Tap water

[SoulWinner]

Hi. Where I live the water out of the tap is pretty good. Closer to the coast of florida (like in Panama City) the water smell like raw sewage and tastes terrible. Anyway, I was at a friends house a while back and he has one of those Pur watrer filters that attatches to the end of the tap. I didn't think that would needed where we live because our water is good, no funny odors or odd tastes, right. Well he gets a cup puts water in it right out of the tap and I taste it. Not bad. Then he fills the cup from the water filter, man oh man, what a difference. I couldn't believe the improvement So I got one for my kitchen and use it for cooking stuff like rice and pasta, and especially for coffee. Useing the filter made great coffee even better Anybody else have one of these things?

 

[wikelam]

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i use one of those, they are great. my parents use one also. they use it even though they have a water filtration system. never can be too cautious.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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I have one in my motorhome cause you run into so many types of water while camping.<br /><br />It works good.<br /><br />I have well water here at home and that can't be beat, so I don't need one here.

 

[SoulWinner]

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SBN,<br /><br />I bet it tastes a sweet as mountain stream water.

 

[knobby]

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We have one and my wife loves it, I can't tell the difference, maybe the charcoal reminds me of grilling out....anyway if momma's happy, I'm happy.<br />She always said she had better taste than me,,,but then again she married me...hehe.

 

[Ralph 123]

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I've used that Pur for about 4 years. Here's a tip, as soon as it starts leaking (and it will) call and they will send you a replacement. They are very good about it. I've gone through at least 3 maybe 4 of them.<br /><br />The only downside is the high cost of the filters - like $40 for 3 or 4 but I think it's worth it.<br /><br />Why take a chance when you can remove the potential of an issue for pennies a gallon...

 

[SoulWinner]

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Thanks for the tip Ralph. I get my replacement filter at a wharehouse club store (I won't say where) for about $30 four a box of four.

 

[snapperbait]

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My neighbor has/had one of the pur filters on the tap... Were both on city water and I honestly could'nt tell the difference..

 

[Ralph 123]

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I don't use it for taste reasons per se but as a preventitive measure for things you can't smell or taste - after all if you can smell or taste water you KNOW you have a problem

 

[miloman]

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we switched to a whole home reverse osmosis uv system then pass it to a softener it runs rigth off the main line .....................now if i could get it installed before the meter that would be great The difference is well worth it

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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The water here is pretty good, even so, the Pur made a hell of a difference, just lovely ... we even use it for making ice cubes, boy does green ice tea taste good that way (more delicate flavor, off notes are easily discerned)<br /><br />that little white bar sure flies across the marker tho, whew<br /><br />down the shore, the little house (thats its name, The Little House, lol, has been for 40 years!) has atrocious water, blah.... has been for 40 years! LOL<br /><br />Down there ive tried instapure, pur, sears whole house filters just on the kitchen tap, no good, one good glass of water then boom, it tastes so strongly of that dammned well water taste that its way worse, and so there is just a tap that gets used to wash dishes - all other water meant for consumption is brought or bought<br /><br />although ... there was a lesson to be learned, one of my favorite dinners is a chicken de skinned and cut into pieces, then sauteed in olive oil with some onion and garlic, get it all nice and brown, then take the onions and garlic to just past translucent, when the edges are browning (when the onions are beginning to get translucent, add garlic) ... deglaze with your favorite wine (about a cup to break up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan)(I like merlot) then add your favorite sauce and let it simmer about two hours<br /><br />I like barilla pasta, and I cooked it in spring water - that was the best pasta I ever had, I liked it so much that now and then Ill make it that way, despite the fact that the pur is just about as good<br /><br />of course, if anyone knows how to get rid of that horrid well water taste (its high in iron) I would sure love to know, besides digging a 1200 foot well to get to a deep level aquafier!<br /><br />

 

[magster65]

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I work in water distribution for the district. We have an excellent source water here, better than most for sure. The water travels many miles by various types of pipes and picks up tastes, suspended particles and odors along the way. A filter right before your tap (or on it) is the only way to go. You will notice the difference no matter where you are.

