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by Targol » 05/05/06, 14:29

bebeours wrote:they installed a more consequent system which filters the whole of the water consumed by the house and it is a system of refill of white crystals sold in bag of 30 kilo. By cons, it's plugged into a power outlet and I can not say what it consumes.


It's a water softener, right?
And the crystals, are they pebbles of salt?
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by PITMIX » 05/05/06, 15:11

Well, I use that and it's very good
No more packs of 6 bottles of mineral water. I prefer the minerals contained in the hard water from my tap. And when necessary I use the filter for the coffee maker or whatever.
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Otherwise I went on vacation to Cauteret in the Pyrenees.
The water is very oxygenated it is light no bottled water is as good.
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by jcf » 22/05/06, 10:36

Well, I just bought myself a Brita Elemaris, with the new Maxtra filter cartridge, more better than the Classic cartridge. It's not unpacked yet, so maybe I'll bring it back.
My problem is indeed a pure problem of econology, since the water of my tap is deg (Normandy seaside), strongly loaded with nitrates (not good for the man) and horribly limestone (not good for his machines).
So for the moment I mainly drink bottled water (although coffee and tea come straight from the tap ...).
I remembered reading something not cool about jugs in "the ecological house", (http://www.la-maison-ecologique.com/) I just found it, it was a file on water filtering, in the n ° 11 of October-November 2002, I free you the content of the paragraph:
"Filter pitchers
This is the basic offer available in specialized stores, and for some time in the classic trade. They are designed to filter pure water from a bacteriological point of view. These decanters are fitted with activated carbon filters, sometimes combined with a resin. In order to avoid bacterial proliferation within the coal (remember that this is a very favorable medium), some manufacturers associate it with silver. This. the latter has a bacteriostatic effect (which inhibits microbial growth). A slight dilution of this metal is then observed in the filtered water. Brita, the leader in this type of product, rates it at 0,05 mg / l. It should be remembered that the French standard is 10mug / l, or 5 times less. This value is obviously qualified by the manufacturer as "harmless". Here we find all the ambiguity of standards and what should be filtered.
Unless otherwise stated, these decanters do not reduce the level of nitrates.
The journal Protégez-vous carried out a comparative test on 7 of these pitchers (from different manufacturers) in 1999. The parameters studied were chlorine, lead, chloroform (the main THM), atrazine (pesticide), and giardia. (the parasite). The concentration of these pollutants is effectively reduced in filtered water, with variable effectiveness depending on the model. There is an improvement in taste and filters containing silver are less sensitive to bacterial growth. The presence of resin makes it possible, if necessary, to reduce the quantity of limestone (example Brita). the German review Oekotest is much more pessimistic and strongly advises against them: diffusion of money whose bacteriostatic efficacy is questionable, nitrites, proliferation of bacteria.
The two journals insist heavily on one point: regular replacement of the cartridge is fundamental if one does not want to contaminate the water. "

Here,
the balls, so ...
Bring the Brita back to the store, poison yourself a little with the Brita or poison the earth with bottled water (not to mention that plastic bottles also release dirt in the water), or even poison squarely by drinking the water from this tap (which still happens to rot the joint of my washing machine, it must be done, I had never seen that !!!!).
Of course, the real solution is the reverse osmosis unit, but the cost is not really the same!
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by PITMIX » 22/05/06, 19:53

Hello
Ben M .... so, we can eat more crazy cows, there is fever of montons, poultry is not better, salads are radio active, cars they stink, smoking kills, drinking I'm not talking about it, and even about the fleet it sucks fortunately there is one thing left, LOVE : Cheesy: no you have to put on condoms ... : Lol:

Good in Normandy there are always the fallaises as much to finish it right away. : Cry:

Nope!! I'm kidding
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by zac » 22/05/06, 20:11

PITMIX wrote:Hello
Ben M .... so, we can eat more crazy cows, there is fever of montons, poultry is not better, salads are radio active, cars they stink, smoking kills, drinking I'm not talking about it, and even about the fleet it sucks fortunately there is one thing left, LOVE : Cheesy: no you have to put on condoms ... : Lol:

Good in Normandy there are always the fallaises as much to finish it right away. : Cry:

