing
We have a tank that we store water in for our farm animals. We run a water hose from it to fill up different waters. My problem is, it keeps getting left on. Does anyone know of an attachment for the water hose that will remind you when it’s on? Maybe through a text or something.