We've been using a PUR gravity fed pitcher water filter system in our household for several years now, a decision that has weaned us off a bottled water addiction. Yet there's always been this sneaking suspicion that the pitcher's filter system was only doing a halfway decent job at filtering the water, especially compared to the expensive reverse osmosis systems we've occasionally pondering investing in.
So we were pleased to learn about a new player in the market of home water purification systems, and one with a measuring device. ZeroWater stands apart from other drinking water filtering systems by providing a digital TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meter with every purchase.
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Interesting! I'm also loathe to buy bottled water anymore. I have a filter system on my refrigerator but really like this idea, too.
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my tap water is fine unfiltered. maybe we should be up in arms about the stuff they are allowed to put in tap water, so we won't need filters at all.
my mom swears tap water is essential in immunizing kids to allergies and stuff as they grow.
I totally agree with the commenter in the other thread on the BS-ness of this whole thing. Seriously, you're going to trust a measurement tool given by the company itself to measure it's product? The whole review seems filled with myth and conjecture rather than fact.
You mom is somewhat right oofs. The main thing with tap water in many places is that it is fluoridated. This is good for dental health. It is not generally thought to provide immunization. However, it can possibly reduce allergies in the context of the allergy-hygiene hypothesis. However, clean tap water generally does not play much into this since it is clean. It is more letting kids be kids and playing in "dirty" places and not freaking out whenever they put things in their mouth and so on. As in, if your body is not exposed to harmless stuff, it will later on think it is possibly harmful and react to it.
Assuming you are in a Western country with good water generally, the only reason to filter is for taste. Some tap water tastes great and some tastes lousy. We have great water quality, generally, in Los Angeles but it tastes medicinal.
We use a under-counter filtration system and a genius home-carbonation system. No bottled water!
Folks, we live in an older 1917 building here in LA...you can see the sediment in our water when unfiltered, so whether it's a PUR, Brita or ZeroWater, the tap water by itself isn't something we prefer. The taste difference once filtered is not arguable either. We're planning to follow this review up with a third party TDS unit to further measure these water filters...the unit provided is measuring some differences in water quality, but it fair to point out the unit provided by ZeroWater may not be ideal.
I have to admit I recently received the ZeroWater filtration system along with the digital reader and I love it! Not only does my water taste better the accompanying device allows one to test the water quality of all water sources. There is nothing bad about options. Transparency is a good thing. I am thankful that the makers of ZeroWater understand that.