Water Filter jugs.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

I was doing that but now everyone else in the family has got onto the water kick and frankly it's getting blooming expensive never mind the recycling of the bottles.

Netto sells cheap bottled water. We also use britta water filters.....our jug is about 15 years old and still going strong.....

Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

this is my water filter
http://www.whirlpool.co.uk/app.cnt/w...d/6/prodid/563

It would be cheaper to keep buying the bottled water.

[Jules]

Move to Yorkshire the water from the tap is spot on, no need for filter jugs

[Gareth]

Use a Brita one here too... it's got some little digital display on the lid that tells you when you're supposed to replace the cartridge, think it's every month, but don't think we replace it quite that often.

How often do people replace their cartridges?

[bmxbandit]

Originally Posted by Scrubbs

The difference in taste from tap water was, a jug of water in the fridge gasses off the slight chlorine taste you get straight from the tap and a filter jug does the same thing. Both taste the same

so You are better filling a jug of water and sticking it inthe fridge

i'd totally agree with this - and i'd be much happier with the quality of tap water than bottled water.

what precisely do you want to filter out? a filter jug isn't going to be a much finer filter than than a GAC gravity filter (for example) at the local water treatment works, and if they're moved on to membranes yet it's probably significantly worse...

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by bmxbandit

i'd totally agree with this - and i'd be much happier with the quality of tap water than bottled water.

what precisely do you want to filter out? a filter jug isn't going to be a much finer filter than than a GAC gravity filter (for example) at the local water treatment works, and if they're moved on to membranes yet it's probably significantly worse...

To be honest i used to think exactly this, i used to live in a town in Central Scotland and the water was as good as anything Highland Spring would give you.

Then i moved to Glasgow - ewwwwww! The water tastes completly different and quite frankly is dire.

The filter makes a difference.

[cuggle]

got a Brita fridge door jug with the digital display, we don`t usually change it every 30 days as it states but maybe 45-50 days and it`s fine

All I know is that I used to like our water.Then about a couple of years ago I kept getting an eggy smell in the mornings and the water started tasting foul.That was when I stopped drinking it straight from the tap(except to brush my teeth).I'm sure it's safe, it just doesn't taste nice.Believe me there IS a difference between bottled water and tap water for flavour.

I've got very delicate taste buds-which has driven my family mad for years because if I think summat tastes funny I won't drink or eat it no matter what.The amount of food I've thrown away because it tastes of the plastic packaging that it arrived in...

[Scrubbs]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

All I know is that I used to like our water.Then about a couple of years ago I kept getting an eggy smell in the mornings and the water started tasting foul.That was when I stopped drinking it straight from the tap(except to brush my teeth).I'm sure it's safe, it just doesn't taste nice.Believe me there IS a difference between bottled water and tap water for flavour.

I've got very delicate taste buds-which has driven my family mad for years because if I think summat tastes funny I won't drink or eat it no matter what.The amount of food I've thrown away because it tastes of the plastic packaging that it arrived in...

Just try putting a jug of tap water in the fridge for a couple of hours(overnight) see what it taste's like

Originally Posted by Incognitas

Hmm! So I should be looking for a filter that doesn't increase the sodium content?

Hard to say, if you are prone to hypertension it is one source of sodium that can be avoided.

As far as I can tell there are two 'main' types. Ones that just have an active carbon filter & possibly silver particles are designed to remove particulate matter, reduce the number of bacteria & neutralise any nasty tastes or odours.

The second type have the same as the above, but have an ion exchange resin, for removing 'hardness', as well - which it does by swapping the calcium ions in the hard water, for sodium ions, which don't deposit as limescale, like the calcium ones do.

Incidentally, it is worth checking the sodium content of bottled water, especially 'mineral' water, as that can have high sodium compared to tap water

(can you tell I have high blood pressure )

Originally Posted by homealone

Hard to say, if you are prone to hypertension it is one source of sodium that can be avoided.

As far as I can tell there are two 'main' types. Ones that just have an active carbon filter & possibly silver particles are designed to remove particulate matter, reduce the number of bacteria & neutralise any nasty tastes or odours.

The second type have the same as the above, but have an ion exchange resin, for removing 'hardness', as well - which it does by swapping the calcium ions in the hard water, for sodium ions, which don't deposit as limescale, like the calcium ones do.

Incidentally, it is worth checking the sodium content of bottled water, especially 'mineral' water, as that can have high sodium compared to tap water

(can you tell I have high blood pressure )

Actually I don't mind drinking hard water.It's the taste that's been getting me down.It used to be nice drinking water that had been filtered through Portsdown Hill..but someone has done summat to it lately.Probably fixed a water leak.

Well I took the plunge............................................ ..............






sorry I couldn't resist.


I got a Brita in the end.I was looking at the Kenwoods and the special offer of a years filter replacements but of course Argos didn't have any of those in stock.

Never mind I already got the benefit of not dragging home bottles of water with the weekly shop.Now my son has finally given up on fizzy drinks I'm not toting home any bottles at all.

[Pug205Tim]

I cant drink tap water as i'm allergic to chlorine! (probably the only person in the uk that is! ) But the Brita filter's are a rip off, just boil your water then stick it straight in the fridge if you can get away with it. I used to do this and it kills off most of the chlorine and crap!

[Florence]

This is my water fiter

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...=1152989854065

[kronas]

i just drink volvic