 

[Ralph 123]

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although ... there was a lesson to be learned, one of my favorite dinners is a chicken de skinned and cut into pieces, then sauteed in olive oil with some onion and garlic, get it all nice and brown, then take the onions and garlic to just past translucent, when the edges are browning (when the onions are beginning to get translucent, add garlic) ... deglaze with your favorite wine (about a cup to break up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan)(I like merlot) then add your favorite sauce and let it simmer about two hours<br /><br />I like barilla pasta, and I cooked it in spring water - that was the best pasta I ever had, I liked it so much that now and then Ill make it that way, despite the fact that the pur is just about as good<br />

Great! My mouth is watering now! Good job Ray <br /><br />You sound like you have some Italian in you <br /><br />magster65 - thanks for the confirmation...

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yes it is great water, and that iron water is the worse to try to get rid of if you can at all.

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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LOL atsa italiano! Ill tell ya Ralph, everyone thinks im italian, gee, youre NOT italian??? (dark eyes, dark hair, hairy, ah well) but I am a northern euro mutt<br /><br />But I sure do love italian cooking, and olive oil and Sophia Loren would make an interesting combination as well, lolol<br /><br />neat thing about that sauce ... the stock from the chicken infuses into the sauce, gives it incredible richness and depth (granted, the wine helps) but except for the occaisional stir while its simmering, yer done in 15 minutes ... and people always think its homemade sauce, beg for the recipe ... hehehe ... I dont let em beg too long, im not THAT cruel!<br /><br />I do leave the skin on the drumsticks and wings, adds a little fat and a lot of flavor, but the rest of it goes, especially the heavy deposits on the thighs ( I put the skin in a baggie, and freeze it, after I get a good bag ful, boil it with a bay leaf and whatever seasonings im in the mood for and make stock, skim the fat off the top, good stuff)

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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the most aggravating thing about iron in the water is that I put a complete new bathroom in down there, fiberglass shower stall, Kohler toilet and marble sink (mom worked at Lowes, got stuff for like 2% above cost, and that stall was a return, got it for some ridiculous price, like 40 bucks or so, of course, the Delta faucets were double that, dammn its a sweet set up now ... getting the old concrete slab base out of that sucker was fun tho <br /><br />and replacing the floor, and floor joists, all the plumbing, in roaring heat, but thats part of the fun<br /><br />anyway, all that hard work is being turned a rusty reddish brown, luckily CLR is keeping up with the mess

 

[BAINOR]

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A few steps to get rid of iron in well water:<br /><br />1. After the water comes through your initial pressure tank, inject a chlorine solution into the water and let the treated water run through a contact tank, 80 gal min, would recommend 120 gal, to let the iron precipitate from the water.<br />2. Run treated water through a whole house, full size taste and odor filter, not one of those small cartridge types, to remove the residual chlorine.<br />3. If the water is "hard" run through a water softner.<br /><br />This type sytem isn't inexpensive and will take some occasional maintenance, but you'll have great water.

 

[mellowyellow]

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hey Milo,<br />what did the reverse osmosis system cost ya?<br />priced one years ago and it was a small fortune!<br />thanks,<br />M.Y.

 

[marty_scher]

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Another reason to filter drinking water (even if it tastes good):<br /><br />Many drug residues (pain killers, lipid (cholesterol) regulators, antiseptics, chemotherapy agents, antibiotics, and hormones) and caffeine (from you know where), do not break down in the body and are not removed by conventional sewage treatment methods.<br /><br />They are eventually working their way back into the aquifers or back into municipal water systems.<br /><br />Yummy

 

[SeaMasterZ@aol.com]

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that sounds like the voice of experience bainor!<br /><br />The Little House sits on cinder blocks about two or three feet off the ground ... how tall a tank is the 120 gallon tank? its an on demand system with a five gallon pressure holding tank directly above the pump<br /><br />hmmmmm - even if it had to be buried in the ground a bit, a plastic holding tank would be unaffected by ground contact/immersion and a stainless hose could be tapped into the bottom and an air supply line in the top to facilitate the winterizing process ... and to blow out all that iron sediment<br /><br />thats sure given me a lot to think about, thanks bainor!<br /><br />