Sunday, November 25, 2007

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If you are concerned about the quality of your drinking water and can’t get going in the morning without a cup of coffee, Braun has you in mind.

You can’t make espresso cappuccino lattes with this guy, but for a pure, convenient cup of coffee that takes water purity into consideration, it’s hard to beat. Canadian officials have complained to that country’s Advertising Standards, saying Brita, one of the most popular hard water filter, is misleading people in their print and TV advertising.

Brita complied and altered the ads via a disclaimer indicating municipal water is indeed safe to drink, but the officials say it’s not enough. Whether you believe Brita or not, just check with your local municipal government for water standards in your area.
Scientists in Italy claim they are working on water purification that will cut filtering costs in half. It’s all in the membrane evidently. They have developed a filtering membrane that looks a little like saran wrap and mimics our own bodies’ membranes, and is selective about what goes through and what is left behind. One application: undrinkable sea water, passed through this membrane will come out the other side minus the salt and potable.

As with any compare water filter systems this is a relative pain to set up but once it is installed it is nearly invisible. It also offers a huge amount of filtered water before you need to change filters - 3,900 gallons. Compare that to 100 gallons per paralyzer change with most faucet mounted systems.
The filter lasts for 100 gallons or two months.

Reviews are positive for this unit. People like the fact that their filtered water tastes much better than straight from the tap. This water filter is an on-tap version which is really the easiest water filtration system next to the carafe methods. The unit connects to the kitchen faucet with no/limited tools. To keep you from overloading the filter it comes with an LED that tells you when you need to change the filter. Reviews are mixed for the specifier. Those dissatisfied with the unit complain that it does not kill bacteria and it is not as sturdy as they would like. Those who like it are please with its ease of use and the way it makes their water taste.

Maybe it’s the taste or odor. Perhaps it’s the various chemicals in the water (some are added on purpose and some are from pollution).
The end top mount refrigerator water filter result is confusion. The Healthy Water booklet outlines what is good and bad about the water you drink.

Research on drinking water is highly fragmented and opinionated. Studies on water and heart disease ignore the findings on drinking water and cancer and vice versa. Healthy Water brings this diverse and confusing research into a coherent focus.

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