Why is it advertised as "No pre-soaking required." When the instructions clearly say to soak and filter pitcher 3x before drinking?
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The filters have been pre-soaked already, instructions tell you to immerse the filter in water and shake it to remove air bubbles, and to discard the first gallon of water, the dust is likely small particles of charcoal or other filtration media and should not be harmful at all.
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You may want to contact the manufacturer to get a better explanation. What I can tell you is that you do want to soak and shake the filter in water for a few minutes. And then you will filter about 1 gallon through your pitcher and dump that before use. You will see that the water is kind of gray from this gray dust like stuff that comes from the filter. Not sure what it is, but I figure you don't really want to consume it! Definitely pre-soaking IS required.
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You don't pre-soak, you just put the filter in the pitcher and fill with water, then drain a couple of times before using.
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It is NOT premixed. You will need to add the same volume of distiller water.
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Special membranes allow water to chemically bond to them and pass through, leaving behind most impurities. Unfortunately, fluoride is not one and you need an additional ion-exchange filter to get that out. I once lived in the San Juan islands in Washington and all our drinking water came from RO filtering of Puget Sound salt water. If you are going to buy the pictured unit that I did note that the instructions are virtually useless. You need to use JB Weld non-toxic epoxy (for aquatic use) on the thread of the small, RO unit screw in that's in the middle of the sink adapter or the joint will leak even if you use Teflon tape and pipe-thread sealer. You also have to drill a hole in a drain pipe and run a line from the "drain" fitting. Why? Because even if the instructions don't mention it, the drain runs constantly whenever the unit is filtering. (It stops when the storage tank is full.) Also, throw away the first 10 gallons you make, despite what they say. After that the water tastes great. If you aren't mechanically inclined, get a plumber to do the install.
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The instructions say cold water but water does not remove acid. it needs to be neutralized then removed. i have no idea why they recommend water over a proper neutralizer.......
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I would contact the company and clarify. I use filtered tap water, but to be sure, I'd believe the company over a description on Amazon.
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The manufacturer says this: "Simply fill your container from any tap, stream, river or lake, even in third world countries, and enjoy safe, clean drinking water straight away." The rep says, fill the bottle, screw on the lid, tip it to your mouth or cup and the filtering starts immediately. If you have other questions, you can email us directly - just check the seller contact information here -- Search Hardware World LLC. Great question, thanks!
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I would suggest you research if there is a company web site. There is no marking on the pitcher itself.
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We pre-filter our water even before putting it into the distiller, so we don't get much build up after a single distillation, but I have friends who have said they experience what you do when using tap water. I'd clean it after ever distillation, and I'd use the product they recommend. It works great. We still do other cleaning with white vinegar, but we think that the stuff in the jar works better.
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you need to refill the reservoir which sits in front of the pitcher. Unlike a coffee maker the water does not get added to the top. This is actually a good thing or else the receiving pitcher would overflow. Has not been a problem for us. We just transfer the water to another empty pitcher for storage and restart the cycle
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Mostly because they are worried about rinsing the beneficial bacteria off of their used filter cartridges. I don't do that, I just rinse it off in tap water, but generally you clean the filters at the same time you do water changes, so it works out that you have the tank water hanging around. In my opinion, if the beneficial bacteria can be killed in your tank by rinsing the filter cartridge with tap water, then you have a very weak tank and maybe need some supplement.
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It says in the instructio not to. And holefully you are using distilled water? Do not use tap
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Excellent question. The short answer is NO! The long answer is in my review-the top review as of today's date-titled "Greenwashing: 100% PRE-Consumer". Here's the link for my review:
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I know, very frustrating!!! Trying to pour water out with water still in the top is ridiculous. At the risk of sounding like a spokesperson, the Clear2O pitcher is wonderful!! You attach an aerator to your faucet and the pitcher has a hose to force water through. Cleaner water quickly and no water sitting unfiltered in the pitcher. Inexpensive filters on their website (sometimes here too). 100% better and also nice not to give extra $ to P&G; who practices animal testing.
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We used ours once, then washed it in the dishwasher. The lid shrunk just a little, and now will not fit over the pitcher, making it useless to us. It's possible that we put it in the bottom rack, so it may be our fault. Learn from my mistake!
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It is supposed to be rinsed to get any 'dust' or other particles out of it. I didn't 'soak' or 'rinse' it and didn't find it took too long for the water to clear.
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Sorry i dont use the purifier anymore big waste of money. Way too expensive for me with my well water. I go thru a filter every 1.5 months. Scrubbing only gives me an extra half a month. I even soak it in vinegar to dissolve the calcium. After 4 scrubbings it simply allows no water thru.
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How many times did you run water through the filter when you got it? You should run water through the filter between 3-5 pitchers (don't drink this water, use it for plants or something) and the charcoal should stop coming through. You also have to clean the filter when you get it by running it under water. If you did those things and you still get charcoal you may have a bad filter