Does this unit remove lead, chloride, fluoride too? Or do I need a RO system and then pass filtered water through this unit for pure structured water?
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This unit will only structure the water. You should filter the water first and then run it through the portable enhancement unit for filtered, structured water.
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No, it is not filter, you will need other product to remove lead, chloride, fluoride... but this item can erase the bad memory about water.
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Yes, it removes fluoride from the water. For a complete list of all the chemicals it removes, see: http://www.waterwise.com/productcart/pc/lc_purity.asp
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I have had one of these units for about 3 years and the water is still being filtered efficiently. It has an adaptor that you screw into the end of your faucet and has a lever to switch it from the faucet to the purifier and then turn it back to have water come back out of your faucet. It's simple. Cheaper than bottled water.
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Yes, it filters chlorine plus a lot of other bad things. If you want the floride to be removed, you need to buy additional filters.
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Yes on the chlorine, and maybe on the fluoride. They actually say they are not certified for fluoride, but if the tester reads 000 then it has removed the fluoride as well.I have to say this is the best filter we have ever used and when I first bought the pitcher, we lived in a city with really nasty and heavily chlorinated water. Even my dog would get diarrhea when he drank the city water. After filtering with this system it was clear and tasteless! And mine always last way more than 2 weeks!!
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The only gravity fed picture water filter that does advertize fluoride removal is Clearly Filtered. That filter removes the heavy metals as good as Zero Water, and in addition also removes >90% of fluoride. I wish Mike Adams of Natural News would test to verify this manufactures claim and I wish Amazon would resell Clearly Filter Water Pictures.
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Yes, the RO process removes up to 98% of everything and the DI filter removes all ions left after the RO process. Giving you distilled quality water for use in lab or aquarium use. afwfilters
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Special membranes allow water to chemically bond to them and pass through, leaving behind most impurities. Unfortunately, fluoride is not one and you need an additional ion-exchange filter to get that out. I once lived in the San Juan islands in Washington and all our drinking water came from RO filtering of Puget Sound salt water. If you are going to buy the pictured unit that I did note that the instructions are virtually useless. You need to use JB Weld non-toxic epoxy (for aquatic use) on the thread of the small, RO unit screw in that's in the middle of the sink adapter or the joint will leak even if you use Teflon tape and pipe-thread sealer. You also have to drill a hole in a drain pipe and run a line from the "drain" fitting. Why? Because even if the instructions don't mention it, the drain runs constantly whenever the unit is filtering. (It stops when the storage tank is full.) Also, throw away the first 10 gallons you make, despite what they say. After that the water tastes great. If you aren't mechanically inclined, get a plumber to do the install.
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Hi Mary, personally I am on city water and use my filter for final polishing and not primary filtering. I would suggest you have your well water analyzed then contact Aquasana's technical support and forward them your lab results and let them tell you if their filter system is capable of purifying your water to potable standards. Please be absolutely aware of chemical toxins and biological pathogens that your lab will be able to identify. On a final note depending on you geographical location, we need to also be concerned about radiological contamination. To some extent there is a filter that is capable of addressing that problem too. If need be, ask me about it and I will look it up for you. Hope this response is of some use.
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RO is known to remove salts and minerals which make the taste bland. I prefer not having RO because of the amount of water waste it takes to generate the pure water and the water needs to be stored in holding tank because the pressure and amount of on-demand water from RO systems does not compare to the tap. Tap is perfectly safe by itself. Personally I just think RO is a bit overboard unless you have a good reason to use it (i.e.: ground water, wells, fracking, etc)
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If I remember correctly, the company info indicates that the filter on this unit removes 65% of the fluoride in water that it filters. I think that information is on their web site at this link (http://www.ecoflowater.com/composite-test-results).
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It requires a special additional filter to remove fluoride. Of course the filter system is going to remove everything else in your processed/packed flavor drink and leave you with just plain water. You would have to ask yourself what is the point of recovering water from store bought juice drinks. There are cheaper and simpler sources of water for purification.
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It does remove fluoride when the filter is fresh, but the longer you use the filter, the more metals will pass through. The water where I live is so bad, I only got two weeks from a filter. That costs too much for me, so we now rent a reverse osmosis system.
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Here is the answer from Zerowater's FAQ: "Q. Does the ZeroWater filter remove Fluoride? A. ZeroWater filters are not certified for the reduction of fluoride however fluoride is an inorganic compound. The TDS meter is designed to detect inorganic compounds. Fluoride levels in water are usually around 2 to 4 ppm, which will show up on the meter as 002 to 004. So when filtered water reads 000 it is not likely that fluoride is present in water."
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the ro will filter out flouride...it took my total desolved solids of 570ppm to 50ppm
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The filter will not remove salts in the water, so it'd be safe to assume that fluoride also will not be removed. You need a reverse osmosis setup for fluoride removal. I'd like to see an answer from Lifesaver on this just to be sure.
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None of the cartridge filters remove TDS. If you want that, you need reverse osmosis. It's a choice. Some people don't want to remove minerals, just organics and lead, some do.