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GE Smart Whole House Water Filtration System $129 - Shipped by Amazon
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Just bought this for my home for $25 more refurnished/open box! Very cool wii-connected water filter that tells you the flow rate and will alert you when you have a water flow drop (as well as bug you about replacing the filter).
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Give Feedback Model: GE Smart Whole House Water Filtration System | Reduces Sediment, Rust & More | Install Kit & Accessories Included | Filter Not Included | Replace Filter (FTHPM, FTHTM, FTHLM) Every 3 Months | GXWH70M
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| Rating: | (4.5 out of 5 stars) |
| Reviews: | 1,300 Amazon Reviews |
| Product Name: | GE Smart Whole House Water Filtration System | Reduces Sediment, Rust & More | Install Kit & Accessories Included | Filter Not Included | Replace Filter (FTHPM, FTHTM, FTHLM) Every 3 Months | GXWH70M |
| Manufacturer: | GE |
| Model Number: | GXWH70M |
| Product SKU: | B087RN74VM |
| UPC: | 84691834946 |
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For one, properly used, the filter has to be back flushed every time it's used. This wastes a lot of water. Sometimes 2x as much for flushing as drinking.
Reverse osmosis water actually makes you thirstier, which is one reason why they use it for soft drinks and bottled water a lot. You can sell a lot more Coke and Pepsi if the water used makes you thirstier after drinking it.
Reverse osmosis strips the water of essential minerals which not only make water taste better but also are essential nutrients. Often, the sales pitch uses a TDS meter to "prove" that RO cleans up the water better. This is a fallacy. Unless you have murky tap water, there's no benefit in stripping the water of all solids. It's stripping water of essential minerals and ionizing it the opposite of natural water. The TDS meter looks like a good demonstration but it's just proving the negatives of RO.
A simple filter that can take out the bad stuff in tap water (like chlorine, pharmaceuticals, bacteria and virii) but pass through the good stuf, is the best way to go. Adding a soluble minerals cartridge can add enough flavor and push the pH to the alkaline side. The result is tap water that has the nasty stuff removed and tastes like a good spring water.
That's what I would recommend. I also recommend installing an under sink system instead of whole house, unless you have tap water that's unsafe to even wash clothes in. You'll save a lot of money on replacement filters if you only filter what you are going to drink.
Added this clarification:
I am not in the water or filter business, so I have no dog in the race. What I wrote is based on a lot of research and testing various types of filters. Also my recommendation is based on municipal tap water. if you are getting your water from a stream catchment system or an unsafe well, you should consult a local professional who is familiar with the local challenges. Try to get the simplest system that will remove contamination that is actually in your own water. It might be worth having a water sample tested for contaminants before buying something that might not be the best for your unique situation.
Agree with filtering what needs to be filter.
It's fairly wasteful to filter potable water even more to flush the toilet.
If high chlorine water makes skin dry and hair brittle, it makes more sense to use a shower head carbon filter.
The issue with "stripping minerals" is not a big problem unless you don't eat any whole foods or fortified foods in your diet.
If you're on city water, the city should send you (or have it on the website) the water report with professionally tested sample so most people don't need a separate water test. I lived at about 10 different cities and the chemical levels have ALWAYS been well below safe amount (imagine the news if your city poisons its citizen). It's been shown that in general, city water is safer than bottled water.
I have an undersink APEC RO because we don't like the taste of city water and the chlorine content. Never buy proprietary filter because you'll be throwing the filter plus the plastic housing (both expensive and wasteful). We have one shower head filter for the high chlorine level which irritates our skin and scalp.
get cleaner water but more dentist bills
I wouldn't expect this puny single filter to do anything for water purity.
get cleaner water but more dentist bills
I live in California. My local utility company is >300x health guideline on arsenic, chromium, and radon. But visibly the filters get extremely dirty after light use.
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I drink tap water and only want the fridge to make ice and cool the water when tap water is warm.
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Ya I replace mine yearly and it comes out clean still. Even particle counter shows below 20ppm
15 years ago I got something like that.
I got Kenmore - but this same tech. Works like a champ. Didn't spend a penny on maintenance.
Whirlpool WHELJ1 Central Water Filtration System, White https://a.co/d/f4bUCou
All those tiny filters feel like toys in comparison.
I wouldn't expect this puny single filter to do anything for water purity.
Note: the cost of RO ownership also depends on your local water rate and how much waste water produced by your system.
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I wouldn't expect this puny single filter to do anything for water purity.
Highly depends on where you live and how much water you use. Generally, the crap cities have in their water vs rural folks is different. The second and large particulates are less of a problem in cities but you get more of the small and vice versa in the rural areas. This is just a carbon filter, mostly for the large stuff... Meaning dissolved solids will pass through it