Water purifier questions

**888zzz** · 05-12-2009, 04:09 PM

The EPA estimated safe level of chloramines in drinking water is 4 mg/l. My city water is 2.5 mg/l. Is 2.5 mg/l a safe level? Government agencies are hardly trustworthy because they’re so heavily influenced by the private sector, but is 2.5 mg/l a safe level for drinking water? I’m thinking about buying a Berkey water purifier, but it doesn’t filter out chloramines. I guess only carbon block purifiers filter out chloramines, so I would have to rule out the Berkey filter if I wanted to filter chloramines. If 2.5 mg/l is unsafe can you recommend a good countertop carbon block purifier? The fluoride level of my city water is .1 ppm. 2ppm is considered safe, so the fluoride level is not a problem I believe. Thanks for any replies.

**Grainlady** · 05-12-2009, 05:51 PM

I'd choose (and have for over 20-years) a water distiller for water purification over any type of filter. You might want do some research on the difference between purification and filtration so you have all the information you need to make a choice.

Filters are only as effective as the filter is clean. If you use clogged or dirty filters, all you get is unfiltered water complete with all the toxins, and most people aren't always aware of how clogged filters get. For every gallon of water I distill, I know it's as pure as I can get water at home - every time I distill.

Filters don't remove prescription drugs, which is something I personally find are becoming a large problem for the population now that Rx drugs are commonly found in treated water. I don't take Rx drugs, and I don't want to take them via the city water system. I live in an area of the country where run-off from farms and animal opperations enter the water systems - this includes all kinds of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Using a distiller I can avoid drinking them.

It costs us 21-cents to process a gallon of water. The last distiller we got was through Amazon.com (1-gallon counter-top distiller).

**peanut** · 05-12-2009, 08:06 PM

I use a Brita carbon filter system. It's a jug for in the fridge. It cost all of $20 and has a counter you can set to remind you when to replace the filter. Filters are about $6CAD and last us at least a month. Good luck finding what you want!

Jean

**Denvergirlie** · 05-13-2009, 09:21 AM

I have a Berkey filter.

The black carbon filters will remove most things from the water, including the chloramine, a lot of the perscription drugs as well as other toxins. I also have the white filters that in turn remove the floride.

What I like about this filtering system over other systems is that the filters are cleanable. I do like the idea of the distiller, but dislike the fact that it must have electricity to work, so it would be useless in situations without power. For example, we took the Berkey back woods camping and pulled water from the river to filter.