Nope!! I'm kidding
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Hello
In Brittany all "good" mothers give babies bottles made with bottled water (because of the nitrates) and make them carrot purees with white ham.
For water we talk in mg / l; but we talk about it : Lol: for carrots and ham we talk in g / kg; but we don't talk about it.
Moms are reassured and all is well : Mrgreen:
Finally do not stress I have not yet found a doctor who proved to me that low dose nitrates were toxic. : Lol:
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PS my kids went from breasts to tap water (180mg / l) at the last check and (apart from the compulsory visits) never saw a doctor. If their grandfather 2 times a year : Mrgreen:
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by PITMIX » 22/05/06, 20:36

hi Zac
Don't worry it was just for the touch of humor.
Anyway you have to dig something ...
But as late as possible anyway : Lol:
And as my grandmother said, it's not the little beast that will eat the big one (me) : Mrgreen: .
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by lau » 23/05/06, 11:59

jcf wrote:poison the earth with bottled water (not to mention that plastic bottles also release dirt in the water)


hi jcf!
me what revolts me is that people who buy mineral water do not know that all this water is passed to the ionizer; nice term to avoid using the word irradiation. When I was a student in Avignon, it was marked on the bottles, I think now they don't even mention it anymore.
Irradiation also affects many everyday consumer products.
I fill a 30L container. to a source. My brother has an osmosis plant in his house and his water is really tasteless; I find that it does not quench its thirst and even has a dirty taste. As I told him that he ended up with "dead" water, before putting it in the carafe, he gives it a blender to oxygenate it a bit. : Lol:
pit: you forgot the fish which are stuffed with often spoiled animal meat meal, the pork stung with hormones to resist its compartmentalization in industrial batteries and without counting all these shit of revealers of flavor, aromas, colors and artificial preservatives present in abundance in industrial products from supermarkets, pastries, certain pastries and restaurants (Chinese for example); let's not even talk about the salt which is voluntarily overdosed to force us to drink sodas and other junk.
The world is beaten on productivity, money, profit.
Sunday evening on M6 there was a small report on Eden Roc (hotel / restaurant for wealthy and stars): the guys arrive directly by sea from their 100m long yatch and helipad. A client said (Hollywood producer) that it was such a beautiful place, such a beautiful nature (it is at Cap d'Antibes).
I thought to myself: Fool of a fool, do something then to save the planet with all your money!
Di caprio is one of the few to do just that.
And meanwhile, America, which has refused to reduce its CO02 emissions in order not to penalize its economy, is beginning to seriously apprehend new series of cyclones.
The last had made $ 80MDS of repair, you should always beware of the backlash.
A note of hope: this morning on the radio the government announces that we will have by 2009 the possibility of choosing engines powered by ethanol, as if they had not been able to think about it because now it is urgent! !
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by little sparrow » 03/10/06, 23:25

bonsoir,

I would like if you allow to put things a little into filtration .....
first thing to consider: what is the quality of your water (from the tap) ?? ..... (it is absolutely not equivalent for all !!)
second thing: what is for you the priority reason filtration ?? => either have a little better for cheap (= taste improvement with economic reluctance) ...> or desire for healthy and harmless water (= qualitative approach)
third thing: what is the budget that you give to this choice ??

>> because I sincerely believe that this subject of the filtration of drinking water cannot be both really qualitative et econological ....
So if you want to make a coherent choice, you must first answer these three questions, and then define the choice of the filtration process based on these answers ....
but ... except in some rare cases, you cannot hope to have the best for a handful of € .....

but beware too, it is dangerous at the moment to say that there is no danger of consuming tap water regularly since it is recognized as potable !! , because "drinkable" is an official "value" but does not represent a harmless quality !!! .....
but also pay attention to the choice (qualitative once again) of the filtration device, because if the "reverse osmosis device" represents the best level of filtration, a 300 € reverse osmosis device will probably be Chinese equipment which will not have a guarantee of reliability / durability necessary for its function ......
but also beware of "miracle products" which (supposedly) eliminates all that is bad and keeps you all that is good, and all for 25.95 € ......
but be careful also to believe that the Brita or other guarantees you quality water free of any pollutant ......

>>> this subject is very delicate, very complex, difficult to generalize due to the very different characteristics of water from one region to another, a sensitive subject and increasingly "juicy" alas (therefore vigilance !!) ......
but for those who accept the choice of quality for health .... there is a certain obvious cost, but this cost is more to be considered as an "investment in good health" than as an ancillary technical expense .. !!!
obviously remains to make a good choice, and not to be fooled in the game of bizness ....
I do not find it judicious, for example. to invest € 2700 in a water refiner (= softener), even if you have hard water .....

for having studied and still studying the thing, personally I think that the most "econological" remains the filter (for sink) type "micro" or "ultra" filtration,
for purely qualitative research (health), it is osmosis + dynamization ....
for general ecology and well-being: this would be the full use of rainwater (including drinking water)!

here is a point of view which is mine, but not only ....
everyone can judge ... without judgments ..... :D

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by elephant » 04/10/06, 09:39

well, anyway, for me the choice is simple:

die poisoned earlier

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die earlier, because broke : Cheesy:

I calculated the other day the amount of plastic that I save thanks to my filter and also the amount of money!

unfortunately for bubble water you still have to buy some, but it's cheaper than pinard!
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by Christophe » 04/10/06, 10:54

Moves in the Ardennes, elephant, ... you will have very good tap water :D
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