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Originally posted by HRK:
Google Fu Says....

What water treatment technologies are best to treat e.coli?

I’m shocked their recommendation for the best solution is the product they are selling.

More Google Foo:
How Does Reverse Osmosis Remove Bacteria?

The average diameter of common bacteria like Escherichia Coli ranges from 0.2 to 4 microns.

This size is too large to pass through the RO membranes which have pores of 0.0001 microns.

Link

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Originally posted by BigSwede:

If you have a Costco near, get their copy of a Brita

https://www.costco.com/kirklan...oduct.100535736.html

They have ten packs of filters for about $30

I could not tell from the sparse information on the linked website: Are the Costco (Kirkland) branded filters interchangeable with Brita filters?

I'm guessing that they are the same, that the Kirkland stuff is made for them by Brita, but maybe not?

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Edit: I just found this:

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Fits And Performs In Pitchers from Brita

https://www.costco.com/kirklan...oduct.100497360.html

I use a Bluevua ROPOT.

Also available at Amazon.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

I could not tell from the sparse information on the linked website: Are the Costco (Kirkland) branded filters interchangeable with Brita filters?

I'm guessing that they are the same, that the Kirkland stuff is made for them by Brita, but maybe not?

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Edit: I just found this:

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Fits And Performs In Pitchers from Brita

https://www.costco.com/kirklan...oduct.100497360.html[/QUOTE]

I've used the Kirkland ones when the Brita isn't on sale (their sales at Costco tend to make them a better value). They fit the Brita Pitchers just fine, old and new models. They do not have the same shape at the top as the brita design (not as easy to pull out). Do they make them? who knows? But they work about the same. Come to think of it, the previous Brita design is pretty close to what is sold under the Kirkland banner, so maybe they do make them for Costco.

Not to be a doom sayer, but off the top of my head I believe...

Britta pitchers are plastic.
PUR filters have plastic parts.
Most water filters themselves are actually plastic.
PVC water pipes are plastic.
Pex water pipes are plastic.
The bladder in your water system pressure tank is plastic.
Your water heater has plastic parts.
Even if your dishwasher has stainless sides, the racks, soap dispenser, rotating arms, and internal piping are all plastic.
The inside of your microwave is plastic.
Your milk containers are either plastic or cardboard coated with wax, which is worse because it will turn you into a candle.
Fabric softener sheets are plastic.
Teabags and coffee filters are often plastic.
Any clothing you wear that isn't 100% cotton, wool, or leather is plastic, and you breath in shedded particles from the fabric.
The same applies to sheets, blankets, pillows, mattresses (particularly foam ones), throw pillows, sofas, car seats, etc which are all plastic.
Baby bottles are plastic.
Your toothbrush is plastic and the toothpaste comes in a plastic tube, and your mouthwash in a plastic bottle.
Your phone, which you hold right by your face while talking and breathing, is plastic.
Your hand soap, body soap and shampoo all come in plastic bottles.
Your Glock is plastic, your P226 has plastic grips, and your AR uses plastic mags.
Your eyeglass frames and lenses are plastic.
Your CPAP machine, mask and hoses are all plastic.
Your Tupperware is plastic.
The non-stick coating on your pots and pans is plastic.
Your black plastic spatulas and cooking spoons are plastic.

PLUS... All the plastic your body manages to excrete goes into your septic system through the ground and eventually back up through your well and you drink it all over again.

If micro plastics are going to kill us all, it's already too late.
We're dead and just don't know it yet.

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Originally posted by bendable:
Have you heard about some canned foods are in plastic lined cans ?

This is why you should never heat canned food (in the can) over a camp fire.

Exceptions are I believe canned pineapple and canned mushrooms which often still use tin lined cans. Peaches? I'm not sure. But who wants to heat pineapple, mushrooms or peaches over a camp fire?

I am not on well water and have municipal water, but I have an RO system for my sink water and would either way. The only difference is when it comes to ice cubes to me. If I was on well water, and had any concerns, then I would use ice trays and my RO sink water to make ice cubes. Since I am not on well water, I use the ice cubes from my fridge with a water filter installed.

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Originally posted by Fenris:
Not to be a doom sayer, but off the top of my head I believe...

Excellent points.

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We're dead and just don't know it yet.

So that's what's wrong with me...

Everything will kill you. Choose something you enjoy.

RMD

I use the Berkey with Doulton ceramic filters for all my drinking water. I do not see the point in filtering what I am not drinking.