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Any good tech for home water filtration or testing? Our sewage line up here in Twin Peaks (SF) broke a few weeks ago, mud in my sink. Been sketched out by my wa

Any good tech for home water filtration or testing? Our sewage line up here in Twin Peaks (SF) broke a few weeks ago, mud in my sink. Been sketched out by my water since, interested in the latest and greatest in home water tech. 5 stage filter system on amazon for <$200, but too big for my studio apt. Would be cool to test my home water somehow, see how it scores.

pfranz 9y ago
A friend of mine has this in their apartment http://a.co/4GZcGdC http://a.co/4GZcGdC but I'm guessing that's the one you're talking about. That same amazon page has this for testing http://a.co/dVZweID http://a.co/dVZweID which I've seen come up a lot when doing research, but it'll only tell you if something is in the water, not what. I usually skim thesweethome.com for things like this, too. http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-under-sink-water-filter/#picked http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-under-sink-water-filter... http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-water-filter-pitcher/#how-we-tested http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-water-filter-pitcher/#h...
- trapperkeeper74 9y ago
  That RO system is overpriced and undersized (3 gph). Buy better kits from wholesalers that use standard parts (50-200 gph) for the same price. (200 gph can be tankless and generate product water on-demand) http://www.wateranywhere.com/index.php?cPath=23_411 http://www.wateranywhere.com/index.php?cPath=23_411
- titojankowski 9y ago
  Thanks to your link, I just bought one of the testers! For $15 it will be fun to play with, and roughly compare water sources like my home waer vs X-stage filtered water at Manylabs. No biological test tho, or identification of molecules. Maybe create an open source dataset and protocol for enabling mapping this data globally? (Email me if you want updates on my tinkering - tito@impossiblelabs.io)
poopchute 9y ago
How did the sewage line breaking cause mud in your tap? black/white water lines should never be mixed. For my second sink in my kitchen I have a 5 stage filter system. It goes through a UV light to kill living things, then a 3 charcoal filters, one for large particles, another for removing chlorine and the third for removing small particles. Then it does reverse osmosis before heading to the tap. As far as size, it takes up about 1m x 0.5m x 0.5m
- titojankowski 9y ago
  Oop, I meant water line! Sounds like a solid system, ever tested it to see what difference it makes on a molecular level?

pfranz 9y ago

A friend of mine has this in their apartment http://a.co/4GZcGdC http://a.co/4GZcGdC but I'm guessing that's the one you're talking about. That same amazon page has this for testing http://a.co/dVZweID http://a.co/dVZweID which I've seen come up a lot when doing research, but it'll only tell you if something is in the water, not what. I usually skim thesweethome.com for things like this, too. http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-under-sink-water-filter/#picked http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-under-sink-water-filter... http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-water-filter-pitcher/#how-we-tested http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-water-filter-pitcher/#h...

trapperkeeper74 9y ago
That RO system is overpriced and undersized (3 gph). Buy better kits from wholesalers that use standard parts (50-200 gph) for the same price. (200 gph can be tankless and generate product water on-demand) http://www.wateranywhere.com/index.php?cPath=23_411 http://www.wateranywhere.com/index.php?cPath=23_411
titojankowski 9y ago
Thanks to your link, I just bought one of the testers! For $15 it will be fun to play with, and roughly compare water sources like my home waer vs X-stage filtered water at Manylabs. No biological test tho, or identification of molecules. Maybe create an open source dataset and protocol for enabling mapping this data globally? (Email me if you want updates on my tinkering - tito@impossiblelabs.io)

poopchute 9y ago

How did the sewage line breaking cause mud in your tap? black/white water lines should never be mixed. For my second sink in my kitchen I have a 5 stage filter system. It goes through a UV light to kill living things, then a 3 charcoal filters, one for large particles, another for removing chlorine and the third for removing small particles. Then it does reverse osmosis before heading to the tap. As far as size, it takes up about 1m x 0.5m x 0.5m

titojankowski 9y ago
Oop, I meant water line! Sounds like a solid system, ever tested it to see what difference it makes on a molecular level?