Waterdrop RO Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System w/ 3 Filters (400 GPD) EXPIRED

Has anyone considered or have a whole house filter system as well? If yes, which ones do you recommend? I am thinking of whole house filter too because the water that we get is very hard, it leaves white powdery deposits on our facets and shower heads and if I drink that filtered from the fridge, I feel very heavy after drinking that water. So considering RO for kitchen sink to drink and cook from and whole house carbon filter system for showers laundry etc.

Costco one is way better, https://www.costco.com/brondell-c...57228.html

Don't mind the taste of my tap water but love that bit of a different taste from bottled water, does this accomplish that?

Don't mind the taste of my tap water but love that bit of a different taste from bottled water, does this accomplish that?

Tankless RO is not intended for residential use, where one would dispense relatively small amounts of water frequently. Search for "TDS creep". Basically, when the system is idle, ions will remigrate into the filtered water that resides in the system, so the quality of water that comes out from the faucet initially (this is what you are most likely to drink) is the worst quality water that you would get, with a few hundreds TDS reading. A way around is to dispose of a few cups of water when you dispense water (EVERYTIME, especially after idled for overnight), then store the water after in a jar. This is not practical thus I do not think that tankless systems are intended for residential use. The TDS meter embedded in this system is misleading. I would suggest to buy a meter and test it yourself - I did and returned the system.

So much mis-information about this RO system, so I will attempt to clear up a few things. First, I have been using this filter for 6 months and it's going strong, and have used a 6 stage iSpring tank RO filter for 5 years before that, so my comments came from my experience with the filter.

1. Installation is much easier than the usual tank RO, I'd say 3x faster, and a lot less prone to leaking due to less connections to make.
2. dispensing speed is at least 2x slower than tank RO, about 1 tbsp of water comes out then pause for 2 seconds, then continuous stream of water comes out. I lose patience most of the time and only fill half of my drinking cup. This is its worst weakness and my biggest issue with it.
3. The trade off for slow speed is supposedly cleaner water which doesn't sit and collect in a tank for ages. This seems believable, but I would have no idea how dirty the RO Tank usually is.
4. Water tastes just like tank RO or my Bosch fridge water
5. Definitely more compact thank a tank RO, maybe 1/3 to 1/4 of the space required
6. Requires an outlet
7. cost a lot more to purchase and the filters are also more expensive. mine is still good so far. wastes less water than tank RO.
8. For those who like mineral taste, a new addon filter should be coming soon (likely in months) to reintroduce minerals back into the water (likely equivalent of stage 7 of tank RO). I know this because they are sending me one for testing. If you tell them you're interested on amazon or their website they may consider sending you one.
9. TDS display is fairly accurate, mine is around 19. my own meter usually shows 21.

Overall I would still recommend this RO system over the usual tank RO, mostly due to compact size, much nicer looking even under the sink, and easier to install. If dispensing speed or budget is your concern, I'd get a Tank RO instead.

I got this unit for the same price during prime day. While doing my research, reading various websites, there were few claims that I find inaccurate and must be some marketing BS.

1) hook up is much easier. FALSE! There are still as many tubes and connections that need to be made. Just the connection to the tank is now gone. So barely simpler at best.
2) better water quality. FALSE. About the same as my old unit. By quality, I mean TDS level as that's the only way to measure. The water does not taste as good as my old unit but that is subjective and I got used to the new taste after two weeks.

Couple of things to watch out for:

1) make sure an electrical outlet is nearby. It has an internal pump to push water to its faucet. Models with a tank don't need electricity to run. That also means you can't get filtered water during power outages.
2) replacement filters are expensive. I am mean darn expensive.

I don't regret my purchase. I had one with a tank that was a pain in the neck to replace the filters. It's much easier with this. This is the main deciding factor as I don't feel like crawling under the sink with my bad back.

What do you guys think of the Ultra Filtration system instead.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086YH4...XFb2H585FG

Seems like a little less clean but keeps the minerals and has less water waste.

I'm debating between the two, and both are better than my current Brita, but I might be willing to give up some up the Filtration for minerals and less waste.

Reverse osmosis water wastes a lot of water flushing our the membranes. It also depletes your body of minerals and makes you more thirsty than the same filter without the RO.

Unless you are trying to purify non-potable water it's unnecessary.

A simple multi stage filter gets the bad stuff in city water out and leaves the minerals in. Doesn't waste water down the drain either.

as to your minerals comment - this is why most bottled waters will have minerals ADDED - they're good for you AND they make the water taste better.