"Brad" wrote
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"Dirk" wrote in message
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Hi folk,

I have been using a Pur dispenser for a while - but now since I
broke
it have decided that rather invest in a new one, it was time to
install a "real" carbon based faucet filter.

I am not interested in the ones that mount on the faucet and are
in
the way - and likely will constantly get things splashed up on
them.

I want a high quality carbon based filter (under-sink) that will
remove traditional contaminants (chlorine and lead), but also the
more
uncomon ones that while they may not be detectable today... They
could still be in the water. (Mercury, Aresenic, MTBE, etc...)
Before anyone asks - I have reviewed my city water report. While
those ND contaminants are not reported - it still concerns me that
they are there at very low levels, or can be leached from pipes
(mercury perhaps?) or might slowly creep up to detectable levels
over
the next few years.

You probably won't want to pay what it costs to remove some of thost
contaminents. It will be much cheaper to get a water service.

MLM stuff is mostly scams. Well Tupperware isn't but much of the
rest is.
Arsenic is regulated by the feds and is only a problem in certain
areas.
There is no mercury in pipes. MBTE could be a concern in those
areas that
use it in gasoline. I think maybe you don't have enough real
concerns.

MTBE is used most places in the winter, isn't it? I don't think it's
easy
to filter out.

Not true, a water service costs much more and is never ending.
Filtration is much better both financially and water quality wise. I
know families paying as much as $100+ per month for delivered bottle
water. He can buy the filter he needs for less than two months of that
and a RO for an extra month. Annual maintenance for a RO would be less
than one month's worth of delivered water services.

Gary
Quality Water Associates