"MaxAluminum" wrote
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote
"Dirk" wrote in message
I do not mind spending a little more money on a Multi-Pure product
over a competitor like Omni or Aqua Pure.... If I was 100%
certain
that it was a real quality product. The fact they are an MLM
concerns
me greatly.

Can I get some unbiased comments?

I've been using an Insta-Pure by WaterPik for about 12 years or so.
I use
the carbon filter that sells for about $11. The Omni cartridge will
not fit
this housing as the intake is not deep enough.

It has been trouble free and our water is now great to drink
compared tot he
swampy taste it used to have from the town reservoir. No matter
what brand
you get, be sure it has a clear housing. There should be a way of
shutting
the water and relieving the pressure before removing the canister.
It can
be part of the filter or a valve installed nearby.
Ed

I suggest you get a model that uses the standard size filters (11.5" I
think). This way you can buy filters from different sources. You want
two cartridges so you can have a prefilter and a final that does
something specific for your water source, such as heavy metal or bio.

Industry standard is '10' inch and the cartridges range in length from 9
3/4" to 9 7/8".

The only filter cartridge that can be used for "bio" is a ceramic.
Carbon is not to be used on water of unknown microbiological content.
Bacteria love to 'breed' in carbon unless it is silver impregnated,
which there is very little of. His concern should be disinfection
(chlorine/chloramines) byproduct caused THMs (trihalomethanes).

Gary
Quality Water Associates