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So much for the Silvia I had been planning to get. Relatedly, I've been having trouble finding an under the counter water filtration system which does not invol
by pervycreeper 9y ago
So much for the Silvia I had been planning to get. Relatedly, I've been having trouble finding an under the counter water filtration system which does not involve putting the water into extensive contact with plastic. Maybe there just aren't enough people concerned about such things in order to affect the market. On the other hand, in-demand, easy & low cost to implement features such as built in PIDs have not made their way into mid-level machines as standard features, so maybe (baseless speculation incoming:) competing brands have an informal entente to add in improvements no faster than is absolutely necessary.
- justAnotherNET 9y agoI’d love an all glass filter system to replace my plastic one now. One concern is... what difference would that make in the pre-filter housing if the water goes through plastic pipes anyways to get to you?
- pervycreeper 9y agoOne can't ever expect the filtration to be perfect, not to mention any contact that happens "downstream".
- amluto 9y agoPlastic may not be so bad. There’s a research group that has studied various pipe materials. The result generally seems to be that PEX varies widely but leaches detectable and smelly things. PVC does too. CPVC doesn’t seem to affect taste/smell or to leach much. PP-R is also pretty good. Copper, somewhat surprisingly (to me) affects taste. I haven’t seen niche materials like silicone or PTFE tested.
- lostlogin 9y agoThe Sylvia is amazing. It really is. Also consider a second hand La Cimabli Junior. Both leave the opposition for dead, are easy to work on and have readily available parts.