Reddit mentions of iSpring RCC7 High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Filtration System and Ultimate Water Softener, 75 GPD, Brushed Nickel Faucet

Yup. It took under an hour. No special tools needed. If you have an adjustable wrench you should be fine.

This is what I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XELTTG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

It depends on where you live. If you live in a big city in the USA, most likely yes. It is added to water during city treatment along with chlorine and other chemicals. Now, many of these chemicals are necesary evils to sanitize the water and prevent it from giving people deadly contagions like dysentery. However, that doesn't mean you want to drink these chemicals either.

Your public works department in your city is legally required to post what the water is treated with. You can often find it on your City public works website but if its not there just call them and ask.

A cheap reverse osmosis machine can be installed under your sink and it removes 98% of all contaminants including flouride and chlorine. It will run you $160 for the machine and then about $35 a year for replacement filters that have to be changed once a year. Here is an excellent budget machine.

*Note that reverse osmosis machines create 4 gallons of waste water for every 1 gallon of pure water. The filtration process is that intense. It dumps out 4 gallons of dirty water to make 1 gallon of purified RO water. So, I do not recommend buying anything larger than the under the sink machine for both conservational reasons and that you will notice it on the water bill if you go larger than this. With that said, I've been using a similar RO machine for years and my water bill hasn't gone up from RO. Consider most toilets use 5 gallons just to flush.

The #1 thing you can do to improve your health is: 1. Drink more water and drink only water (or flavored water like Tea or Coffee). Don't drink soda, juice, or anything that isn't water. Don't drink your calories. Don't drink diet or Stevia or Splenda based sugar-free soda. Only drink water, tea, coffee (maybe some cream in the coffee, go Half-N-Half or Heavy Cream or Almond milk). The idea is, DRINK more water. The #2 thing is to drink Clean water. This is where an RO machine comes in.

If you want to know why they put it in drinking water, that will require a tin foil hat and some research. But more or less the problem is that the FDA is bought and paid for by people that want you to be [1.] just unhealthy enough to need meds - and - [2.] they want you to be dumb - and - [3.] flouride has actually been proven to help prevent cavities by putting it in drinking water and in poorer communities it has lowered dental care costs. However it can cause serious health problems later in life.

The salt you are putting in the tank labeled Kinetico, is not for filtering, that's a water softener. The two black canisters might actually be charcoal filters, unsure from this angle though, and the larger white canister is most likely zeolite, which is recharged with the salt and possibly bleach depending on your setup , hard to tell, your system probably purges nightly. You could add additional whole house filtration, carbon or reverse osmosis, I wouldn't bother with that though unless you have bad smells, like sulphur or rust staining on your clothing. A better option would be a small britta pitcher, or a small triple filter with a RO setup that you plumb in , and install next to your sink. Don't bother with that "diy" method. You could also purchase distilled water from a grocery, or those 5 gallon jugs. Here is an example of the under sink style:
http://smile.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7-Certified-Under-Sink-See-through/dp/B003XELTTG/
You could get a smaller or larger system, depending on your needs. They sell setups like this at Home Depot and lowes etc, and this will provide superior water quality than a pitcher or faucet style filter. But it really depends on what you are trying to filter out, and what is fouling your water.
Source: have lived on well water most of my life in Florida

For $200 your can get a reverse osmosis machine that will desalinate saltwater into freshwater at a rate of 75 gallons per day.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003XELTTG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466717421&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=reverse+osmosis+system

Following! I need a softener too.

Also, if you want to do it up real nice after you get a softener - cannot recommend this water filter enough. Has a large under sink tank so water is always available on demand and tastes PHENOMENAL. Seriously.

iSpring RCC7 High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System and Ultimate Water Softener- WQA Gold Seal Certified https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YKpRCbKYWCQBQ

I added a RO system (and even moved it to my new house) like this.

Yes is waste some water but at last around here (N IL) water is cheap. We had previously brought gallon jugs to the store and refilled them. That is the cheapest way to buy water from the store that I could find but the RO was still cheaper over time. And the water tastes awesome. I am so conditioned now I literally make involuntary faces when I drink straight from the tap at other peoples houses.

In our new house I am on a well and septic so the water cost is even less.

This one has been working well for me: https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7-Filtration-Softener-Certified/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526668802&sr=8-3&keywords=5+stage+reverse+osmosis+filter

The filter sizes are standard (and inexpensive) too so you can try out different ones depending on if your local water management adds chloramines or regular chlorine to the tap water. Buy a TDS meter too so you know when to change the filters.

Those things are such shit. Talk to the city. They will credit your water bill for under the counter filters. See if they will go for a $270 RO system. Then get this. Pretty easy to install yourself.

https://www.amazon.ca/iSpring-RCC7-Capacity-Filtration-Softener/dp/B003XELTTG

Or, hell, if they will pay just have someone come install it.

