Aquasana’s new drinking water filter
Designed to be the best performing filter on the market, our newest drinking water system provides superior water filtration and is now NSF Certified to remove 97% of chlorine and chloramines.
Instructions on installing an Aquasana AQ-5200 two-stage under counter drinking water filter system.
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Our water nerds get a ton of questions about reverse osmosis systems because things like lead, chromium 6, and GenX contamination are gaining attention in national press. While some RO systems can be good options (like this one: we hear a lot from people who regret buying one because they weren’t prepared for the downsides and ended up replacing it with a Hydroviv filter soon after. This video goes over the five things we hear over and over from customers who regret buying a reverse osmosis water filter.
For those who decide to get an RO system, we recommend this one:
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This filter has been working without problem except for a minor issue talked about in the video. Even if you filter your water for inside AND outside use with a 2 person household, it would be hard to approach the 600,000 gallon limit. You don’t need much more than this to have clean water. If you have 4 people in a home, I recommend bypassing your plumbing so that water is only filtered for inside use.
Do not buy into soft water filtration unless you have very very hard water and avoid using RO water for drinking. Those units waste 10 time more water than they produce and demineralized water is the opposite of healthy anyway.
In most cases, chlorinated water poses no human health risks that so many people try to elicit. But for a piece of mind and to possibly make your life a little easier, simple whole home carbon filtration is the way to go.