flouride removal Does the Brita pitcher or the faucet unit remove flouride from water as it removes chlorine?
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NO, THEY INTENTIONALLY DO NOT REMOVE IT. SEE POST BEFORE THIS. DISTILATION IS THE ONLY REAL CHOICE.SCOTTYSCOTTYDOGBOOKS
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No, they make a point of allowing flouride to stay in the water. Believe it or not, flouride is popular. The ADA (dentists) have really sold us all on their product.
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BPA-free. The original Brita ® pitcher: classic design and Always BPA-free materials to meet your daily water filtration needs.
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A basic Google search will demonstrate that any distillation system will remove fluoride. Distillation is NOT the same as boiling water. Distillation systems collect the condensation from water heated above its boiling point. That is basically how this unit works. But if you look for Megahome's website, there is a customer service number you can call.
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It does remove fluoride although they don't advertise it as such - it's been independently tested here: http://thepeopleschemist.com/best-fluoride-filter-how-to-remove-all-fluoride-and-chlorine-compounds-from-tap-water/
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This machine does not remove Fluoride out of water. Fluoride from the water can be 65-95% removed using Reverse Osmosis systems. We carry most advanced reverse osmosis system Aquaphor DWM101 which removes 99.9% of all contaminants from tap water, including Fluoride. http://www.intelgadgets.com/aquaphor-dwm-101-compact-ro-reverse-osmosis-water-filter-system/
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John, While carbon removes a lot of contaminants, it does not remove flouride. Reverse Osmosis is the most comprehensive water filtration system in that it removes the most contaminants, including flouride, but like you said, it does mess with the Ph. I bought this 3 stage system and added an activated alumina filter to the line up. Activated alumina decreases the flouride and arsenic levels in water. Other than reverse osmosis, Activated alumina filters are the only filters that I know of that remove flouride.
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it will filter out most....unless you have a VERY expensive filter (reverse osmosis),etc... you will not get ALL(100%) of flouride out
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Yes, it filters chlorine plus a lot of other bad things. If you want the floride to be removed, you need to buy additional filters.
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Definitely the chlorine taste is gone , but their website says you need additional filters to remove fluoride. they attach to the lower side of the top side filters. About $75.See their website.
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See Conic Ellipse's answer for the official word from the company. A chemist (masters degree in organic chemistry) did a study and found (via UV methods) that the Zerowater filter is effective in removing fluoride. See his results here: http://thepeopleschemist.com/best-fluoride-filter-how-to-remove-all-fluoride-and-chlorine-compounds-from-tap-water/
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dont believe it removes fluoride but for the chloramine which is associated with chlorine it removes up to 91%
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Yes, very easily. The blue component that holds the actual filter just lifts out. I used to wash the old Brita pitcher I had before this one but I realized that it really wasn't necessary if you just rinsed it out every time you added more water to be filtered that should be more than enough. After all the tap water being used already has chlorine in it so washing it seems redundant and a waste of water.
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No, I have not had that problem with my old Brita pitcher or with the new one. I think it is very important, however, to fill the pitcher without having the faucet actually pour onto the filter itself. I think that causes the filter product (the black stuff) to flow into the pitcher. Like with coffee grounds however, they say the "black stuff" is harmless?
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Don't know for sure but it gets rid of chlorine and chemicals etc. and purifies the water so would think the fluoride would be eliminated also. We don't need it in our water anyway.
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No it doesn't. fluoride is hard to remove - needs ion exchange or reverse osmosis. this filter (and most other shower filters including aquasana) remove chlorine.
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I use only filtered water (from our Brita Pitcher) and ours still works. Not sure if that makes a difference or not, this is the only model I have owned.
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I hit the wrong button. I should have said "no." Fluoride is a difficult thing to remove from water, and gravity carbon filter systems may not be the most efficient or effective way to do the job. If you use a gravity water filter system that has carbon in its operation, a more accurate word would be reduce rather than remove. Carbon is generally not the accepted media for fluoride reduction