Get a real hardness test first. Money well spent.

Hach 145300 Total Hardness Test Kit, Model 5-B https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FM7WLU/

Then get a water softener. Put it after your filters. They are easy to install if you have done any plumbing work. I got this one, it’s great (edit: size your water softener based on your hardness test! I had 19 grains hardness. You want to run a week between regen, give or take, with a 20% buffer. 19 grains x 4 people x 75 gallons per day x 7 days x 1.20 buffer is 47,880. I got a 48,000 grain softener):

Metered water softener with 3/4" Fleck 5600SXT control, 48,000 grain capacity with by-pass valve https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GBZ2P6/

My water was quite hard, around 19 grains. The softener fixed that, but made it taste like mud.

So I got an RO system and plumbed it to my fridge only. That was easy too. Took me a couple hours total.

I got this one:

iSpring RCC7 High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System and Ultimate Water Softener- WQA Gold Seal Certified https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/

It’s been a trouble free year now with great tasting water. The showers are a bit slipprier, yes, but my kids are less itchy, and gross shit doesn’t grow over every water source in my house any more. Worth it.

I got a slightly fancier version. It's totally worth it for me since my tap water tastes terrible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003XELTTG?pc_redir=1412571038&robot_redir=1

Sorry for mobile link. I highly recommend RO systems for serious growers. (Or in my case, serious beer brewers)

Why is a system like this at $200 not working for you? It seems to be praised in this very post.

I think it's the only way. I read somewhere that other water filters like brita etc that use a carbon filter actually increase the PPM because they use activated carbon. I don't know if that's accurate as I didn't fact check it but...

If you're curious this is the system I got. It will dispense about 2 1/2 gallons of filtered water until the tank is empty and then an hour later it will again. That's enough for me to change out my solution, and then I just top it off.

http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-5-Stage-Reverse-Osmosis-Filter/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=pd_cp_hi_2

I have the iSpring under-sink version. I bought it because it was the cheapest one on Amazon at the time. It's been three years; it's been reliable and filters are cheap. Printed instructions were crap, but they have a video on youtube that made installation doable.

Is this worth it? iSpring RCC7 WQA Gold Seal Certified 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filter System - 75 GPD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RLsSzb7S5S9HM

How is this one?

https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-5-Stage-Prestige-Drinking-Certified/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=ispring&qid=1575088875&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sprefix=isp&sr=8-5

RO water filters have gotten pretty cheap recently for the home about 200$ can get you one. i bought this one for mine and i love it.


http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-5-Stage-Reverse-Osmosis-RCC7/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413387367&sr=8-1&keywords=RO+water+filter

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7-Certified-5-Stage-Drinking/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495652111&sr=8-3&keywords=reverse+osmosis

This is a kitchen sink model. It has a spout that comes up and I also attached it to the refrigerator, so our ice maker and door water use it. I don't care about the rest of the house having hard water. I grew up in this region, and it has always been the case. I think for whole house purposes, you'll probably want something more robust than that 20 dollar filter, but it all depends on what you want to get out of it.

So I guess the question is, what do you want out of it?

I use this one. Keeps me under 10ppm and super easy to install.

This is the one I've been eyeing. It's not the cheapest, but it has good reviews and should give a very clean product. iSpring RCC7 - Most Popular, Built in USA, WQA Gold Seal Certified, Top Notch 5 Stage 75 GPD Reverse Osmosis Water Filter w/ Transparent 1st Stage & Designer Faucet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_6ub2xbF9RGCTX

for about $200 you can get a pretty good reverse osmosis system that works miracles. I have this one which was $160 and free prime shipping when I got it, not sure why it isn't prime right now. I considered how much I was spending on bottled water and sodas which made it a no brainer. The water tastes so good I now rarely drink anything else. My tap water typically has about 500ppm dissolved solids and a really nasty taste. That's coming from the source as I replaced all of the pipes in the the house last year(it was closer to 1000ppm before I changed the pipes). The water that comes out of my RO system is about 10ppm TDS with no odd smell, color, or taste. 3 years worth of membranes and filters was only $100.

5 stage RO system for $350? More than twice the price of well-reviewed systems on Amazon.

This is a really interesting idea. It would probably also make the tap water more palatable too. I'm not sure why I didn't think of this myself. Thanks. I'm currently looking at getting this one. I don't suppose you own one yourself? If so, what are your experiences?

I have this one...works great, but you will have to install yourself. I don't think being in an apartment is a problem, but you will have to punch a small hole into the drainage pipe under your sink. You may want to consider culligan or another water company and ask your landlord first.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XELTTG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also, you can buy gallons of RO water from walmart or any grocery store for about $.80 if you didn't want to mess with the RO unit. Best of luck!

