OK, so I just moved / immigrated to Los Angeles yesterday and the tap water tastes like **ap here. I lived in Vienna for 2 years before and although the city absolutely sucks the water there is one of the best world wide as far as I know.
What is an easy, relatively cheap and effective way to filter it?
I saw they have those small screw on filters at Walmart for 34 bucks but Im not sure how effective this is going to be. I want to filter out the chlorine and aluminum compounds like fluoride.
I'd try a basic brita or a pure filter first .it may be just enough to knock out the chlorine and bigger stuff That's all i use .our water is pretty good apart from the chlorine taste .
It will never taste like some of the wonderful tasting waters around the world ..but as a cynic i assume tastes great and probably posions you quick as a cat too :P
yup, brita or pur. i too live in la. i have a pur fridge filter that works good. just gotta swap it out regularly. those faucet filters work pretty good too. the pur faucet filters used to have a design flaw and would break after about a year. p&g would always replace them for free. the ones out now are better designed, but it's nice to know they back their products with a good warranty.
la water sucks it's true. i've had worse, but it is def below average. the best tap water i ever tasted was in sf.
I've been using a couple of Watts 5 year water filters with great results. You can get them at Home Depot for around $30.
I have this one installed in my boiler room. It feeds my ice maker upstairs. I also have one installed on my kitchen sink with a separate faucet. I'm 100% happy with them
Thanks to you all for your answers, it sure helps to get some recommendations what people use!
I'm gonna check out this Watt filter now at HD. I love US customer's policies so much, you can return everything here for no reason. Back in Europe the only store that does that is Ikea, haha.
This is very off-topic, but has anyone ever noticed how good Polish tap water is for the skin? It just makes it super smooth. It's the weirdest phenomenon like this I've ever experienced with tap water.
If you end up getting the Watts filter, it's very important not to over tighten the fittings. One other thing, I use Hercules Pro Dope Compound on the fittings instead of the Teflon Tape provided. It's a much better seal. Just my 2 cents..
and at least you're not drinking straight from the tap!
tough to beat the price and convenience of the watts one
just remember that the longevity of activated carbon filters is an estimate - if you're filtering water w/ a lot of chemicals, the life can be much shorter. Of course, w/ chlorinated water you'll probably notice right away when the filter is spent!
So far there is no definition which is better or best. Who can tell? As water qualities may vary from different districts. If so, a Brita pitcher is the most convenience way. My two cents!
