how does the resulting drinking water compare to reverse osmosis water?
342640
I can say that the water I get using these filters is great. No chemical taste, which our water does have without it. It's been a long time since I drank reverse osmosis water, so I can't remember to compare. Of course, if you want the cleanest water possible, removing even medication residues that are apparently showing up in our water systems, reverse osmosis gets it all, and these filters do not. We've been going back and forth about switching to reverse osmosis, for purer water. For taste alone, these are a great choice, and they remove things like heavy metals and chlorine. Where I live, when the city flushes the hydrants our water looks dirty from the unfiltered faucets, and these filters clean it right out, though we do have to change them more frequently when that happens!
342641
Being that this filter is ceramic, its some of the best I've had. I would call this better, but others could feel differently. I have become completely dependent on only drinking water from my Franke Water Filter, but it needs to be changed every 4 to 6 months, depending on usage - to have the best results.
342642
As a ceramic filter, it filters out most but not all minerals, but not ions. My water starts off hard (a lot of dissolved calcium) and ends up hard. RO removes everything, but is much more wasteful of water. (every quart of water wastes a quart). If you have high levels of arsenic in your water, than RO is better. Otherwise, the choice is yours.
342643
I've had both and this filter is a lot easier to take care of from my point of view. The water tastes great...no chlorine smell or taste. I've also found the cost to be less, but we did have a company service our reverse osmosis system.
1582411
We use only reverse osmosis water in our pitcher and it makes the most smooth tasting water! We LOVE it!
1116621
i don't know but i quit using it anyway because i couldn't tell the difference between that water and tap water. i am just going with distilled water. it is cheaper and taste much better. check on a water distiller or just buy it at the store. i had a water distiller and wore it out then i just started buying it at the store. 2 to 4 gal at a time. it has no garbage in it.
246406
apparently there is a waste of water for reverse osmosis. not for the berkey system. see their website
1734276
Ahhh. not that I noticed. It's not reverse osmosis, if that's what you're hoping for. Taste and odor is the main points on this. Doesn't filter nitrates. If you're on city water, they should filter out state standards in their systems.
309573
I cannot say that I have had either type of water that you would like to compare the water from the G2 filters to but I can say that the water tastes better than the municipal water from my tap (in NJ) and better than the filtered water from my fridge. I also like it better than most bottled water. Hope that helps.
583809
That's a match - you can read about it at http://www.premierh2o.com/watts-premier-560014-24-gpd-reverse-osmosis-membrane-filter/
118480
It does remove nitrates. The RO process removes all anions (negatively charged ions such as nitrate, nitrite, sulfate) and all cations (positively charged ions such as sodium, potassium, calcium) and therefore produces water with nearly no dissolved material. Chemically, the water quality is similar to distilled water except the RO process uses less energy than the distillation process.
1374941
Simply distilled or reverse-osmosis water is fine - BUT make sure you still check the bottle to make sure it is not fortified with any additional minerals.
2057133
No. This filter will not accomplish that. You will need a reverse osmosis system to do that. Also, please remember to take important mineral supplements when drinking that highly effective purification system water. The same goes for distilled water. If you can afford a reverse osmosis water purification system, it is the best choice of all for healthy water to drink. Another cost for such luxury is your water bill will go up (if you pay for metered water as I do), because I think it takes five gallons of water to make one gallon of purified water.
347614
Below seems to be the major difference. If nitrates is a concern the 531411 is the one to get. Watts Premier RO-Pure 531411 4-Stage Reverse Osmosis SystemThe larger production membrane of this state of the art system also means this system has been designed to reduce Nitrates and Nitrites from your drinking water.Watts Premier 531418 EZ RO4 Reverse Osmosis with QC 50 GPD MembraneStage 3 is the heart of the reverse osmosis system, the RO Membrane. This 50 gallon per day semi permeable membrane will effectively reduce TDS (total dissolved solids), Sodium and a wide range of contaminants.This might help...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAu9Z6Ehzb8 Below seems to be the major difference. If nitrates is a concern the 531411 is the one to get. Watts Premier RO-Pure 531411 4-Stage Reverse Osmosis SystemThe larger production membrane of this state of the art system also means this system has been designed to reduce Nitrates and Nitrites from your drinking water.Watts Premier 531418 EZ RO4 Reverse Osmosis with QC 50 GPD MembraneStage 3 is the heart of the reverse osmosis system, the RO Membrane. This 50 gallon per day semi permeable membrane will effectively reduce TDS (total dissolved solids), Sodium and a... » Read More Below seems to be the major difference. If nitrates is a concern the 531411 is the one to get. Watts Premier RO-Pure 531411 4-Stage Reverse Osmosis SystemThe larger production membrane of this state of the art system also means this system has been designed to reduce Nitrates and Nitrites from your drinking water.Watts Premier 531418 EZ RO4 Reverse Osmosis with QC 50 GPD MembraneStage 3 is the heart of the reverse osmosis system, the RO Membrane. This 50 gallon per day semi permeable membrane will effectively reduce TDS (total dissolved solids), Sodium and a wide range of contaminants.This might help...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAu9Z6Ehzb8 « Show Less
1485284
No reverse osmosis, just a dual cartridge filter. Check here: http://www.aquasana.com/product_detail.php?product_id=5 My original filters lasted about 6 months, that's 120.00 a year for filters.
118920
Probably, yes. I use it with a reverse osmosis system, and it's a real improvement. I replaced the one that came with the system.
1063406
Since salt is TDS and it brings TDS's to zero I would say yes. But after living with the system I would say get a RO. Zero water was the most expensive water system I used. I got 5 gallons only from each filter, and they only last for 9 days regardless of water cleaned before the water start smelling like rotten fish I went with a good 5 stage RO and very happy with it.
283621
Yes it does both produce pure H2O and filter fluoride, as well as filtering chlorine and other contaminants out of the water. The only possible downside is the water being too soft (low electrical conductivity/minerals), which I add trace minerals to my water after distilling for balance and to re-ionize the water and make it less soft.
1406718
The reason we got a reverse osmosis system is because our water is very high in sodium and this is the only type of filter that removes it. you could probably get by with a good filter that is not reverse osmosis (an RO filter does waste a lot of water)
246405
Berkey is a physical gravity fed filter that sits on the counter top and reverse osmosis is also a filtering system but needs a tank under the sink. RO is a filter that is utilizes pressure to push water thru the filters that takes out smaller and smaller particles. Reverse osmosis probably removes more contaminants than the ceramic filters but may be comparable to the black berkey filters. Neither take out fluoride from what I have read but I don't know that for sure. Berkey does have extra arsenic/fluoride filters that you can use in conjunction with the ceramic or black filters that supposedly removes fluoride. I believe reverse osmosis might need electricity but not sure. Also Berkey is portable. Reverse osmosis is not.