nostr:npub17nvfw7g53nxjghyd2zg552z06cke0jc0k69hj7ns7f9pw26j9kusap4u85 have you done any research into home drinking water filtration? I'm trying to dig into Berkey vs RO systems but damn the internet is just full of sponsored crap. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I seem to remember nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy talking about Berkey 🤔
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Everyone I've asked has said Berkey. We're going to buy one in the near future
So I’ve done a fair amount of research in this area. How bad is your water and what are the contaminates you are trying to eliminate?
We are on city water that is being pulled from a river. So I'm mostly concerned about pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Also floride is added to our water.
That’s a little more difficult. I think the first step is to identify the specific compounds you are trying to remove. Volatility becomes relevant here.
Yeah this is why I'm leaning towards RO just as a overkill catch all type of system.
It may just be best to research a bottled drinking/cooking water solution in your area and use municipal for everything else. That’s what we do even though RO would make our water better it really depends on molecule size. If the contaminant has a smaller molecule size than H2O it’s coming through. Sodium fluoride for example disassociates to F- and NA+ in aqueous solution. Both molecules smaller than H2O.
Good info thank you. I will look into that.