Next Dimensions

The truth about bottled water is out and is revealing the scam that has made many companies billions of dollars. Bottled water is sold as a ‘food product’ and is therefore overseen by the FDA, which plays a limited role in regulating what the water purity requirements are. The EPA oversees municipal water supplies (tap water) which has much higher safety regulations, revealing the fact that tap water is probably safer to drink than bottled water.

Here is Penn and Teller doing a solid, investigative and sarcastic video about water supplies and the scam of bottled water.

The answer to getting pure water into your daily living lies not with store bought “spring water” or “drinking water” but with your own reverse osmosis filtration system installed in your home. Why pay for bottled water if this is how the companies make it anyway?Reverse osmosis systems are used all around the world to purify water, even in converting salt water into fresh, clean drinking water. A home kit for the drinking water needs of several people can be had for between $100-$300. The reason why you want to filter your tap water after the EPA has done its job is because there are still levels of contaminants that are allowed by the EPA. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather clean up the chlorine, flouride, arsenic, pesticides, etc. that still get into the body when drinking tap water.

From APEC, where I bought my RO filter system:

RO is the most convenient and effective method of water filtration. It filters water by squeezing water through a semi-permeable membrane, which is rated at 0.0001 micron (equals to 0.00000004 inch!). This is the technology used to make bottled water, it is also the only technology capable of desalinating sea water, making it into drinking water.

Here is a picture of my industry standard, 5 stage reverse osmosis system, that gives me gallons of CHEAP pure water, that tastes excellent, every day.

It took about 1 hour to install: the color coded hoses and simple instructions make it very simple to set up. A small faucet is installed next your regular faucet and allows you to receive the purified water from the tank. Most sinks have a hole that is plugged for such an addition, but if it doesn’t, or is being used by the flexihose sprayer, you will need to drill the sink for the RO faucet to be mounted. There are also additional hoses in the kit to feed the RO water into your ice maker.

Another source for quality filter systems is Abundant Flow Water Systems in Kansas. Ebay has tons of RO systems for sale, some around $100, but I am not sure who makes them (probably China). The standard 5 stage system is very common, and replacement filters, to be changed yearly, can be cheaply bought at hardware stores. Finally, the RO system has offered me the ability to have as much pure water as I want without having to lug around jugs of water that tastes like plastic. An RO system is highly recommended!