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Costco Members: Pure Blue 1:1 Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System Expired

$160 or Less
$189.99
+ Free S/H
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Costco Wholesale has Pure Blue 1:1 Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System on sale for $159.99 (or less of $139.99 for In-Costco Warehouse Stores purchase). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member abdthedeal for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership to purchase. Pricing/availability for in-warehouse purchase will vary.

About the Product
  • Professional grade/high recovery/efficiency (1:1 80gpd membrane)
  • Unique manifold design w/ valve in head/easy filter change
  • Brushed nickel electronic monitor faucet
  • High capacity 3-gallon storage tank
  • Certified to NSF/ANSI standard 58
  • Best in class performance w/ 57% recovery
Includes
  • Electronic Monitor Faucet
  • Manifold/Filters
  • 3-Gallon Storage Tank
  • All fittings for normal installation
Warranty
  • Includes a 1-year manufacturer warranty + Costco Concerges Services w/ purchase
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Pure Blue 1:1 Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration System available at Costco

Original Price - $179.99

Warehouse - $139.99
Online - $159.99

https://www.costco.com/pure-blue-...70498.html
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If you're going to go through hassle of installing an RO system, at least get 4 stages to include the sediment filter. I have a 5 stage system (no UV light) and it's great, have had it for about 7 years now and parts to eventually fail so I had to replace the tank and the housing for the filters, but still worth it to have excellent water (I use a TDS meter and the city water is about 210-220 where after the RO system, I'm getting 12-14 TDS which is cleaner than bottle water). We use RO water for cooking, coffee, etc and everything taste great.
Lol, illegal. That term is used so liberally. It's against the building codes in some places. As a homeowner one has the right to whatever you want to do within your own home, but at your own risk.

However, if a licensed plumber or contractor were to do something against the code, then they are in violation and may lose their license.
Read the reviews on Costco, people complaining about the availability and price of filters and there seems to be leaking issues down the road.

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spiritswithout
12-11-2022 at 03:49 PM.
12-11-2022 at 03:49 PM.
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I recommend these. 40 micron (size of a hair) + carbon filter. https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-...X0DER&th=1 [amazon.com]

I've own these for 20 years. Replaced one after 15 years. They often go on sale for $300-$350. I got mine at local Menards.

Other/similar item around $369: https://www.menards.com/main/plum...73&ipos=30 [menards.com]

There are system that does both soften and water filter, if you need water softener too that is: https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-...07R62N8SQ/ [amazon.com]
I think we have a water softener in the basement but I read about the negative effects of adding the salted wastewater to the local wastewater supply and I don't want to do that.
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PedroR
12-11-2022 at 03:53 PM.
12-11-2022 at 03:53 PM.
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airgap for the dishwasher.
may not even be necessary ...typically an AHJ mandate
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12-11-2022 at 03:57 PM.
12-11-2022 at 03:57 PM.
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Thanks for your reply. What do you think about the issue of water from RO leeching minerals from your body and causimg negative health effects?
add minerals back
example
https://optipurewater.com/products/ilma-10-14/
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12-11-2022 at 04:41 PM.
12-11-2022 at 04:41 PM.
6 stage tastes like bottled water. TDS is 15 PPM with remineralization stage.
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Siwy12
12-11-2022 at 04:50 PM.
12-11-2022 at 04:50 PM.
Quote from OxnardMotors :
I work at a water store and remove generic brand ones all the time to install ours (pentair,hydrotech) beware of filters costing insane amount of $$$

Our filters for our units cost about 50 bucks yearly for 3

Also this might not be a 1/1 system meaning you'll waste more water (edit: I see it says it's a 1:1 system)
Are there any countertop ones you'd recommend? Renting right now so drilling in countertop not really an option but missing the R/O we've had for last 25+ years....
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12-11-2022 at 06:32 PM.
12-11-2022 at 06:32 PM.
Quote from MachuPicchu :
Thanks for your reply. What do you think about the issue of water from RO leeching minerals from your body and causimg negative health effects?
We are not qualified to fully address this query. What we DO know is that municipal water contains many chemical additives that are removed or substantially reduced by the RO filtration process. Minerals can easily be added post-processing if desired. We would like to see quantitative data before forming an opinion. There is a big difference between vast desalination plants in the mideast and a small household system under the sink. How much RO water will anyone actually drink, compared to how much it would take to leach minerals sufficient to cause negative health effects? More data needed....
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12-12-2022 at 04:16 AM.
12-12-2022 at 04:16 AM.
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No, unless there is something else that needs to be removed from your water. Your hardness level is perfect. Very low hardness level water does not taste good. Some RO systems include a cartridge with calcite to increase hardness to improve taste.

Or add a tiny amount of sea salt before you drink. I find it tastes much better that way. Also, I have read drinking such pure water can actually leach minerals out of your body, so adding some back in helps. Not sure how true that is though.

check out aquamin for a mineral source too.
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12-12-2022 at 04:22 AM.
12-12-2022 at 04:22 AM.
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Oh slick deal people trying to turn a buying site into twitter.

Slick deals is better than Twitter.
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12-12-2022 at 03:03 PM.
12-12-2022 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from chhatc :
So I had an iSpring 6 stage filter which had issues. After about a year, the tank went bust, they sent a new tank. Then one sudden week a year later when I was away, wife called saying the kitchen was flooded, I just asked her to turn off the supply valve to stop the flooding. By the time I got back home, I just didn't have the patience to "debug" where the leak originated. And trust me if this is happening under your sink you will be rightly upset. A while before this happened, we had a leak because one of the filters and the end fittings (weren't properly seating in the filter, the connections just wouldn't sit no matter what we tried). When I called iSpring, they sent me a new filter and some quick connect fittings, and I thought the trouble was behind us. iSpring stopped short of saying that "yeah some filter ends were susceptible to loose quick connect based connections". But when the final leak occurred when I was away, that was the straw that broke the camels back. Enough is enough.
With the tank issues and leaking filters, you run the risk of the your kitchen flooding and leaking water everywhere. I then found the Waterdrop D6, and that is what I've been using since. Its been 6 months and it works fine for me although it has its own drawbacks. I've also supplemented it with a re-mineralization filter to get back essential minerals back in the water. MY source TDS is not too bad to begin with (between 68 and 90 over seasons, east coast), but the taste is horrible without RO. The one thing about the Waterdrop D6 RO is that there is only 1 filter to change and there is very little reason to suspect leaks. The mechanism to replace filters is very simple: twist and pull, and replace, unlike the 6 stage filters (good luck doing this every 6months to a year, it becomes draining after a bit, unless it is placed in an easily accessible area).
I went with the D6 knowing what issue I had with leaks. it also has its shortcomings. It is plugged into an outlet, so I can't use it if there is a power outage. The water pressure at the spigot is considerably lower than the iSpring tank based solution.
The iSpring works based on natural water pressure of your supply line (in most cases). So you can use the filter all the time, even without electricity. The D6 has a motor in it, which is somewhat annoyingly loud at times. The iSpring water to waste ratio was 1:1.5 or 1:2 (yeah that was bad), the D6 is 2:1, much more efficient in this sense.
I really wished there were better products out there for the home (such as the Xiaomi Mijia Water Purifier 1600G) in the US.
Are there any other drawbacks to the Waterdrop D6? I was thinking about a countertop RO but a Waterdrop looks like a good solution. I'm worried about connectors failing and leaking and I guess that has less of them.

I was thinking a countertop model would be good because I don't have much space under the counter (which is also why the Waterdrop might be a good option), but also because if it's on the counter, I could see if it's leaking, and maybe have one good quality master valve that's always off unless using.
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