Good RO systems..

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Do people have any experience with what RO systems are best? In

terms of how much they remove (I'm not really a stickler below 95% on

this - I figure there's enough other poison out there - or perhaps

that's just my way of staying semi-sane!) Cost (initial and

replacement of filters) Or are distillers generally better than RO-

systems?

I've run into one (http://thewaterexchange.net/reverse-osmosis-

water-filters.htm) that says it will remove F - do 150 gallons a day,

and is only $199 (on sale from $299 regular). I'm wondering if

there's a catch somewhere. The replacement parts on this one

(TLC-150) work out to about $100 a year. Is that the catch, or is

that standard for RO-systems?

Then there are systems that include UV systems to kill bateria and

viruses (how do you kill a virus - by disrupting their DNA/RNA? I

thought they weren't even really alive..) But I'd think for

municipal water systems which are already loaded with chlorine and

filtered (mainly for bateria), this might not be as necessary.

Anyway, might we *want* some low-level bacteria in the water for our

immune systems to work on killing - instead of our thyroid glands?

(hygeine hypothesis applied to autoimmunity)

Jim