I put one of these under my sink. I like it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XELTTG/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We just bought the house and this was the first major thing (other than the dishwasher) that we've done. I kind of failed on taking progress pictures (sorry, I'm bad at that.) got all of the new items on amazon.

I plan on doing one giant before an after album once we go through all the things we want to fix/remodel in the house.

Links to the things:

RO system: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XELTTG/

Sink: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063LZ866/

Faucet: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008J7YBME/

My wife and I lived in Shreveport (aka, the Big Sleazy) for a while and we had some foul tasting tap water up there. Ultimately, we got under sink water filters made by 3M. It was easy to install and the filter lasted for about 6 months at a time. It worked well enough that we bought a second one for the ice maker.

Of course, you can always go hardcore and get reverse osmosis.

I use a Dupont 3 stage from Menards, rigged together an auto fill resovoir with a 450 gallon livestock trough (large recirculating DWC system, I use a lot of water). It is very similar to this and I only bought it there because I do a lot of shopping there and just pick up replacement filters when needed. The replacement filters are also cheap for RO. I go from 380 ppm well water to 0 at about 50 gpd and replace filters about once every 3 months.

If your water pressure is below 40 psi, consider a system with a booster pump. I have fixed many a friend's RO system by simply installing one. Seems to be 99% of the problems people have with RO.

You would install a filter under your sink, or a reverse osmosis system. Why would you deal with pitchers and crap?

http://www.amazon.com/Aqua-Pure-AP717-Drinking-System-Filtration/dp/B0009OIEGE/

Or the much better: http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-5-Stage-Reverse-Osmosis-Filter/dp/B003XELTTG/

One with UV sanitizing: http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-7-Stage-Reverse-Osmosis-Alkaline/dp/B006X3YJKK/

Tap water is different in every city or town, so we cannot answer this question for you. Ask your local water provider, or post details here.

For the strongest water filtration consider a reverse osmosis system. example

Traditional carbon type filters won't do much good for a lot of the things you find in water.

This does a pretty good job of describing what it does.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/193977-what-do-carbon-filters-remove-from-water/

I guess I would start by getting a water report. Either send off a sample to find out where you are at or if in a city they might keep one on file and can give it to you which saves $50 or so for a test.

I have a private well at home so I don't have to mess with most of this and my water is good enough to brew with if I want but we have a RO. If I were renting the place I might not want to do a RO system but if you own and plan on being there for a bit I would consider a RO system. They are not that expensive. It will take out all that stuff and give you a clean slate for what you want for water.

Something like this would do the trick and fits under the kitchen sink in most kitchens. Though not much else will fit down there if put there.

http://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7-Legendary-5-Stage-Reverse/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1415847427&sr=1-1

This is the exact system I have

iSpring RCC7 High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System and Ultimate Water Softener- WQA Gold Seal Certified https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Ej35AbRV5YW0H

Here is the mobile version of your link

https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7-Filtration-Softener-Certified/dp/B003XELTTG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525485226&sr=8-3&keywords=ispring

I don't need a video about the basics of water purity. I'm aware that impurities in water are what makes it fully stable but RO systems don't do this. In fact most consumer grade systems have remineralization to prevent the issues that come from filtering too much.

https://www.home-water-purifiers-and-filters.com/reverse-osmosis-filter.php

Look at the asterisk. Yeah, some viruses or bacteria can be, yet industry wide RO systems tell you not to rely on your filter alone for bacteria or viruses and there's probably a good reason for that. Like being sued or killing people. The FDA article specifically talks about use in hospitals or in patients with immune suppression issues. I'm going to take the industry's word and the FDA's word on the fact that RO systems don't filter out all bacteria and viruses and shouldn't be considered a method of killing microbes in water.

Back to remineralization:

https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-RCC7AK-Capacity-Drinking-Remineralization/dp/B005LJ8EXU

This one does it.

https://www.amazon.com/Home-Master-TMAFC-ERP-Artesian-Undersink/dp/B00N2941T2

This one does it via water softener methods(calcium and potassium chloride)

https://www.amazon.com/APEC-Alkaline-Drinking-Water-ROES-PH75/dp/B00NWZ1RCK

Adds calcium.

https://www.amazon.com/iSpring-5-Stage-Prestige-Drinking-Certified/dp/B003XELTTG

Has an attached water softener aka adds minerals back in the water.

These are the most common home units on Amazon, so my guess is that a lot of folks have something similar and all of them add some mineral back in post-filtration. You know why? Distilled water isn't good for us in the reasons mentioned in the video you linked.

That doesn't in any way mean that the average consumer RO system is somehow unhealthy or 'bad water' because the systems by design add back to the water post filtration. You are not drinking 100% pure water and if your TDS is that low my guess is your water softener/remineralizer is probably not working. That doesn't make all RO filtered water unsafe. It makes your RO filtered water unsafe.

Just install this, makes the water taste the same as bottled or delivery