I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan. If I want
bottled water to go, like to the gym, I fill an aluminum bottle from the
RO spigot.

The water here tastes awful. We were spending a bunch on bottled water
and figured it's cheaper to rent the RO.

I also have water bottles with filters in the caps for when we travel.

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On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:01:22 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan. If I want
>bottled water to go, like to the gym, I fill an aluminum bottle from the
>RO spigot.
>
>The water here tastes awful. We were spending a bunch on bottled water
>and figured it's cheaper to rent the RO.
>
>I also have water bottles with filters in the caps for when we travel.

That's what I mean, some peolle have crappy tasting water. And bottled
water certainly is best for conveience and portability. I have a big 5
gallon plastic water jug I keep in my Caravan "Baby" for camping. I
refill my Gatorade bottles from it too, while camping.

John Kuthe..

On 4/25/2014 6:43 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:01:22 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan. If I want
>> bottled water to go, like to the gym, I fill an aluminum bottle from the
>> RO spigot.
>>
>> The water here tastes awful. We were spending a bunch on bottled water
>> and figured it's cheaper to rent the RO.
>>
>> I also have water bottles with filters in the caps for when we travel.
>
> That's what I mean, some peolle have crappy tasting water. And bottled
> water certainly is best for conveience and portability. I have a big 5
> gallon plastic water jug I keep in my Caravan "Baby" for camping. I
> refill my Gatorade bottles from it too, while camping.
>
> John Kuthe..
>

We have a small RV, as well. We fill gallon jugs from the RO prior to
leaving. The RO water is used for drinking, coffee and for the dog.
It's best for the dog to drink only water that he is used to when
traveling. He drinks RO water at home as well.

If we are on a long trip, we refill the water jugs at WalMart or other
places where they have RO machines available.

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Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.

How much does Culligan charge for rent?
I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.

On 4/25/2014 10:51 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.
>
> How much does Culligan charge for rent?
> I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
> You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.
>
I am aware of that, Sheldon. I'm also aware that the filters are not
inexpensive and they have to be changed at least once a year.

Further, neither myself nor my DH are capable of getting under the sink
to either install or change filters on the system.

If anything goes wrong with it, Culligan has a 24/7 service number and
they have come when called.

We pay $40 every other month for the system and it is worth it for us in
our particular circumstances.

Sometimes it's not about the money.

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Janet Wilder wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.
>>
>> How much does Culligan charge for rent?
>> I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
>> You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.
>>
>I am aware of that, Sheldon. I'm also aware that the filters are not
>inexpensive and they have to be changed at least once a year.
>
>Further, neither myself nor my DH are capable of getting under the sink
>to either install or change filters on the system.
>
>If anything goes wrong with it, Culligan has a 24/7 service number and
>they have come when called.
>
>We pay $40 every other month for the system and it is worth it for us in
>our particular circumstances.
>
>Sometimes it's not about the money.

No need to defend your choice, I was just interested out of curiosity
in how much it cost to rent an RO filter, you're the first person I
heard of who rents one. So you pay $240 a year to rent something that
you could buy for well under a $200 one time payment. An RO membrane
with typical water use for a family of four should last ten years,
yours should last near twice that. The cartridge filters that are
changed once a year should cost no more than $30 total... does your
rent include the cost of the filters? I don't change the filters
myself either, I have my unit serviced about every two years together
with my water softener, that's what the service company recommends.
Servicing just the RO cost me $40 last time (included filters), So far
that RO filter has been working perfectly for more than ten years.
Mine is mounted on the wall in my basement directly under my kitchen
sink but if it were in the cabinet under my kitchen sink I probably
couldn't easily fit in to change those filters either (there's a
mullion between the two doors, but I'm sure I could find some skinny
teenager to perform that ten minute task for like $20. Here's what a
full set of filter cartridges cost: http://tinyurl.com/k2wgcuz
http://www.amazon.com/Watts-Filters-...cement+4+stage

