What is The Best Use/Suitable Application Of this Product:- Can it Connect to Sink Tap Or Used in A House to Filter Hard Water, Chlorine, Fluoride &amp; all (Or @ Least Most) Poisonous Chemicals in Water Supplied to Homes? Or is it Just For Off-Home...
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It not made to do this. Now after saying that, I have used two of them in dual assembly to purify water in my Motor home. You probably want to use it only with the hand pump as designed.
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I don't know the real answer to this question but....I always use filtered water. Our water here is full of floride and sodium and something other than tap water just seems to be a good idea.
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This model has only one outlet (cold water only). I use it for filtered water only (it is hooked upto a filtration cannister.) It is for drinking water only and not suitable to fill a sink to wash dishes as it would take too long.
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Just as the previous answer...Reverse Osmosis is the only reliable way to filter out Fluoride. You can purchase them at most home improvement stores. It. Would have to be mounted under the sink where you drink the water from. I've seen the prices fluxuate from $120.00 - 400's..that's the extent of my knowledge...might be worth a google search too.
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I would think it is okay to use it but if you have access to bottled water I would play it safe and use that. I look at the lifestraw as a last ditch aid in getting drinking water.
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I have a well but I have a filtration system. I would think if you have excessive amounts of minerals in your water it would discolor your sink. You could purchase an inexpensive filtration device that hooks up to just your kitchen sink. Hope this answer helps! I love my sink!!
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This isn't a water filter faucet. It has two lines- one for hot an cold. I suppose you could have your plumber rig it however you want. But it would just be regular cold tap water.
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In my opinion, yes. It comes with advice that you can use to detect dissolved solids in the water. Use it with your tap water and then check water from the filter to see the difference.
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I use it for my garden to filter out chlorine and heavy metals. It is a carbon based filter so it should soften up water too. I would recommend shopping for a filter that specialized for hard water if that's what you are looking for.
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Hi, When I bought, I immediately noticed a big change in the water filtration. So my guess is Yes for their claim of removing not only chlorine but fluorine as well, but the draw back is that the water flow is severely restricted to the point I had to remove the shower head and let the water flow through the pipe which is connected to the filter. I was using a handheld shower head. Now I use a reverse osmosis system of 150 GPD that I bought for 130$ 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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Connecting to a pressure source like a sink tap is not the intended use. This has a manual pump for pumping non-potable water in an emergency situation. It is said to even be able to pump water from a creek and make it safe to drink. It has a limitation on how much water it can safely purify but I purchased this pump for emergency water usage only.
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Hi Erin, We use ours in the house.. The only catch is that it is hard to fill manually - the fill door is small and on the side so you have to use a pitcher and poor slowly.. I hoked ours up to the water supply line under the sink with a 3 way T - but you have to get a few adapters from a hardware store as the port on the unit is for a garden hose.. hope this helps.
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I don't know if it works on sinks with hard water. If you have a lot of lime or calcium deposits I would guess you would want to use a product like Bar Keepers Friend. I primarily use the Weiman Stainless Steel Cleaner to remove finger prints from stainless steel appliances. If you have other stainless steel items I would say purchase the product for those items and then you will have a good use for the product if it doesn't work on the sink.
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I use it to clean my stainless steel sink. It removes the film and buildup from everyday use and also leaves a protective coat so water just beads up on it.
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No, tap water is fine. Distilled takes out some chemicals. If you have very hard water, you may want to use filtered water. I use tap water.
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Honestly, I have switched to something else. I got this mini dynamically enhanced Natural Actions Technology water adapter. I put it on and then my shower head attaches to it. It finally got rid of the copper build up I was getting in my hair and it neutralizes all the bad things found in water (ie chlorine, fluoride, pharmaceutical drugs, etc) Great thing about it is that you buy it once for life. And they have 90 day money back guarantee and life time warranty. It works with all shower filters. Regular shower filters just remove the physical stuff. But the memories still remain. Been using the natural action technologies thing since last August. Best money I ever spent. I highly recommend it. It can be used iwth your Berkey PF-2 and it will make it last longer. Go to http://goearthing.com and select Water products to see all the products and see videos. The manufacturer is in Arizona and they also have a site.
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I suppose you might be able to use it to create sink if you have a bucket or tank to pump from within a couple feet of where your sink is located. Keep in mind the pump has to be submerged in the water supply and has no on/off switch on the cord (you'd have to put one where it plugs into the power outlet (would be a shock hazard if turning it off with wet hands). If you're only pumping the water through 2-3 feet of hose, the water reaches the end of the hose quickly. With some ingenuity you might be able to make the pump work for your purpose, but I think a cheap transfer pump might be a better choice. Hope this helps.