If you install a whole-house system, do you need to worry about bacterial growth—especially in homes with PEX piping instead of copper?
Reverse Osmosis System
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That's great, still not necessary. Do you take out a loan to pay your 2-3x as high water bill each month?
Sounds like a carbon filtration system would be better for you if you're worried about absorbing a bit of chlorine in your showers. Did you get duped by a RO system salesman by chance?
Nope.
I told the OP to do whatever he can to get the whole house clean water.
That’s all
Enjoy your Chlorine!
You have to worry about that with any system with PEX. Copper is naturally resistant.
I literally just posted a couple options that complete the same goal of removing chlorine at a MUCH lower cost, with 100% less wasted water. Not sure why you're acting like RO is the only way to remove chlorine.
Not to mention the fact that the vast majority of people are perfectly fine with the low levels of chlorine drank or 'absorbed' in a shower, anyway.
I didn’t say that RO was the only option.
I said do whatever you can to get clean water to the entire house , and used Chlorine as an example.
You are getting very worked up over water filtration systems.
Someone needs to lay off the chlorine!
seems like the cheapest option...might try it
I'M getting worked up? You're the one who felt the need to @ me just because I put a laugh emoji on your initial post...
The post which implied that a whole home RO system is the best, which is incorrect (& funny) for many reasons.
Oooh, my bad. When you suggest getting 'whole house if you can' in a thread asking about reverse osmosis systems (without mentioning any alternatives), clearly silly of me to think you were suggesting.. a whole house RO system.
Great rebuttal, Grandpa. Why don't you go ask the vendors at home Depot what you should have installed in your house next.
Some of your responses in this thread have been some of the most bizarre I have ever seen. You very much seem oddly worked up here. Kudos!
As for RO, we are exploring options for our fridge only, as our sole focus would be drinking water/ice. We won't be considering whole home. We are absolutely fine with whatever exposure to chlorine is happening from showers.
I think he's just referring to buying yourself something practical/not flashy as a 'gift' as being something old people do.
Ha - I just meant the idea of purchasing home improvements as "Christmas presents" for my spouse and I. We rarely get actual presents, just agree on something we both want for the house anyway... it seemed like a very old balls thing to do. and now I'm thinking using the term "old balls" is pretty old balls of me probably
Gotcha. Certainly more fun than calling it practical.
Back on topic, what is the remineralizing? Is there an additive, or does it simply reintroduce a small portion of the filtrate?
