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I'm a dude who doesn't care to run a chemical analysis of my municipal water every couple days. I filter my water.
by recursivedoubts 1y ago
I'm a dude who doesn't care to run a chemical analysis of my municipal water every couple days. I filter my water.
- mihaaly 1y agoHave you tested your filtered water - in various conditions - or you just trust it based on the words of others?
- recursivedoubts 1y agoI just trust the carbon filters. Sorry.
- mihaaly 1y agoWho told you to? : )
- recursivedoubts 1y agothe internet
- mihaaly 1y agothat's great! : )
- rufus_foreman 1y agoYou just trust corporations. I mean I trust corporations more than I trust the government, but 0.002 is more than 0.001. You seem like a very trusting person.
- recursivedoubts 1y agoi don't trust either, but I trust both in series more than I trust either alone this is basic probability
- lantry 1y agoThis is hilarious. You don't trust your local government, which is accountable to you and is made up of people living right next to you (drinking the same water); but you DO trust a faceless, unaccountable corporation. I guess the corporation probably has better marketing!
- recursivedoubts 1y agojust hope one of them isn't lying
- tguvot 1y agothere are NSF/ANSI standards for water treatment: https://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/articles/standards-water-treatment-systems https://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/articles/standards-wa... There are filters that are certified by NSF to comply with those standards https://info.nsf.org/certified/dwtu/ https://info.nsf.org/certified/dwtu/
- recursivedoubts 1y agoi trust them based on berkey's reputation, but not fully however, in series, i trust the govt water + berkey more than I trust either independently basic probability
- s0rce 1y agoIf you don't test it how do you know what filters are needed to remove the contaminants. You may be filtering out things that aren't there and not filtering the actually hazardous things in your water. Although you probably guess things like PFAS and microplastics which appear to be ubiquitous now.
- recursivedoubts 1y agoi use carbon filters, berkey specifically they have a good reputation, but aren't foolproof i trust govt + berkey in series more than I trust either alone basic probability
- s0rce 1y agoI've only heard not good things about Berkey.
- recursivedoubts 1y agoI've only heard and experienced good things w/them.