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Old 08-16-2011, 05:55 PM   #49
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We are in the market for a water filter as we currently just have a Culligan cooler with the jug on top. I can't find any info about what's in or not in that water, so I don't really trust it any more than regular bottled water. I have been reading all the threads that come up in search for the Berkey and watching youtube videos, but I'm not understanding how this works still. It sits on your counter, and you fill it up by just dumping water in the top and letting it strain. Do you just use a bucket to transfer the water? Is that annoying having to refill / how often does it need a refill on average?

So that filtered water just sits there available all day? Meaning it isn't going to be cold when you want some? Can you keep the unit in your fridge if you buy the smaller one, or will that mess with the filters? I know DH won't drink any of it and will think it a waste of money if it doesn't come out cold.

I have also been looking at the Crystal Quest, under counter, 8 stage w/ fluoride filter and am wondering if maybe that would be a better option, but I haven't seen too much mention of it here. Does anyone have this or at least one of their other filters? It hooks up to your taps so that when you turn the cold water on, it runs through the filters and comes out its own spout. It seems to remove almost as much stuff as a Berkey would. Maybe not AS GOOD, but it's about a third of the price and would do the job well enough. You only have to replace a $17 filter once a year, and the other 2 filters every couple of years for $49ea which is significantly cheaper than the upkeep of a Berkey. They have a shower filter too that we could get.

At this point, the only benefit I can see to the Berkey is being able to have a bit of water storage for an emergency, but for the price and the convenience of having one hooked up to the taps, I'm thinking the Crystal Quest would be a better option for our family as we'd dump water into a Berkey before work and come back after 9+ hours to room temperature, stale water that we wouldn't want to drink. We could definitely store water in other ways to prepare if that was the issue. I dislike that the 8 stage under counter filter doesn't come in stainless steal, just plastic. Not sure how durable that will be and if it's BPA free or not. I can only find on google that the fridge jug is BPA free, dunno if that extends to all their units or not. The one that goes on your counter I can get in stainless steel but am just hesitant to add more clutter. Silly reason though and can be swayed if plastic is a bad idea.

Any thoughts or advice? I don't want to cheap out on this but also don't want to invest a lot of money if we can get something that is maybe cheaper but still works for now, and when we move into a more permanent house than our current one, we could save up for a whole house system.
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