Bottled water...is it really better than tap water??

[East Sun]

First avoid tap water, then plastic bottles. invest in a water purifier filter. if you buy bottled water get glass bottles
and have it tested.

that's my advice in a nutshell.

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by LoneWolf76 (here)

Posted by Paul (here)

Posted by raff (here)
Once I distill the water I put it in glass jars and stick them out in the sun to energize. Distillation as far as I'm aware is the only process that removes fluoride and any and all impurities. Taste is good as well.

I would not expect distillation to remove certain dissolved volatile gases in the water, for they too will boil off with the water, and condense into the collection jar. For such gases, some sort of carbon filter (such as the Brita, or many other variants) works well.

Thanks for the product review raff! Planning on getting one of those next month as part of my lifestyle upgrade (getting my **** together).

Paul, as far as I am aware, these particular distillers come with carbon filters.

My Megahome distiller came with a carbon filter, yes.

But it was a dinky little envelope of carbon that sat in the output spout. I doubt the water going over the carbon was exposed to enough carbon to take out much of the volatile compounds.

There are a variety of convenient counter top or refrigerator carbon filters, such as Brita, PUR, or Zero, many available for a fairly modest cost, that will do quite a bit better job of filtering the volatiles.

[Carmody]

Posted by East Sun (here)
First avoid tap water, then plastic bottles. invest in a water purifier filter. if you buy bottled water get glass bottles
and have it tested.

that's my advice in a nutshell.

It's what I've been drinking for about 11 years now:



No booze, no beer, just glass bottled water... as an evening treat.

[Andrew]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by East Sun (here)
First avoid tap water, then plastic bottles. invest in a water purifier filter. if you buy bottled water get glass bottles
and have it tested.

that's my advice in a nutshell.

It's what I've been drinking for about 11 years now:



No booze, no beer, just glass bottled water... as an evening treat.

I thought I'd try this brand of water once then read the ingredients and so put it back.

Country Italy
Source San Pellegrino Terme
Type Sparkling
pH 7.6
Calcium (Ca) 160
Chloride (Cl−) 47
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 238.0
Fluoride (Fl) 0.44
Lithium (Li) 0.2
Magnesium (Mg) 53
Nitrate (NO3) 0.68
Potassium (K) 2.5
Silica (SiO2) 7.5
Sodium (Na) 32
Strontium (Sr2) 3.2
Sulfates (SO4) 430

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pellegrino

[BMJ]

Hi Spellbound,
Berkey system filters all impurties and flouride from water we use it for cooking and drinking, coffee and tea taste so much better.

One clay and one carbon filter lasts about a year and half for us and costs about $80.00AUD. Initial purchase of large jug was about $300.00AUD we have been using it for about 4 years at least.

Berkey
Link: http://www.berkeyshop.com/index.php?main_page=index

Link: https://www.aussieberkeyshop.com.au/

[LoneWolf76]

Oh, and to my dismay, I recently found out that Nestle own San Pellegrino also. Pity, I liked that stuff.
Oh well, gotta stop feeding the monster.
We ALL gotta stop feeding the monster!

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Anyway, after I get another Spooky2, I'll get a distiller. Then I can start brewing Kombucha!