Water filter for family home?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

I was wondering if there is a good water filter I could buy and send to my wife's family. (or have them buy there) They live out in the provinces and the water quality is not the best.

So I was wondering if there was a filter that would provide good-quality water from the local tap water? I thought it would be better for them to have pure water, plus it keep me from having to buy lots of bottled water when we go visit.

I don't really know the quality of the water where they live, but everyone has always told me to buy drinking water when I go.

Also, if we ever decide to build a place there are there any good water systems we could install?

[tallcoolone 102]

catch the rainwater and store it

[MikenKyhen 0]

I was wondering if there is a good water filter I could buy and send to my wife's family. (or have them buy there) They live out in the provinces and the water quality is not the best.

So I was wondering if there was a filter that would provide good-quality water from the local tap water? I thought it would be better for them to have pure water, plus it keep me from having to buy lots of bottled water when we go visit.

I don't really know the quality of the water where they live, but everyone has always told me to buy drinking water when I go.

Also, if we ever decide to build a place there are there any good water systems we could install?

Hey Michael,

Man I don't know. I'm sure there are water purification systems that you could buy but even when your in the metro areas like Manila they still discourage you from drinking the tap water even at 5 star hotels, atleast the ones I have stayed at, or the resorts in Boracay. You know they will have little signs in the bathrooms..uh sorry, comfort rooms that say please don't drink water from the faucet and you don't see drinking fountains in any of the malls so I would say that you're probably better off sticking with the bottled water. Better safe than sorry. Take care. Mike l

[Dakine 26]

Even good water filters don't get all the bacteria out. You have to chlorinate. My entire family in RP all got sicker than hell [some hospitalized]. Doctors said it was from the bottled water they bought.r

I had a well dug on our property and it ended up having E-coli!

Edited September 21, 2009 by Haole

[Ban Hammer 13,594]

i'd suppose much of this depends on how easily one could get replacement filters and the cost of the filters, along with how long a filter lasts.........

[ScottThuy 140]

i'd suppose much of this depends on how easily one could get replacement filters and the cost of the filters, along with how long a filter lasts.........

I agree Charles.. a high end RO system with a large holding tank for chlorination would do the trick... The cartridges are not heavy and could be shuttled to PI with friends or even shipped.... This is under the assumption that we are talking about potable water... I would not reccomend the RO for bath water. although there are whole house RPO systems out there.. But bath water could be drawn from the chlorinated holding tank.... and run through a low end filter... There is no single brand that I would recommend, the trick is to get a high enough quality of cartridge to address the filtration requirements... And Chlorination in a holding tank is a key....

[vbtbmrt 2]

if you have a well system isnt there like big tablets that can be dropped into the well. not sure on this but when wells are dug here there is something that is dropped in ??? or there are reverse osmosis under sink water purifiers..