Comments on: Save money by making your own bottled water http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: bonus bagginghttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-59679 bonus bagging Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:19:43 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-59679 About the 4-5 gallons of “waste” — that is high and a proper RO design should limit that to about 2.5 – 3 gallons, depending on pressure. Keep in mind this is a tremendously economical way to have a huge impact on purity. 99% pure by an RO filter is not accurate – even the very best RO filters only get about 95% in the real world. And a budget system from costco not only needs frequent replacement of all filters, the purification drops off quickly over the 6-month cycle. About the 4-5 gallons of “waste” — that is high and a proper RO design should limit that to about 2.5 – 3 gallons, depending on pressure. Keep in mind this is a tremendously economical way to have a huge impact on purity. 99% pure by an RO filter is not accurate – even the very best RO filters only get about 95% in the real world. And a budget system from costco not only needs frequent replacement of all filters, the purification drops off quickly over the 6-month cycle.

]]> By: Fluorescent Lamphttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-25516 Fluorescent Lamp Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:32:24 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-25516 we are using plastic kitchen faucets at home because they are very cheap and you can easily replace them if they broke .-. we are using plastic kitchen faucets at home because they are very cheap and you can easily replace them if they broke .-.

]]> By: Giovanni Zarconehttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-22952 Giovanni Zarcone Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:27:19 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-22952 Lorina Rosborough Lorina Rosborough

]]> By: Karen Gomez - Water Filtershttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19416 Karen Gomez - Water Filters Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:53:27 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19416 Wonderful write up on water filtration. Thanks for this it turned out very informative. I am currently seeking a great water filter solution that I can use for our home. Wonderful write up on water filtration. Thanks for this it turned out very informative. I am currently seeking a great water filter solution that I can use for our home.

]]> By: Walter Lasurehttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19099 Walter Lasure Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:13:40 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19099 To enhance your key home faucet, an individual should also think about a bar faucet for entertainment applications in your kitchen's island, a container filler faucet to speedily fill containers over the cooktop with no heavy lifting, h2o purification faucet for pure drinking h2o, & scorching drinking water dispenser for instantaneous scorching drinking water. To enhance your key home faucet, an individual should also think about a bar faucet for entertainment applications in your kitchen’s island, a container filler faucet to speedily fill containers over the cooktop with no heavy lifting, h2o purification faucet for pure drinking h2o, & scorching drinking water dispenser for instantaneous scorching drinking water.

]]> By: Steve Weatherillhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19098 Steve Weatherill Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:12:24 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-19098 The home faucet is probably the most employed items inside the house. In kitchen faucets the price is relative to its construction and inner functions. You are able to learn considerably about the interior construction of all kitchen faucets by reading through Kitchen Faucets article. The home faucet is probably the most employed items inside the house. In kitchen faucets the price is relative to its construction and inner functions. You are able to learn considerably about the interior construction of all kitchen faucets by reading through Kitchen Faucets article.

]]> By: Viliamhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-17658 Viliam Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:47:27 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-17658 <strong>One of our readers recommended this blog post:...</strong> We've tried the Brita pitcher, the Pur 3 faucet mount filters, and many others. None of them tasted as clean as bottled water. We generally try to purchase our bottled water when it's on sale, but it's not nearly on sale as much as we ...... One of our readers recommended this blog post:…

We’ve tried the Brita pitcher, the Pur 3 faucet mount filters, and many others. None of them tasted as clean as bottled water. We generally try to purchase our bottled water when it’s on sale, but it’s not nearly on sale as much as we ……

