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11303716 No.11303716 [Reply] [Original]

Do any of you guys use these water filter pitcher? To me, it seem completely ineffective to any other option of getting, including getting those water bottle dispenser you find in offices and buying bulk of water bottles.

>> No.11303723

Nah brah I just buy bottled water. Nothing beats it.

>> No.11303734

>>11303716
they are great. my water is super hard so it is awesome

>> No.11304002

>>11303716
I use a zero water pitcher.

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>>11303716
NSF 53 filters remove almost all of the lead, microbes, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in standard tap water. They last for about 2 months or 40-50 gallons of water. Some can last for longer.
Bottled water has lower purity regulation limits in the United States than those imposed on water filters. Some bottled water is simply tap water that has had just the sediment removed. Additionally, they use discardable polyethylene bottles that can create landfill waste and litter and are made from oil.
A basic filter pitcher with 12 filters will cost about $40 and will filter 600 gallons of water, initially, and $25 per 600 gallons thereafter. A basic case (24 bottles@16 oz. each) of water costs approximately $4 on the lower end (6 gallons). From a cost benefit perspective, bottled water costs about $.66 per gallon, when purchased in bulk and about $2.98/gallon if purchased individually. In contrast, the self filtered water costs about $.06 per gallon, initially and $.04 per gallon, thereafter. The cost difference is in the convenience, packaging, and disposal.
Bulk purified water can be obtained fairly easily in more urban areas but the cost per gallon isslightly less than bottled water when you factor in the outlay for purchasing/renting the dispenser and maintaining the delivery contract.
In-line filters can be even more cost effective per gallon but require installation and maintenance.

tl;dr bottled water is about 11 times more expensive, the quality may not be as good, and the amount of resources used and trash produced is much higher than self filtered water. The only benefit is convenience.

>> No.11305245

I miss mine. I definitely notice a difference without it.

>> No.11305536

>>11305230
>Some can last for longer.
Wait, what

>> No.11305561

>>11305230
OK poorfag lmao

>> No.11305566

>>11305561
hah, fucking poorfag
>dies from pollution related causes and healthcare bills

>> No.11305570

>>11305566
Do you have aids or something never heard of anyone dying from drinking bottled water

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>>11305230
>purchasing/renting the dispenser and maintaining the delivery contract.
This isn't an office, so renting wouldn't be a thing, and these thing exist. Just get a car fill with jugs, spend what, a quarter, to fill each jug with water, and hope your car doesn't break down when you drive it home.

>> No.11305635

I use it. Water in my town is hard as fuck and I hate having stuff float in my tea. They're decent and the ion exchange resin inside can easily be "recharged" with something acidic like citric acid. A four pack lasts me for about a year and in my experience, it's less expensive and less of a hassle than buying bottled water.
Just my personal experience, though. Yours might differ.

>> No.11305788

>>11305561
>guy who's actually poor calls another guy poor for not joining in on wasteful spending so as to pretend he isn't poor
niggering 101