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Does anyone have a whole home, or under the sink water filter they'd recommend?

wyclif 3y ago
There is a user on this site that commented recently on installing one. The problem is I can't remember what thread it was or what his username is, or even what the name brand of the system he installed was.
nisesen 3y ago
I have an APEC systems RO-90 in my parents home and an APEC RO-hi system in my house. They work fantastic and are easy to install. Brings me peace of mind knowing my drinking water is super clean
- smilekzs 3y ago
  I went APEC too; can recommend, but I expect most of the look-alike systems to work equally well (filters being interchangeable).
- evanlivingston 3y ago
  APEC doesn't appear to even be certified by NSF which is rather disconcerting. https://info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/listings.asp https://info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/listings.asp
smilekzs 3y ago
Get any undersink RO system. I went with a tanked system (there is a pressurized tank for storing filtered water) but I have friends who were happy with tankless (tap gives you the trickle of filtered water directly). I live in an area with very hard tap water (500 ppm TDS); even without a water softener the output becomes ~80 ppm TDS, and the water hardness test strips check out at ~40 ppm. I then installed a water softener with its own sediment pre-filter, and now the overall RO output looks (TDS-wise) even more pure than your typical plastic-bottled water.
robohoe 3y ago
I use an APEC 3-stage filter system. Works well. APEC seems popular and widely availablele.
tristor 3y ago
Get a 5-stage RO system without a tank. Tanked systems are only a good idea if you use enough water that the tank doesn't sit stagnant and you include UV, otherwise tanks can be a place that causes bacterial growth. The reason you want a system with more stages is that you can have multiple pre-filters before the RO membrane which allows the membrane to last longer and allows cheaper filters to be the most often replaced.

There is a user on this site that commented recently on installing one. The problem is I can't remember what thread it was or what his username is, or even what the name brand of the system he installed was.

nisesen 3y ago

I have an APEC systems RO-90 in my parents home and an APEC RO-hi system in my house. They work fantastic and are easy to install. Brings me peace of mind knowing my drinking water is super clean

smilekzs 3y ago
I went APEC too; can recommend, but I expect most of the look-alike systems to work equally well (filters being interchangeable).
evanlivingston 3y ago
APEC doesn't appear to even be certified by NSF which is rather disconcerting. https://info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/listings.asp https://info.nsf.org/Certified/dwtu/listings.asp

smilekzs 3y ago

Get any undersink RO system. I went with a tanked system (there is a pressurized tank for storing filtered water) but I have friends who were happy with tankless (tap gives you the trickle of filtered water directly). I live in an area with very hard tap water (500 ppm TDS); even without a water softener the output becomes ~80 ppm TDS, and the water hardness test strips check out at ~40 ppm. I then installed a water softener with its own sediment pre-filter, and now the overall RO output looks (TDS-wise) even more pure than your typical plastic-bottled water.

robohoe 3y ago

I use an APEC 3-stage filter system. Works well. APEC seems popular and widely availablele.

tristor 3y ago

Get a 5-stage RO system without a tank. Tanked systems are only a good idea if you use enough water that the tank doesn't sit stagnant and you include UV, otherwise tanks can be a place that causes bacterial growth. The reason you want a system with more stages is that you can have multiple pre-filters before the RO membrane which allows the membrane to last longer and allows cheaper filters to be the most often replaced.