]]> By: Matthttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5266 Matt Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:07:31 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5266 I know a bit about RO and RO/DI systems... first off, great decision to use your system vs. buying bottled water and wasting all those bottles. Second, RO/DI water is fine to drink, but the DI filter must be specifically "tuned" for drinking water use. If you use basic DI resins, the result will be pure but very bad tasting water. (See http://www.purewatersystems.com [Pure Water Systems, Inc.] for a residential RO/DI design that makes excellent tasting water.) About the 4-5 gallons of "waste" -- that is high and a proper RO design should limit that to about 2.5 - 3 gallons, depending on pressure. Keep in mind this is a tremendously economical way to have a huge impact on purity. 99% pure by an RO filter is not accurate - even the very best RO filters only get about 95% in the real world. And a budget system from costco not only needs frequent replacement of all filters, the purification drops off quickly over the 6-month cycle. Drinking pure RO or RO/DI water will NOT pull minerals from your body - this is not phyiologically possible unless you eat NO food and have kidney problems. There are many places on the planet with drinking water supplies with almost no mineral content and those populations are suffering as a result. (Vancouver BC for example) Mountain streams and lakes are often very low in mineral content, but well water can be high. The amount of trace minerals in water is not a constant. As for RO waste water re-use -- be sure not to run the tubing for too long a distance. The back-pressure will reduce the effectiveness of the RO filter. I know a bit about RO and RO/DI systems… first off, great decision to use your system vs. buying bottled water and wasting all those bottles. Second, RO/DI water is fine to drink, but the DI filter must be specifically “tuned” for drinking water use. If you use basic DI resins, the result will be pure but very bad tasting water. (See http://www.purewatersystems.com [Pure Water Systems, Inc.] for a residential RO/DI design that makes excellent tasting water.)

About the 4-5 gallons of “waste” — that is high and a proper RO design should limit that to about 2.5 – 3 gallons, depending on pressure. Keep in mind this is a tremendously economical way to have a huge impact on purity. 99% pure by an RO filter is not accurate – even the very best RO filters only get about 95% in the real world. And a budget system from costco not only needs frequent replacement of all filters, the purification drops off quickly over the 6-month cycle.

Drinking pure RO or RO/DI water will NOT pull minerals from your body – this is not phyiologically possible unless you eat NO food and have kidney problems. There are many places on the planet with drinking water supplies with almost no mineral content and those populations are suffering as a result. (Vancouver BC for example) Mountain streams and lakes are often very low in mineral content, but well water can be high. The amount of trace minerals in water is not a constant.

As for RO waste water re-use — be sure not to run the tubing for too long a distance. The back-pressure will reduce the effectiveness of the RO filter.

]]> By: glblguyhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5265 glblguy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:07:22 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5265 @Elizabeth - All I did was route the waste water tubing out into into my garage. I purchased an $11.00 trashcan from Wal-Mart, drilled a small hole in the top and put the waste water tubing in there. I don't make water all the time like you though, so I can stop the filter when the waste water tank is full. You can purchase float values that will turn the filter off when the waste tank is full and you can also hook multiple trashcans together using some PVC piping to give you more waste water containment. I've even seen people use PVC so the waste can only fills to a certain level than anything over that goes in the drain. Mine is very simple and manual. Plan to "automate" it a little more once we get our new home. @Carrie - Evian is my favorite as well, but it's expensive! @Elizabeth – All I did was route the waste water tubing out into into my garage. I purchased an $11.00 trashcan from Wal-Mart, drilled a small hole in the top and put the waste water tubing in there.

I don’t make water all the time like you though, so I can stop the filter when the waste water tank is full.

You can purchase float values that will turn the filter off when the waste tank is full and you can also hook multiple trashcans together using some PVC piping to give you more waste water containment. I’ve even seen people use PVC so the waste can only fills to a certain level than anything over that goes in the drain.

Mine is very simple and manual. Plan to “automate” it a little more once we get our new home.

@Carrie – Evian is my favorite as well, but it’s expensive!

]]> By: Carriehttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5264 Carrie Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:23:48 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/04/07/save-money-bottled-water/#comment-5264 I have a Pur filter on my sink, and we have a whole house sediment filter. The filtered water tastes and smells much better than the from the tap stuff. Regarding bottled water - my husband travels for work, and he only purchases Evian water. We have observed that other brands that we have tried often come out of the bottle with a funny taste, and particularly, Evian is the only brand we've found that doesn't acquire an off flavor when it heats up (like it would in a vehicle or in the sun). There are some expensive whole house filters that we've looked at, but it's hard to swallow spending $6,000 on a filtering system, even when there are health benefits to not washing our selves or our stuff in such chemical-laden water! I have a Pur filter on my sink, and we have a whole house sediment filter. The filtered water tastes and smells much better than the from the tap stuff.

Regarding bottled water – my husband travels for work, and he only purchases Evian water. We have observed that other brands that we have tried often come out of the bottle with a funny taste, and particularly, Evian is the only brand we’ve found that doesn’t acquire an off flavor when it heats up (like it would in a vehicle or in the sun).

There are some expensive whole house filters that we’ve looked at, but it’s hard to swallow spending $6,000 on a filtering system, even when there are health benefits to not washing our selves or our stuff in such chemical-laden water!

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