Our water supply is good safe water but the water is blah. It doesn't taste bad, it just doesn't taste really good.

If water tastes really good then I'll drink a lot more of it. Same is true for my coffee and tea water.

My sister has a whole house water filter system that delivers excellent tasting water. She spent a lot of money on it.

I'm wondering if a Brita would do a good job of just making the water taste better, or maybe a Big Berkey or something like that.

I don't want to spend thousands of dollars or go into a complicated under the sink thing.

What do all yall say? Thanks
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We’ve used a large fridge Brita/Purr what helped with that issue. The water at my old place seemed like yours.

I've had a Multipure undersink (not complicated) for about 25 years, long before Amazon when it was a multi-level marketing business model. Filter replacements are reasonable(CB6 .5 sub micron). Haven't looked at other options as this has worked for my needs.

Multipure Aquaversa Model MP750 Drinking Water System With Below Sink Kit and Chrome Faucet https://a.co/d/aK7l8PP

I absolutely love my under the sink reverse osmosis (RO) water filter. I then make sure to change the filter in my refrigerator so the ice is filtered.

If you don’t want to go with an RO filter, then I would go with a Berkey as they are great. They are also portable and still leave in some minerals where an RO filters out everything.

The only thing I have for whole home is a water softener as the water in my area is extremely hard.

We use a Brita in a house we’re renting. It’s OK, takes the chlorine out, but it’s a constant hassle.
At home we have an iSpring reverse osmosis filter system from Amazon; it cost < $500, you can install it yourself. It comes with a faucet that you would need to install through the sink or countertop. We’ve had ours for six years and it continues to work fine. You need to replace pre-filters every 6-12 months, the RO membrane every few years.

Using it once installed is super easy, much easier than a Brita.
We only have one in the kitchen, there is no good reason to have one in bathrooms, etc.

RO filters remove heavy metals, chlorine and other toxic chemicals.

I use a PUR water pitcher and have for years. I'm happy with it.

We have two Brita pitchers for coffee and my wife's drinking water. My drinking water (and, I drink a lot of water) is filtered through a Kitchenaid refrigerator water dispenser.

We use a Brita pitcher. Years ago we had a Pur water pitcher. We hated it. The water that came out of it smelled like fish.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
I use a PUR water pitcher and have for years. I'm happy with it.

Same here

Berkey user here. Just replaced my filters for the first time. I added the fluoride removing filter this time also...no complaints

I have a PUR faucet system. I got it mostly because my baby girl ( dog ) wouldn't drink much water. Since I installed the filter, she drinks the water just fine.

I will say that the water tasted just fine before to me, but after the filter, it dose taste better.

The PUR system might not be the best, but Ahyoka and Sequoyah and myself says it's pretty good. Plus it was inexpensive and the filters are affordable.


ARman

I've got an iSpring RO system and a Brita pitcher. Water may be a little better through the RO but the Brita is good water. It was only around 25 bucks at Walmart so it's cheap enough to try.

Berkeley.
I only use the carbon filters. Happy with the results

I've got simple tastes. Most of the time, for me water is an ingredient, and as long as it doesn't screw up what I'm making (or kill the plants I water with it) I'm satisfied.

If water tastes like anything, it's got something in it and I'd rather it didn't, if I have a choice. If it tastes 'blah', then it's perfect!

We have RO water in the house for my carnivorous plants, not for drinking. I imagine it would taste 'blah' - and thus be perfect for my tastes - but our tap water and the stuff coming from the fridge water filter are fine and dandy.

What I'd do in the OP's shoes is start with inexpensive stuff I can get in stores (Black Friday!) like the small Brita filters, as that might well do what he's looking for and the experiment is cheap. If the in-store stuff strikes out, then explore the various installation options.

Also a caveat - one possibility is that the better water at the sister's house may be due to the original water quality at the house as well as the effect of her filter - in that case just putting in the same system won't necessarily give the same results, as you may not be starting with the same input water quality in both houses.

We have two Brita pitchers. One stays in the refrigerator for cold drinking water, the other sits on the counter for room temperature water used for coffee, tea, and anything else that doesn't need to be cold.

No hassle, no installation, no plumbing, and very affordable.

Berkey with Doulton ceramic filters

We use a Pentair Pentek carbon block filter on the house & RO for drinking water.

For serious drinking water filtration, I decided on the Berkey. The carbon filters last up to seven years. This filter makes my municipal water taste like spring water. It removes all chlorine, metals, organic compounds and a lot of other junk we don’t want in water. I added the fluoride filters also. I tried the pitcher filters of various manufacturers. None of them get fluoride out and many don’t remove all the lead. This Berkey is reputed to be capable of filtering creek water in an emergency. Friends living in Florida convinced me to buy one. YouTube has a lot of entries concerning Berkey Filters.
https://myberkey.com/blogs/new...-water-filter-system

Well water here, which is great but for the iron. Didn't really need it as I'm not too squeamish about the drinking water, but picked up a Berkey Travel model and have been using it for awhile now. No complaints at all.

Back around '99, there was MTBE in our ground water supply - thanks eco wackos!

Since I built these for photo labs, I put one in my house.

I cut the main water supply pipe in and made this panel and routed the water back into the main pipe.

I placed it:
1.) Where I could see it so I wouldn't overlook it down the road.

2.) In a spot where I could make a water mess without damage to anything when I changed the filters.

3.) Chest high so I would have leverage when removing the filter elements.

First element is 5 micron cotton for debris.

Second element is activated charcoal 2 micron to remove chemicals.

I bought two whole house filters at our local Ace Hardware. 1/4 turn ball valves too. I found a fluid filled 100# pressure gage at Graingers.

I made a backing board to hold it so that the filters were spaced away from the board for ease of maintenance.

All plumbing is copper/brass.

This picture shows how dirty our Hetch Hetchy water supply is. The filter on the right started out as white cotton.



Also, since this panel is over 20 years old, the original filter housings wore out and I replaced them with an upgrade to Culligan versions.

So, at that time, it cost me @ $100 +/- and my time to do it.

You would not believe what I have filtered out with this! Cloth, dirt, cryptosporidium cysts, rocks, etc. Also, it prevents this debris from fouling the water valves in our dishwasher, clothes washer and refrigerator. Added bonus - the refrigerator filter lasted 17 years, no joke. That's big savings right there. Additionally, the aereators on our faucets get no debris.

I can't tell you how intimidating it was to cut the main water line. I suppose I felt like Caesar when he crossed the Tiber. Come back victorious or come back on your shield. No going back.

So, there it is, under $200 in today's money and an immediate change in water quality. Why shower in all the rubbish? Your skin absorbs it!

What made me act was my coffee. The MTBE made it taste like turpentine. As an Italian - that's a bridge too far and a sin!

Hope this helps someone.