The BB unit is very good looking,compact, filters 6 gal a day if needed, and
costs less than $250. I have not wiped or cleaned the filters yet-after 5
years use. This set of filters will last a lifetime. The filter life is
dependent on the water purity, of course. My water tests 150 with a Hanna
TDS. My 4 filters are just slightly discolored. Do a search on dogpile.
Much info on the BB. It will literally make swamp water potable.
TJ Garland, CMO supplier
there are no incurable illnesses-only incurable people.
From: Douglas Haack <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: CS>Your unfiltered water PPM ?
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:04:08 +1000
Mr Garland,
What is your normal daily unfiltered water PPM ? We live north of
San Diego and our water source is the Colorado River ? at 350 ppm on
average.
Can one expect that your Berkfield filter may clog up much sooner with this
ppm
reading?
I have avoided buying a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system because of this daily
ppm
factor.
The Berkfield unit sounds interesting.
By my own experience the present style or type of RO system is a bacteria
trap!!
i.e. Bacteria does pass thru the filters!
For the following reasons: The older RO system I owned in Sydney required
maintenance.
i.e. Was recommended that one opened the reservoir container (RS) and
actually
cleaned the
internal rubber bladder at least once a year. The 5 gallon metal RS had 6
small
bolts that sealed
the rubber bladder inside. The container had an external bicycle valve to
add
pressure around
the rubber bladder -- inside the sealed metal RS. This was/is all very
tedious,
but, be patient!!
The big surprise -- Upon opening the RS, pulled out the rubber bladder,
inserted one's
bare hand, one immediately felt a slimy residue lining the bladder. It was
recommended
that one clean this clear sticky slime build-up.
Sydney water on average is 85ppm. fluorodated, disinfected etc etc. Not
sure
what the actual
biological content of the slime might have been. This was some 5/6 years
ago.
It didn't
seem to harm me!
Thoughts of somehow using CS to alleviate this slime growth problem was
seriously
considered -- and then I moved to the US, without solving this challenge!!
The type of RO system now sold at Home Depot etc at about US$160 including
filters is a
completely sealed unit. I'm not sure how they recommend one cleans this
slime
build-up
out -- not sure if any mention is made of this fact at all, having never
opened
the box
for the instructions etc etc. I would bet no mention is made of the
"slime".
Any qustions I've asked
of water people have always been met with disbelief and blank stares! Maybe
one
could
add a small tap arrangement and leak in some CS. Not sure how this might
affect
the delivery
pressure -- probably based on the domestic tap pressure. Not sure about
that.
Of course buying
new main filters (2) costs about $35 and with 350ppm one could go broke
keeping
filters
up to unit.
Does anybody have any ideas on how these sealed units deliver water under a
small pressure??
Of course having local water content here of 350ppm would only clog up RO
filters very quickly.
Or that's what I believe! Unless someone can give me a good reason for this
theory to be untrue!!
We now have both distilled water and filtered water delivered from
Arrowhead
and I mix the two
50/50 into our own bottle. Tedious!! -- Arrowhead have delivered cracked
bottles on two
occasions and they nicely leaked silently onto our beautiful hardwood
floors!!
Buying water, an expense I'd like to save on, if any body has a suggestion,
any
contributions are sought.
And distillers are a whole other story and I've done some research on those
including the John Ellis system.
Have the patent papers and his esoteric "living water concept" is not what
is
patented!! His defect warranty from
memory is very poor too.
In SILvation, Douglas Haack
TJ Garland wrote:
> Reid I have been using the same set of filters in a British Berkfield
for
> five years to filter tap water for cooking and drinking. They are made
of Ag
> impregnated diatomite and activated charcoal. A set is $35 retail.
Should be
> good for 300,000 gal.
>
> TJ Garland, CMO supplier
> there are no incurable illnesses-only incurable people.
>
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