04-09-2003, 10:25 PM
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Suprise Me
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,259
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[i]Cheyenne mentioned the Reverse Osmosis process. While buying a whole system is in fact very expensive, many grocery stores have the machines that dispense R.O. water and you can come and refill gallon jugs at a mere 39 cents or so.
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While I highly agree with BCG, a RO System can cost anywhere between $175 and up to $1700, in some instances a simple carbon filter at the point of use (tap) would work as well.
In the state that I live in, there are no regulations on the use and dispensing of RO water in grocery stores. Depending on the amount of water that goes through those systems, filters and the RO membrane must be changed regularly!!!
I guess what I am saying is that I would rather depend upon myself to do that rather than hope that I am actually getting pure water from one of those machines...
BCG - I am glad that your family is taking the lead and buying water elseware. Have them check into one of those PUR faucet mount filters or even one of those under the sink filters. If they are just wanting the smell and taste out of the water that will work for them. Eventually they will save money and it is more convenient than lugging gallon jugs of water from store to car and then car to store.
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