Looking for an addition to my waterdrop 15ua which doesnt filter flouride. I don't have the budget for an RO right now. I specifically want to filter flouride. Thanks in advance!
EDIT: I had a zerowater 2-cup filter originally but those filters die very fast and end up costing more than an RO system per year
Hello!
My husband and I just bought a house and immediately noticed a strong rotten egg smell. Because of this, we got in depth water testing done on our water - before our water softener in the house. We got some concerning results and are trying to figure out a realistic and affordable solution for our house. We have 2 people in the house right now, but are planning for kids and guests. We have 2 full bathrooms. We have been told 2x now by 2 separate companies that we will need a whole house RO system as we have high levels of lead and arsenic and that filters won’t clean up the water. We have cats the lick drains and faucets so we need every water point in the house to be safe for them (and future kids). I have attached some of our results and am hoping to get clarity on if filters will help us or if we really need to drop +$20k on a whole house RO system. Just having trouble understanding what these results mean and what is actually going to work!
I’m trying to choose a filter for an older house where the tap water has a noticeable chlorine taste and leaves white scale around the faucets. I haven’t installed anything yet because I’m planning to get the water tested first, but I’m unsure what system makes sense: an Aquasana or Waterdrop carbon filter, a two-stage sediment and carbon setup, or a Bluevua reverse osmosis system for drinking water. My budget is around $200–$700, and I’m more concerned about filter life and replacement costs than having the most advanced setup. Would you start with a basic carbon filter after testing, or go straight to RO for drinking and cooking? Also, are scale-inhibitor cartridges worth considering for moderately hard water, or is a softener the only real solution?
I’m not a fan of fridge filter pitchers, so I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to attach a PUR water filter to this specific type of faucet. It’s one of those faucets that you can pull out to become a hose spray thing. Sorry for the blurry picture. It’s a zoom-in screenshot from a video…
Hey all. looking for advice from anyone who’s imported small electrical appliances (specifically water-related, food-contact items) into the UK/EU and had to sort out compliance.
Quick context: I’m evaluating bringing in a countertop appliance from a Chinese manufacturer. I engaged a UK compliance provider to help get it UKCA/CE marked, WEEE registered, and food-contact compliant. They were vague and generic about what reports or level of detail I actually needed from the supplier post review of initial reports (ie this is not sufficient) and when I asked for a summary of next steps, the answer was basically “more money required,” with no call even offered to walk through it. So I’ve paused that and am looking for a better alternative, ideally someone recommended by people who’ve actually done this.
Specific questions:
**•** If a factory gives you a CE/RoHS-type test report, how do you actually verify whether it’s sufficient or what’s missing?
**•** How normal is a lot of back-and-forth with an Alibaba-type supplier to get the right documentation — is that just part of the process, or a sign the supplier isn’t set up for compliant export?
**•** My understanding is CE marking (and similar) is largely self-certify/self-declare rather than third-party approved but is there a common 80/20 that most legit firms actually do (which tests, which docs) to reasonably cover themselves without going overboard on cost/scope?
**•** Any recommended UK-based labs or consultants for food-contact material testing (plastics/materials touching drinking water)?
**•** Realistic timeline and cost range for getting a small appliance fully UKCA/CE + WEEE compliant from scratch?
**•** Anyone hit issues with customs or retail platforms flagging missing certs even after doing the paperwork?
Not looking for a compliance firm to DM me a sales pitch genuinely trying to learn from people who’ve done this themselves or run a small import business. Happy to share what I find once I’m through it too.
Looking for some great Water Softener and Water Purifier (RO) suggestions in Liberty Hill area. We consulted Culligan, and felt expensive. So looking out for some alternatives, which are less expensive and equally great.
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We have 3 Bath in our House
Over half of the people in my family are battling cancer right now, and I’m really scared my parents are next, please tell me which filter will actually help. Obviously I’d like to know the most affordable options but I’m really desperate at this point and I’m willing to drop a lot of money on it.
Just replaced the filters and membrane on my GeekPure RO-TW under sink system and now have a intermittent, approximately ever two minutes or so, vibration hum buzz thing going on, as seen in the attached video. Any ideas as to what the issue might be or solutions?
I’m temporarily moving out of my house into an apartment for 4 months. What is the best temporary water filtration system I should get for my family that’s not crazy expensive? One that attaches to the faucet, a Brita pitcher, under sink system, etc. Thank you!
This company with 200 5 star reviews charges a flat rate for this system but details are limited. I asked for a separate carbon tank and it was $500 extra.
What do you guys think? I have hard water and want to reduce my THMs. 2.5 bathrooms, 4 people. I assume I need to find out the carbon type, resin %, and tank sizes?
