City Water Filtering Setup

[George Jets]

The gallon price for drinking water at the Grocery Store just increased again to $1.30 a gallon.

Time to set up my own Charcoal Water Filtering Setup.

Pretty good city water here, but the black charcoal water filters take out the odd treatment chemicals.

Noticeable taste different between charcoal filtered and non-filtered city water, tastes great.

Nice little stock pile. Saved me $20.00 from my grocery bill for these 15 gallons. Saved lugging the gallons out of the grocery store, and dealing with the left over plastic jugs when emptied.

Filled up a white 5 gallon bucket with the filtered water, and it's crystal clear.

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[jos51700]

That's cool and I'm sure it's better than tap water.

But you know the "drinking" water in those jugs just comes from a municipal water supply, right?

 

[George Jets]

That's cool and I'm sure it's better than tap water.

But you know the "drinking" water in those jugs just comes from a municipal water supply, right?

The "Spring Water" at the grocery stores has better flavor than the for sale "Drinking Water" that they have filtered from a municipal supply.

I like the Spring Water, think it still has the minerals in it yet.

And of course "Distilled Water" has no minerals in it. (that we use in our automotive cooling systems).

Thank You


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[RustyRatRod]

Maybe you could do a how to on the charcoal filter for us know nothing dumbasses, instead of just showing off?

Nice work, btw.

 

[toolmanmike]

My new frig has filtered water and ice in the door. It does take the chlorine out. I don't know about the fluoride but probably so. The bad thing, you have to buy a specific filter for it. It has a chip in it and the system doesn't work when the filter times out. I tried peeling the label and chip off and sticking it on a new cheaper filter. Nope, they got you by the nads there. It probably costs $10 a month to use.

 

[remytherat]

I stick my head under the faucet and slurp. Works just fine for me.

 

[RustyRatRod]

My new frig has filtered water and ice in the door. It does take the chlorine out. I don't know about the fluoride but probably so. The bad thing, you have to buy a specific filter for it. It has a chip in it and the system doesn't work when the filter times out. I tried peeling the label and chip off and sticking it on a new cheaper filter. Nope, they got you by the nads there. It probably costs $10 a month to use.

Ours has that too, but rather quickly it got a moldy musty smell and taste so we stopped using it. Even with a new filter it was the same way.

 

[Ottmundr]

I stick my head under the faucet and slurp. Works just fine for me.

What's wrong with the garden hose you tap water elitist?

 

[Ottmundr]

Ours has that too, but rather quickly it got a moldy musty smell and taste so we stopped using it. Even with a new filter it was the same way.

That's what the chlorine is for.

 

[remytherat]

What's wrong with the garden hose you tap water elitist?

I love the hose taste. A real delicacy

 

[RustyRatRod]

That's what the chlorine is for.

None with well water.

 

[JDMopar]

The city water here where I live comes from a big, high in the mountains reservoir. Tastes great! We used to dread having to go to FL every fall to put power lines back up after a hurricane. We called those trips "The week or two of BAD coffee tours". The water in FL always had a smell and tasted like Sulphur.

 

[tjpatte]

He’s makin shine!

 

[340six]

He’s makin shine!

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[4spdragtop]

@George Jets , Casey what does your municipality use for disinfection residual?

 

[circlepilot]

When I bought the house I'm in about 30 some years ago, it had two deep water wells. At one time these wells were connected to the main house and a guest house. At some point county water came about and the wells were taken out of use. About ten years ago I finally got around to messing with one of the wells to see if I could use the water for my wife's big garden and a reflection pond. The well is about 100' feet deep. A 1hp well pump, lowered into a 5" well pipe with 1" PVC, has provided me with water that in 100 degree summer heat, is ice cold, crystal clear and no odor. I have never had it tested for potable use, but I bet at one time when it was connected to the house, it was used as drinking water. The pump draws little electricity and it sure does supplement my water bill. We don't drink (or try not to) the water from the tap, but through the refrigerator filtration system and bottled water.
Norm

 

[4spdragtop]

Ill never use the water supply from a fridge. More **** to go wrong and/or make you sick. You can use a Brita or similar and stick in fridge. Has a charcoal filter to help with taste and odors. Lori uses it for her water. Im a tap guy.