Will this filter out lead?
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The Culligan ISH-200 In-line Shower system will Reduces the following contaminants: Chlorine Taste & Odor, Hard Scale, Sulfur Odor not lead.
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If you have a lot of iron Nuvo makes a filter for that. Iron can be a problem but I don't have that much iron in Albuquerque.
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The unit comes with a Particulate Filter P100 for mold and lead paint removal. I called a hazardous materials removal company to find out what I needed.
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I don't think so........ Berkey do a range of stainless steel filters in varying sizes a plastic one too. Sorry I can't be certain.
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These will filter iron, but I do not know how they will last under those conditions. I am using the filter as part of a survival kit.
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It's a pretty good sized filter- basically the whole handle- and very fine. I don't think it will let any particulates through. I've had to pop it out and rinse it a couple of times when I noticed flow decreasing. It's very easy to do.
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Its not exactly a filter, but yes, there is a removable metal mesh on the front spout that could be exchanged and/or washed/cleaned. It would not remove small particles, but only bigger parts (calcium deposits from hard water for example).
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Here are the recent lab results of the Berkey with the black filters: www.waterfilterlabs.com/Big-Berkey-gravity-water-filter-heavy-metals-lab-results.html. States that it removes 100% of lead. There are also the white ceramic filters which were not tested so I don't know about those removing all the lead. This is a webpage from naturalnews.com put out by Mike Adams the Health Ranger
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No, it is only for filtering for taste. Does not get other contaminants like bacteria, lead, etc. In the fine print, you see it is NSF 42 for water treatment standard. This is the minimum. Filters for making truly potable/bacteria-free water are NSF 53 (53 means they filter bacteria like naegleria, cryptosporidium, and giardia). For more info: http://www.nsf.org/services/by-industry/water-wastewater/residential-water-treatment/residential-drinking-water-treatment-standards/
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If the sediment is composed of particles large enough to be stopped by the filter paper yes. If not then you might look into other filter mediums like activated carbon.
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The Family Filter takes out more than the personal filter. But even a .02 micron filter will not take out chemicals, pesticides or heavy metals.
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No, both go through the same hole. There is a handle that you turn on the unit that switches it to filtered/unfiltered.
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No not that I know of. I had it installed by a professional but I didn't see any filter.
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Great question. I wasn't aware that it may contain lead. I'll be getting rid of it if that's true.
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Not like a Brita, if you are talking about the filter at the mouth of the pour spout, it would just filter out larger particles in the water.
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Not sure about the things you are asking about. My understanding is that the filters are for filtering out heavy metals from the water such as lead, murcery etc. It definatly makes the water taste MUCH better regardless..hope that helps!
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Yes, just make sure to use a paper filter bc the holes in a gold filter do let some fine dust through.