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24-08-2019, 11:32 PM
I noticed on the other forum that this subject has come up again and I thought it would be a useful topic here.
I have a system that I brought with me from the UK where we used it because our water was so chalky it was like milk!
It is a PurePro RS4000 alkaline water filter. (Not Reverse Osmosis (RO)). Doesn't seem much point in home RO as our mains water has already been through that process.
https://www.waterfiltershop.co.uk/purepr...ilter.html
Current cost online is £183. Set of replacement cartridge £53.
The info says to change cartridges every 1500 gallons (probably every 3-4 months in the guidelines). We change ours once a year as we reckon we only use about 5L a day.
Pros:
No remembering to buy large bottles.
No storing multiple large bottles.
Less plastic use.
No lugging large bottles around, especially if you don't have a car!
Fresh water at your kitchen sink - on tap!
Very quick and easy to change filters.
Unit is very neat, fits easily under the sink taking up little room.
Use for 'cooking water' as well if wanted.
It's perfect for watering orchids (they are very fussy about their water!).
I now have mine through a 3 way tap at the sink so no extra hole in the worktop or drainer.
BIG Money saving - see below.
Cons:
If the mains is off and your reserve tank runs dry, you're stuffed. Still need to keep a 5L in storage, just in case.
Remember to buy replacement cartridges - we buy 3 or 4 lots at a time to save on postage and always buy when we still have 1 set in reserve.
Ummm ……. can't think of any more.
Some maths - correct me if I'm working it out wrong
1500 gallons equals approx. 6800 litres. (Manufacturer's recommendation for changing filters.)
6800 litres equals 1360 5L bottles.
We use about 5L a day, so that's the 360 bottles leaving a 1000 spare! and the reason we only change our filters once a year instead of every 3-4 months.
If we used bottled water it would cost us about 365€ a year.
The initial kit is £183 which includes a set of filters; you're already quids in even if you need to employ a plumber to fit it for you.
Ongoing it costs us £53 a year. For use by a family you would probably need to change twice a year, £106. Still big savings and NO hassle.
We have been using it here for 7+ years. If we had bought it new when we moved here:
£183 + (£53 x 7) = 183 + 371 = £554
In that time we would have spent 2555€ on bottled water. (I've done everything at today's prices for simplicity.) A saving of 2000 £ or € over 7 years.
Hope this helps someone - can't understand anyone who lives here permanently who doesn't fit one of these.
I have a system that I brought with me from the UK where we used it because our water was so chalky it was like milk!
It is a PurePro RS4000 alkaline water filter. (Not Reverse Osmosis (RO)). Doesn't seem much point in home RO as our mains water has already been through that process.
https://www.waterfiltershop.co.uk/purepr...ilter.html
Current cost online is £183. Set of replacement cartridge £53.
The info says to change cartridges every 1500 gallons (probably every 3-4 months in the guidelines). We change ours once a year as we reckon we only use about 5L a day.
Pros:
No remembering to buy large bottles.
No storing multiple large bottles.
Less plastic use.
No lugging large bottles around, especially if you don't have a car!
Fresh water at your kitchen sink - on tap!
Very quick and easy to change filters.
Unit is very neat, fits easily under the sink taking up little room.
Use for 'cooking water' as well if wanted.
It's perfect for watering orchids (they are very fussy about their water!).
I now have mine through a 3 way tap at the sink so no extra hole in the worktop or drainer.
BIG Money saving - see below.
Cons:
If the mains is off and your reserve tank runs dry, you're stuffed. Still need to keep a 5L in storage, just in case.
Remember to buy replacement cartridges - we buy 3 or 4 lots at a time to save on postage and always buy when we still have 1 set in reserve.
Ummm ……. can't think of any more.
Some maths - correct me if I'm working it out wrong
1500 gallons equals approx. 6800 litres. (Manufacturer's recommendation for changing filters.)
6800 litres equals 1360 5L bottles.
We use about 5L a day, so that's the 360 bottles leaving a 1000 spare! and the reason we only change our filters once a year instead of every 3-4 months.
If we used bottled water it would cost us about 365€ a year.
The initial kit is £183 which includes a set of filters; you're already quids in even if you need to employ a plumber to fit it for you.
Ongoing it costs us £53 a year. For use by a family you would probably need to change twice a year, £106. Still big savings and NO hassle.
We have been using it here for 7+ years. If we had bought it new when we moved here:
£183 + (£53 x 7) = 183 + 371 = £554
In that time we would have spent 2555€ on bottled water. (I've done everything at today's prices for simplicity.) A saving of 2000 £ or € over 7 years.
Hope this helps someone - can't understand anyone who lives here permanently who doesn't fit one of these.
