Can I safely presume this water boiler dechlorinates the tap water (in other words, it doesn't just simply heat the water)? I noticed other boilers have some kind of chlorine/charcoal filter, I'm not sure if that is just for marketing purposes or it...
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Hi there. I don't think it has such a feature. I would think it's better to use filtered water than tap water, to prolong the time intervals between you clean the inner pots when you see the white stuff built up.
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I read elsewhere here that using boiling water was NOT to be used. The manual says to use hot tap water. This item does NOT use steam. How Hoover is allowed to get awaywith this blatant false advertising is beyond me!
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Yes I do. I just purchased one a couple months ago. Our water in our town has so much chlorine content in it that you can smell it in the shower. So, I bought one for our shower head and one for outside hose bib. They both worked wonders. No more chlorine smell in shower, and no more burning and yellowing of plants and flowers. I would highly recommend a Ecoone filter. Hope you enjoy yours as we do ours.
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I use tap water not purified and have not had any trouble. I do clean the filters pretty regularly if its running a lot.
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The representative from hydronix stated that the carbon filter would reduce chloramine levels . (which is good, because they are about to "upgrade" our water to chloramine). I believe that chloramine is more difficult to remove than some other compounds; so, I doubt it will be perfect.. im not sure what a better alternative would be, though.
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Yes, I believe it is normal for filters to do this. Mine does that as well. I assume they use charcoal that helps the filtering process. None of my charcoal goes into the drinking water thou. When I first got mine I thought that it was kind of weird but I was pretty sure it would go away after the filter was broken in. But even after a couple of months the black specs continue to show up. I was thinking if they just put a mess over the top part this may help. I am so happy with my filter and how the water tastes. I now recommend them to all my family and friends. Hope this helps.
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i use Purified water. I don't recommend using Tap water. Haven't tried distilled.
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Hello, Yes, the filter filters out nasty tap water. I have not had a bad cup of coffee with this machine. I also think the very best and probably cheaper in the long run is to only use filtered water in the first place. We have a Brita and I refill from that all the time. I do use the charcoal filters also, but, I bought them so I should use them, right. Hope this helped.
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Leyla, where did you get your info that the filter screen plastic has BPA? It says BPA-free kettle on Cuisinart website (Product ID: CPK-17), which means any part that comes in contact with water should be BPA free... right? So the manufacturer says it's BPA-free and Leyla says something else???? Somebody help me out here?!!!!
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New in the box machines come with one filter. It will work without the filter. I keep mine in for more like 6 months at a shot. No problems so far. I suppose the activated charcoal helps remove chlorine from tap water.
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I use regular tap water and haven't had any issues with that. It just isn't a very "strong" steamer.
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Hi, When I bought, I immediately noticed a big change in the water filtration. So my guess is Yes for their claim of removing not only chlorine but fluorine as well, but the draw back is that the water flow is severely restricted to the point I had to remove the shower head and let the water flow through the pipe which is connected to the filter. I was using a handheld shower head. Now I use a reverse osmosis system of 150 GPD that I bought for 130$ at air water ice website. Call them and they will help you. That will be my suggestion and it removes everything. Buy a pump and a water heater (11-1/2" Max Water Depth Water Heater) and you will be good for 4-6 months with pure water for showering until you buy a new filter set for 10-20$. I had to return my filter because it broke after a while and couldn't filter properly in about a week of use. You can tell from the water pressure. And when I opened the faucet, black carbon water would come out for 2 sec. It's heavy. Considering the price, I will go with reverse osmosis. Hope it helped.
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not positive, but i think the charcoal is there less to filter the impurities from tap water and more to filter the water as it sits and gets used-like from your pets' saliva, tiny hairs, dust, etc. So it can remain fresher longer and gets less buildup. just my opinion.
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We also have a water softener and according to the directions that came with the iron, I use bottled spring water. The directions say you can use tap, but I didn't want to chance it. It also mentions in the directions not to use distilled water.
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I have always just used tap water and have not had any problems. I don't think distilled, filtered, or pre-boiled water is necessary.
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There is a box of little activated carbon filters that I looked at and tossed. I can think of few reasons one might want to filter distilled water (and even fewer good reasons), but I can't imagine the pathetic little carbon pouches and even more pathetic placement method would be useful in any scenario.The filters seem an afterthought to let marketing claim this technically has a filter. Like the others said, it's a great distiller with no replacement parts needed. Fill, distill, collect, clean, repeat.
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I really don"t know this one at all as I have never filtered hot water just cold water only and I boil water in a kettle or sauce pan. You might as we go to (http:www.pur.com)to find out more or do a search for pur water filters to get their website unless you have a box of replacements and can contact the company by a phone nber on that box.