I was using one in the refrigerator for a year, and the water still tasted fine to me. The wife said she thought the taste had gotten bad, but I think it was just in her mind because it was a year since it was changed. It's just me and her using it. I probably would have been okay using it until I thought the taste was bad. I changed it today and the water has a somewhat chlorinated taste but not nearly as bad aa the faucet water. I suppose it takes a while for the charcoal to activate. I thought the water taste through the year old filter was fine.
Buenos días, qué marca recomiendan? Recomiendan traerlo de afuera o comprarlo en mercado libre?
Vi este de 5 etapas, marca griven.
Moving to Folkestone soon.
What's the tap water like in Folkestone? I find using the tap water in London and Orpington for tea and coffee messes up the flavour.
We currently live in Scotland where the tap water practically tastes like bottled water.
Title - looking for options for built in sick faucets in my kitchen - who has one they love?? I searched the sub and didn’t see anything…
Last couple filters have smoky-tasting water after a couple weeks. The one I’m on now has a taste that’s sort of fizzy/lemony, also after after just a couple weeks. My tap water tastes normal. Did a tap score test, see photo. Any idea what’s causing the filters to fail so quickly? Would another filter work better for treating these things?
Last week, the ring light on my Waterdrop faucet started glowing pink, as shown above.
If my filters are running low, it will glow orange. Never pink . And this has been persisting for a week, with all the status symbols on my filters being normal.
Is this still safe to use?
We used myTapScore to test our water. We bypassed the softener and the small sediment filter before testing the water.
It shows:
Coliform
Uranium 0.0173 ppm
Lead: 0.00077 ppm
Nickel: 0.0868 ppm
Styrene: 0.53 ppb
Here is the full test results: https://app.mytapscore.com/report/4R2KNX/all-results
What would be your recommendation for whole - house filtration?
Thanks
I’m posting this because I’m extremely disappointed with how Clearly Filtered handled a warranty issue, and I want to see if other customers have experienced the same thing.
I actually like the pitcher when it works. My problem is the filters.
My filters have been becoming extremely slow after only a few weeks. I'm talking about going from normal flow to taking hours or even overnight to finish filtering. In my experience, this has happened after roughly 3 weeks of use with 1 to 2 fills per day.
For the price of these filters, that's simply not acceptable.
I contacted Clearly Filtered after receiving a warranty replacement that looked noticeably different from the filters I had previously received.
The replacement had:
• Different packaging
• A different colored sticker
• Rough, dirty looking edges
• Gouges, scratches and dents around the rim
• Black filtration media embedded in the plastic
I specifically asked whether the filter came from a different production run or supplier, why the packaging and sticker were different, and whether I should be comfortable using it for drinking water.
Their response?
Everything ships brand new. The black material can happen during shipping. It can be “easily rinsed/wiped off.” The scuffs, bumps and dents are apparently a result of the production process.
And then they told me both filters looked completely normal and that I might receive other filters in similar condition in the future.
That's the part that really bothers me.
The black material was not easily wiped off.
I spent over 20 minutes working on it with paper towels and a nylon brush and it still remained.
I am NOT saying the filter was previously used. I don't believe it was.
I'm saying that I received a replacement (after many, many emails) that was visibly different and substantially rougher than the filters I had previously received, raised specific questions about it, provided photographs, and received what felt like a corporate copy and paste response designed to dismiss the concern rather than actually investigate it.
I basically got:
“It’s normal. It’s safe. Don’t worry about it.”
That's not customer service.
If a customer sends you pictures of a product that looks substantially different from previous units and asks legitimate questions about manufacturing, packaging and whether they should trust it for drinking water, the appropriate response isn't to simply declare that everything is normal.
Actually look at the damn pictures.
That's what I asked them to do.
Look at them and give me a real answer, not another polished corporate response. Would you personally use this filter for your drinking water?
And this isn't happening in isolation.
I've seen other customers report filters becoming extremely slow, taking overnight to finish, or lasting only a few weeks.
So I'm asking the community:
Has anyone else experienced this?
Has anyone else had filters become nearly unusable after only a few weeks?
Has anyone received warranty replacements that looked noticeably different from their normal filters?
Has anyone had Clearly Filtered respond to a legitimate quality concern with what felt like a canned corporate answer instead of actually taking ownership and investigating it?
I'm genuinely interested in hearing both positive and negative experiences.
More importantly, what are you using instead?
I'm looking for a pitcher or inline filtration system, NOT reverse osmosis, that actually performs as advertised.
I don't want something with great marketing and expensive replacement filters that become unusably slow after a few weeks.
I want something where customers can reasonably expect the filter to perform consistently for the advertised service life.
If you've actually used something long term and can say, “Yes, this thing performs like they claim it does,” I'd really appreciate the recommendation.
At this point I'm much more interested in real world performance and a company that actually stands behind its product than another beautifully written marketing claim.