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Re:EPA Says 'Forever Chemicals' Must Be Removed from Tap Water by jxramos on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @07:53PM (#39996918)
I've been a fan of the APEC countertop units; https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/products/reverse-osmosis-c...

Been using them for a few years, water tastes great.

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Re:EPA Says 'Forever Chemicals' Must Be Removed from Tap Water by datascienced on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:35PM (#39997860)
That is a nice looking unit. I think as usual USA has more options! Might import something like this!

If it did cold water too would be awesome.

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Re:EPA Says 'Forever Chemicals' Must Be Removed from Tap Water by mattmaroon on Thursday April 11, 2024 @02:05AM (#39998878)
We are the best at having things to buy.
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Re:EPA Says 'Forever Chemicals' Must Be Removed from Tap Water by IG_Semmelweiss on Thursday April 11, 2024 @10:47PM (#40008946)
That countertop unit looks great.

Question - how do you deal with countertops that have storage tanks made out of plastic?

Are there no concerns with microplastics at all with these units? I know the plastic is not the Polypropylene stuff, but still.

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Re:EPA Says 'Forever Chemicals' Must Be Removed from Tap Water by jxramos on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:50AM (#40060542)
the unit I have has no storage tank. The water comes out a tube that needs to fill something. We have a regular daily pitcher that gets filled several times through the day. I also fill up larger storage emergency water camping tanks. I guess those are made out of some kind of plastic.

I heard some RO filters could pass microplastics. I think it would be cool to see if any of that pics up in a microscope. What size particles are people zeroing in on exactly?

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