i have a whole house, 4 stage filter. i also have a distiller that can handle one gallon at a time. is there something better that i should be looking into?
flouride and chlorine are real threats. not to mention all of the drugs and hormone disrupters found in there
Depends on your setup. Filters vary greatly, but for voc type things I liked two granular carbon filters in series.
Unless you go to a full deionization system you won’t get it all out. Those systems are pricey and requires periodic recharging the bottles (days to weeks) and then the water is so clean it’s dangerous to drink, it’s aggressive and will strip minerals out of your body.
Ozonation is nice for things that will oxidize, lasts a long time.
then the water is so clean it’s dangerous to drink, it’s aggressive and will strip minerals out of your body.
What's interesting is I've got 11 mg/L water at the moment (normal tap is 300-500, 0 would be pure H2O) and I could swear the water isn't just good for you but it's actually detoxing you. For the past 6+ months I've had a cloudiness over my mind slightly and just yesterday after drinking RO and Distilled water I could swear I could feel my mind having toxins pulled out of it.
Water is a strange and interesting creature. You could spend many many years just researching it and not know it all. While RO water is usually tasty, it won’t strip minerals out like DI water which is measured in mega ohms of resistance. 18 mega ohms across a centimeter is ultra pure and will suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.
Many years ago I tried a special bottled water that was centrifuged to separate it into its factions. They claimed the water bonding angle of the hydrogen was less and therefore it hydrated better. Whatevs. It was on sale and I had an outing to a desert. I had been there before and the desert heat sucks the life out of you and hydration is difficult, conversations In the afternoon were difficult and everyone slowed down. I pulled out my discount bottled water and without thinking drank it. It felt different, it didn’t make me bloated like normal water, my faculties sharpened, and suddenly I am the smartest person at the outing. What the hell right?
Crazy stuff, but water can be awesome or terrible. It’s also the difference between winning and losing at a coffee competition. More than the coffee….
i do also have an ozone generator that works on small amounts. would you say that the ozone generator does a better job at purifying for consumption?
*yes Need a dwelltime storage tank to let it sit for a bit to oxidize everything. Likely a whole house system as you absorb a lot in the shower through contact and breathing heated water vapor. Cooking also needs it. Certain residue can even get on your clothes in washing .
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