Re: Secondary flouride filter

[Guest guest]

You would need something like this - http://tinyurl.com/6khaeg

I have a very good RO system but I added one of those on just to be

extra sure no fluoride got through. I placed it after the first three

filters and before the RO membrane. You would need an extra filter

housing, and a few other pieces. Make sure to contact the company and

let them know what you are doing so you don't forget anything. Also,

when buying an extra filter housing, don't just buy the cheapest one

available as I have had trouble with getting it to tighten enough to

not leak...for a few dollars more they have better ones.

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> Friends,

> We have a 10 stage New Wave water purifier for our drinking water. We

> wanted to get a secondary flouride filter to place in sequence with

> it. Do any companies make such a thing or anyone has any ideas? I

> believe we have seen them before but have been unable to find them.

>

> Thanks

> JJAC

>

[Guest guest]

What does it mean by " Activated Alumina " - do you end up with less

fluoride but more aluminum?

> >

> > Friends,

> > We have a 10 stage New Wave water purifier for our drinking

water. We

> > wanted to get a secondary flouride filter to place in sequence

with

> > it. Do any companies make such a thing or anyone has any ideas?

I

> > believe we have seen them before but have been unable to find

them.

> >

> > Thanks

> > JJAC

> >

>

[Guest guest]

There is not much research on this subject but I doubt you would get a

significant amount of aluminum in the water. If you are that

concerned you could put this filter as the first filter and any

potential aluminum would get filtered out by the other filters...but

the filter probably wouldn't last as long then.

Another option are filters that use an ion-exchange resin. They

effective remove fluoride and my system already has one of those and I

just make sure it stays extra fresh by changing it often.

Its sad that we need to go through so much trouble to remove this

poison added to our water but I do think its worth the effort. Make

sure you get plenty of iodine as fluoride is much less toxic when you

have sufficient iodine.

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> > >

> > > Friends,

> > > We have a 10 stage New Wave water purifier for our drinking

> water. We

> > > wanted to get a secondary flouride filter to place in sequence

> with

> > > it. Do any companies make such a thing or anyone has any ideas?

> I

> > > believe we have seen them before but have been unable to find

> them.

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > JJAC

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, , for sharing what you know. This water filter stuff gets

so confusing! Couple of more questions if you don't mind:

What type of RO filter did you choose?

If one cannot afford a whole-house type of filter, can an " under the

sink " type of RO filter be installed for the bath tub? (shower filters

don't seem to filter out fluoride)

What do you think of the Berkey filter for someone who is renting and

can't install a filter?

Many thanks! Joan

[Guest guest]

No, an under the sink RO will not work for a bath tub. Regular RO

systems are really slow and take hours to fill up a reservoir tank of

just a few gallons.

The type of RO filter I have is one that I got from ebay. Search

'Reverse Osmosis Maximus' and its the one that is $89.50. Its been

working great for a year now.

The berkey filters look ok. Just make sure you get their

fluoride/arsenic reduction filter. It seems a decent alternative if

you can't install an RO filter.

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--- In , " joanhulvey " <joanhulvey@...>

wrote:

>

> Thanks, , for sharing what you know. This water filter stuff gets

> so confusing! Couple of more questions if you don't mind:

> What type of RO filter did you choose?

> If one cannot afford a whole-house type of filter, can an " under the

> sink " type of RO filter be installed for the bath tub? (shower filters

> don't seem to filter out fluoride)

> What do you think of the Berkey filter for someone who is renting and

> can't install a filter?

> Many thanks! Joan

>

[Guest guest]

Makes sense. I've seen filters for outside hoses that are supposed to

filter fluoride. I wonder if they could be installed for a shower? How

much fluoride do you think is absorbed through the skin?

--- In , " gdawson6 " <gdawson6@...>

wrote:

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> No, an under the sink RO will not work for a bath tub. Regular RO

> systems are really slow and take hours to fill up a reservoir tank of

> just a few gallons.

[Guest guest]

Sadly the topic of fluoride absorption through the skin hasn't been

studied much if at all. Theres some info at the link below.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=37038

My personal guess is the type of fluoride that they use commonly in

water, fluorosilicic acid, would very likely to be able to be absorbed

through the skin. This doesn't prevent me from taking quick hot

showers, but I certainly think sitting in a piping hot bath tub for a

while could be a bad idea.

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> >

> > No, an under the sink RO will not work for a bath tub. Regular RO

> > systems are really slow and take hours to fill up a reservoir tank of

> > just a few gallons.

>

[Guest guest]

That's all I could afford too. I'm calling them though about their

stainless steel. Nowadays it is full of nickel. I wish wish wish there

was a filter like the Berkey that was ceramic.

On Nov 16, 2008, at 7:11 AM, gdawson6 wrote:

The berkey filters look ok. Just make sure you get their

fluoride/arsenic reduction filter. It seems a decent alternative if

you can't install an RO filter.

Parashis

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