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Originally Posted by Lakesrider
Do those filters that you stick on your faucet scrub out e-coli? You know those Britta ones you see on TV?  |
Years ago, I bought an expensive cartridge designated "whole-house". It is made of a very fine ceramic, and is designed to filter out bacteria.
I never got around to installing it and ended-up with a distiller instead.
The six hours required to boil one gallon of
any kind of water kills the bacteria in it.
The one-gallon distiller includes a "final flow" through a charcoal filter to remove any noxious gases that could affect taste. The cost per gallon is only about 30¢ for the electric power for that gallon—and less than $90 for the durable distiller itself.
The final gallon tastes like the water you buy in stores, but you don't have to lug any bottled water around. For some flavorful zip,
lemon can be squeezed into a glass of distilled water.
Some distilling appliances arrive with glass containers: those have none of plastic's drawbacks associated with
Bisphenol-A.
Distillers would be perfect for Winnipesaukee's islanders who draw water from the lake—but the lake is a good place to start anyway—because
unlike well-water, Lake Winnipesaukee's natural waters contains scant
Radon. 