Do you use a water filter system? If yes, which one?



BigWill how hard is it to set up something like that for a total NOOB in plumbery? :) Did you notice any major benefits since you set up that system?

The other problem is that I live in a condo building so I don't even know if I can even get something like that installed.

As a complete and total fatherless noob I installed a water softener, whole house sediment filter and whole house carbon filter. I looked at RO and it's easy to install as well. So I'm guessing you can do it if you really want to. But I will say my house uses mostly PEX which might be easier to work with than copper pipes.

I learned it all from sitting back and watching some youtube vids. It was fun and I love doing stuff like this while getting away from the fucking computer screen.
 
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Anyone knows how to regenerate Brita filters? I read somewhere before you can cook them or something to get them back to what they were, but the site with method was taken down possibly by Brita. I think we get screwed by them for charging €10 for new filter when recently they had a buy back program for old filters for good % of the cost.
 
I upgraded from the Brita to a Camelbak Relay pitcher. Totally worth it if you use a pitcher or faucet head filter.
 
Most municipal water is chlorinated. The chlorine is what harms the plants. Should let tap water sit in an open container for 24hrs so the chlorine can evaporate off before watering plants with it. I usually wait 48-72hrs before using it on my plants just to be safe.

For drinking I used to distill my own, but use Zero water pitchers now because it's easier than running a still. Yeah, I know minerals, but I make a lot of tea and drink other things too.

Do Zero pitchers filter chlorine? There is a lot of chlorine in our tap water and I am not sure the Brita does very well with that. I have a filter on the shower head and I can still smell it if I take a long, hot shower.
 
Do Zero pitchers filter chlorine? There is a lot of chlorine in our tap water and I am not sure the Brita does very well with that. I have a filter on the shower head and I can still smell it if I take a long, hot shower.

Yeah, it does pretty good. If your water is really bad I'd recommend just installing a RO system. I'll probably go RO myself eventually, just been too lazy to put one in.