I have one of those pitchers that I mainly use to get rid of the chlorine taste in the tap water, but are the actual health claims about drinking filtered water actually true? There are claims that these dinky little passive filters can get rid of things like lead and PFAS which I honestly don’t believe. Especially if you’re using it with tap water which I’d assume would always have some kind of active filtration before it gets to your home, so the idea that whatever got past the industrial grade filter at the water treatment plant can be caught by a little plastic one sounds more than a little fishy to me. Anyone have knowledge about this.
If you have decent quality tap water you aren’t going to see any health benefits from filtering. You’re right to be skeptical. If you think the taste is better after filtering, then that is a good enough reason to filter. Personally, I shifted over to unfiltered tap water decades ago and am fine with it.
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I use mine mostly to store cold water in the fridge.
I started using one of those fizzy-water-makers and I swear the water tastes better.
(I do not filter the tap water.)
Seltzer water is mildly acidic compared to tap water, which would affect how you perceive the taste
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Same. I drink about a gallon a day now. It’s so good. I’m on well water, and it does have a strong mineral taste, but when fizzy and cold it’s not noticeable at all.