does it need to work with ONLY filtered water?
1659947
No. The filtered water would be more for the baby than the unit. My daughter has been using it with tap water for some time. It only heats the water. No pumps, tubes, etc... to be affected by the water. Just give it a vinegar wash now and then to prevent mineral deposits if you have very hard water as we do.
1063407
Yes I believe it does but the water must be safe to drink before it is filtered. You cannot try to filter sea water to drink through the zero water filter but if you use salt to soften your drinking water then it should remove those dissolved particles.
2078795
very little unusual taste on the treated water and i don't think there is enough contaminates for it to be filtered. if you see anything bulk in the water, then by all means go ahead and filter it.
1550283
The recommendation on the bottle states to use purified water or juice. I filter my tap water with a brita system.
1742520
No, it will not filter water but it is a very good particulate filter.I use this filter just upstream of my water separating filter.
1145990
No filter. I used filtered water out of my refrigerator water dispenser and it worked fine.
896210
Depends on how hard you water is. Just with filtered water from my sink I get almost nothing. disteled water would be the best.
1699566
Yes. A filter is unnecessary. However, depending on whether your water source is full of minerals or organics, you might want to add a filter. I added a filter.
2166662
Yes and no. It would but it would also filter out the flavor. I would assume you would end up with just water.
423980
activated carbon filters should be available for this device and should work very well. As far as washing machine is concerned--if it is on the water system that the filter is taking care of, it will be using filtered water.
1822523
Yes this unit truly works without filters. Just the normal cleaning with white vinegar and occasional diinfecting with clorox, it is a great product.
1263661
i just use regular old tap water, it has a filter in it (doesnt need to be replaced)... they say to clean it out once a week... im sure if you really wanted to you could use filtered water, but its fine with just tap water :)
358767
as far as i know hard water needs to be treated not filtered i might be wrong
1398374
Yes it is possible to use the machine without filter. There is included with the machine water tester and you set up the machine according water softness.I love this machine.
2260707
Yes, we have a water filter in our house and have only used filtered water and our Keurig is 5+ years old.
63249
the filter only as directed on the box (2 mos. or 200 gals.). I always rinse the inside of the housing & the outside too when needed. works for me.
340757
I use tap water and have no build up, but we have a whole house filtering system also, I don't know if that would made difference or not.