Advice need about a decent Under-the-sink Water Filter system

[r1k1n]

Hello there,

Our water has been found out to be extremely hard and we were advised to perhaps install a decent under-the-sink water filter system.
I've done some research and found many on eBay and have also found the Brita MyPure 1 system (but that one is a wee bit pricey) but would like to know if there are any others out there that don't cost an arm and a leg?

Many kind thanks,

Rik

 

[Aire]

What are you hoping to achieve by installing one of these systems?

 

[rpm]

Hello there,

Our water has been found out to be extremely hard and we were advised to perhaps install a decent under-the-sink water filter system.
I've done some research and found many on eBay and have also found the Brita MyPure 1 system (but that one is a wee bit pricey) but would like to know if there are any others out there that don't cost an arm and a leg?

Many kind thanks,

Rik

If the idea is to combat the hard water then look at water softners for the whole house not filter systems on the kitchen tap.

 

[r1k1n]

What are you hoping to achieve by installing one of these systems?

Hi there Craig,
We were told that that was wasn't very good for drinking and a filter would be better, so better drinking water really. We live in a really hard water area (Wembley).

 

[r1k1n]

If the idea is to combat the hard water then look at water softners for the whole house not filter systems on the kitchen tap.

Thank you!

 

[Aire]

Hi there Craig,
We were told that that was wasn't very good for drinking and a filter would be better, so better drinking water really. We live in a really hard water area (Wembley).

There will be nothing wrong with the water coming out your taps. Hard water is perfectly fine to drink, the water in my area is some of the hardest in the country and mine taste perfectly fine.

If your water smells or tastes funny, it will still be safe to drink but higher levels of chlorine and other contaminents can make your water unpleasant. This is what you'll want a filter for.

 

[r1k1n]

There will be nothing wrong with the water coming out your taps. Hard water is perfectly fine to drink, the water in my area is some of the hardest in the country and mine taste perfectly fine.

If your water smells or tastes funny, it will still be safe to drink but higher levels of chlorine and other contaminents can make your water unpleasant. This is what you'll want a filter for.

Yes, this sounds about correct!

 

[rpm]

Hi there Craig,
We were told that that was wasn't very good for drinking and a filter would be better, so better drinking water really. We live in a really hard water area (Wembley).

Wasn't a salesperson was it

 

[WC1]

I grew up drinking the water in Wembley and it did me no harm (I think! ) if your water smells or tastes bad report it to Thames Water is what I'd recommend as a first call. (And it's free (at point of use))

 

[r1k1n]

Wasn't a salesperson was it

No! Ha! It was a boiler engineer who also does plumbing work. Initially, our hot water tap in the kitchen was dripping every time the hot water was used upstairs in the bathroom/shower and downstairs in the walk-in shower room for my disabled mum. I had initially thought it might just be the tap chamber that'd need changing (not very confident in doing that!) but the engineer discovered tother together with the hard water, the water was also getting contaminated and advised a filter. He's asked me to find a suitable one and he'd install it for us.

 

[r1k1n]

I grew up drinking the water in Wembley and it did me no harm (I think! ) if your water smells or tastes bad report it to Thames Water is what I'd recommend as a first call. (And it's free (at point of use))

It's given me grey hair!

 

[WC1]

Thames Water is obliged to provide wholesome water (which they generally do). If your from out of town the hard water seems different at first but there's nothing "wrong" with it. Same for us when we visit family in Derbyshire with very soft water. There's a bit more limescale, that's it. Ask him what it was "getting contaminated " with and how he detected it....

 

[Rob Foster]

mains water supplied by the utilities is very good. Every home by law has to receive 'a wholesome supply of water fit to drink' . There has been the odd screw up, all well documented. However as a general rule householders do not maintain their domestic equipment and dabbling in 'improving' your water supply unneceserily will usually lead to a worse drinking water supply.
Rob Foster aka centralheatking

 

[r1k1n]

mains water supplied by the utilities is very good. Every home by law has to receive 'a wholesome supply of water fit to drink' . There has been the odd screw up, all well documented. However as a general rule householders do not maintain their domestic equipment and dabbling in 'improving' your water supply unneceserily will usually lead to a worse drinking water supply.
Rob Foster aka centralheatking

Sound advice, thank you Rob

 

[r1k1n]

Thames Water is obliged to provide wholesome water (which they generally do). If your from out of town the hard water seems different at first but there's nothing "wrong" with it. Same for us when we visit family in Derbyshire with very soft water. There's a bit more limescale, that's it. Ask him what it was "getting contaminated " with and how he detected it..

Thank you

 

[king of pipes]

Water filters will remove chlorine and organic compounds. Brita water filters are the most well known in this country water is past though a cartridge containing activated charcoal these need replacing every 6 to 12 months as recommended by manufacturer. Kop

 

[WC1]

because the water coming out of your tap is by law "wholesome". storing water in a plastic jug rather than in the naturally biocidal copper pipes it was delivered in is (in my opinion ) introducing an unnecessary contamination risk.

 

[Frelon]

Belt and braces approach is called for! It seems you are more concerned about your hard water (you should be). A water filter will not solve this. You should invest (and I say this as good advice) in a modern twin cylinder water softener and get a water filter installed at the same time.
Do it once and do it right. Do not go for a cheap softener found on eBay or you will have to replace it sooner than you think! The right investment will last more than 20 years!