On 4/25/2014 7:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.
>>>
>>> How much does Culligan charge for rent?
>>> I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
>>> You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.
>>>
>> I am aware of that, Sheldon. I'm also aware that the filters are not
>> inexpensive and they have to be changed at least once a year.
>>
>> Further, neither myself nor my DH are capable of getting under the sink
>> to either install or change filters on the system.
>>
>> If anything goes wrong with it, Culligan has a 24/7 service number and
>> they have come when called.
>>
>> We pay $40 every other month for the system and it is worth it for us in
>> our particular circumstances.
>>
>> Sometimes it's not about the money.
>
> No need to defend your choice, I was just interested out of curiosity
> in how much it cost to rent an RO filter, you're the first person I
> heard of who rents one. So you pay $240 a year to rent something that
> you could buy for well under a $200 one time payment. An RO membrane
> with typical water use for a family of four should last ten years,
> yours should last near twice that. The cartridge filters that are
> changed once a year should cost no more than $30 total... does your
> rent include the cost of the filters? I don't change the filters
> myself either, I have my unit serviced about every two years together
> with my water softener, that's what the service company recommends.
> Servicing just the RO cost me $40 last time (included filters), So far
> that RO filter has been working perfectly for more than ten years.
> Mine is mounted on the wall in my basement directly under my kitchen
> sink but if it were in the cabinet under my kitchen sink I probably
> couldn't easily fit in to change those filters either (there's a
> mullion between the two doors, but I'm sure I could find some skinny
> teenager to perform that ten minute task for like $20. Here's what a
> full set of filter cartridges cost: http://tinyurl.com/k2wgcuz
> http://www.amazon.com/Watts-Filters-...cement+4+stage
>
>
The filters need changing every year. There are more than one and they
are a god deal more expensive than $30. I'm glad you can do it cheaper
but we can't.

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On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:34:25 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 4/25/2014 7:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.
>>>>
>>>> How much does Culligan charge for rent?
>>>> I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
>>>> You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.
>>>>
>>> I am aware of that, Sheldon. I'm also aware that the filters are not
>>> inexpensive and they have to be changed at least once a year.
>>>
>>> Further, neither myself nor my DH are capable of getting under the sink
>>> to either install or change filters on the system.
>>>
>>> If anything goes wrong with it, Culligan has a 24/7 service number and
>>> they have come when called.
>>>
>>> We pay $40 every other month for the system and it is worth it for us in
>>> our particular circumstances.
>>>
>>> Sometimes it's not about the money.
>>
>> No need to defend your choice, I was just interested out of curiosity
>> in how much it cost to rent an RO filter, you're the first person I
>> heard of who rents one. So you pay $240 a year to rent something that
>> you could buy for well under a $200 one time payment. An RO membrane
>> with typical water use for a family of four should last ten years,
>> yours should last near twice that. The cartridge filters that are
>> changed once a year should cost no more than $30 total... does your
>> rent include the cost of the filters? I don't change the filters
>> myself either, I have my unit serviced about every two years together
>> with my water softener, that's what the service company recommends.
>> Servicing just the RO cost me $40 last time (included filters), So far
>> that RO filter has been working perfectly for more than ten years.
>> Mine is mounted on the wall in my basement directly under my kitchen
>> sink but if it were in the cabinet under my kitchen sink I probably
>> couldn't easily fit in to change those filters either (there's a
>> mullion between the two doors, but I'm sure I could find some skinny
>> teenager to perform that ten minute task for like $20. Here's what a
>> full set of filter cartridges cost: http://tinyurl.com/k2wgcuz
>> http://www.amazon.com/Watts-Filters-...cement+4+stage
>>
>>
>The filters need changing every year. There are more than one and they
>are a god deal more expensive than $30. I'm glad you can do it cheaper
>but we can't.

Of course you can buy the *set* of filters for under $30... you
obviously didn't click on the link I provided... you can buy the set
of filters at most any hardware store they all fit the standard 10"
cartridge, and there are plenty of on line companys that sell nothing
but RO filters. Plenty of info on the net:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tmigld5iAEThe

The same person who installed and sold me my water softeners and
services my wells sold me and services my RO too. I have two wells,
and two water softeners, all are serviced on the same visit. My water
is prefiltered from each well so I only need new cartridges at the RO
every two years, but even if I changed filters every year they are
rather inexpensive. The most expensive part of my water service is
replacing the UV bulb, all my water is UV treated, that bulb is about
$125.