Can this help me figure out why my water tastes bad even with a filter?
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I found this: "Dissolved iron and iron bacteria are often causes for metallic-tasting water, and can often be solved with an iron-reduction filter. Learn more about iron in water, how it gets there, and what you can do about it."- http://www.culligan.com/en-us/d/problem-water/. ...SO the bacteria test in this kit could help. Good luck!
1310700
It will show you bacteria and other chemical contents. Not sure whether bad taste reason will be exposed by it
1310701
it works pretty well, results are based on color charts, but it gives you a good idea what you are dealing with. I had the city water dept. also run some test to doublecheck my results
1310702
Possibly.... it cant hurt. But it may just be the amount of chlorine in your water? I tested it with my PUR filter- to see if the filter worked! Glad to say it did.
1310703
yes they tested for free in my city here in Florida, they also tested for hardness which was also a concern of mine, I then installed a HALO 5 Stage water filter, this helped our concerns
2144529
it is a riddle yet..I'd like to have what the filter working inside.. and what will make the reading going up in case of tap water is 54, but the reading is at 94 around after filtering..do you know why?
242887
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.
2142958
I haven't been following a strict schedule for changing filters. My bride is my "canary in the coal mine" for determining when to change. When she says the water doesn't taste right, I change the filters. If that doesn't help, I change the membrane. I would expect, and this is an off the wall guess. If your TDS reading gets above 30, it might be time to change.
1909488
I think because your filter is impeded. Try removing the filter and clean off the debris.
1257298
I dont havr the sheet with me but i think so. On Berkeys website it will tell you what it filters. I know it does remove alot of taste from it. I live on San Antonio Texas and we have aquafer water. When I drink my girfriends Berky water it has almost no taste at all.
2146420
Ours did the same thing. If you start googling reviews on it, you will see that this is a common problem. It is almost impossible to get rid of. The company says that it is because you live in an area with REALLY bad water. Therefor you need to change the filter every 1-2 weeks. A scam in my opinion.
1834276
It's a matter of the quality of the water to start with, and your own taste-- Why not brew two cups, one with the water filter installed and one without it, and see if it makes a difference for you.
1465423
Usually when water sits for long periods of time, it becomes stagnant, and in the case of your filter, it's been just sitting in that filter for a month. There is a possible build up of algae. Id buy a new filter cartridge and try that.
2064419
The problem is probably being caused by your water conditioner, not the filters. Try another water conditioner and see of that eliminates your problem.
34293
No- make sure the filter is in correctly. That caused problems with mine too!
249881
It's the whole thing...what you see screws onto your tap. It works pretty good. A green light blinks when the filter is working and when it turns red you can taste the difference. Depending on your family size and usage, it lasts a few month. It's not so expensive that you shouldn't give it a try...see if it works for your family. My city water isn't too bad but I taste flouride and this eliminates the taste.
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If the filter product the "dark water" the first time you used it, then this means that it correctly passes through the components of the filter. If not, then you might have some issues with your filter.After a few weeks/months, is it still very fast? If yes, then you might have some issues, if not, you either have a really clean tap water, or you filter is indeed defective.
758186
It is probably the filter cartridge. They don't last very long and I have had them fail within 3 days of a new one. When I use the last i have I am planning to replace this filter with a better one. This filter is small but not that good.
245835
Where is it leaking from? Make sure the filter is in place and the water basin is fitting into the base properly. Otherwise, I would return it because it sounds like you have a defective one.
39938
I really don't know, but I have one to filter out the bad (chlorine) taste! You might as well have good tasting hot water and then you can split the line after the filter and filter a cold water source also.
542943
From my experience with this filtration system, this water tastes clean if the filter is clean. If the filter needs changing, the taste will definitely let you know....the water will not taste good. As far as distilled water is concerned, I don't know that much about it, but from the little I've heard it removes some "good" things from the water that your body should have. Perhaps that doesn't matter if the water is being used in a Netti-pot......?