has anyone use this to filter the water in Italy? Is the filter good enough to filter their really bad water?
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I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I haven't changed the filter yet for a couple months. I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I... » Read More I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I haven't changed the filter yet for a couple months. « Show Less
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I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I haven't changed the filter yet for a couple months.
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I never actually used it for that, but it is supposed to be able to filter either of those. I think I would have felt safe using it for either of those, I just didn't have a need to filter river or lake water.
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I was unaware about the filter. I live in a very hard water place and I've had it for 1 yr. and it works great
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In my experience with it, not bad at all. The water goes through the filter anyway so it tastes fresh. The more it use it the more the filter will wear away though so make sure you keep up with changing the filter as necessary.
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I don't think so. This filter is mainly to filter out small particles.Filters for removing water are usually larger and more complex.
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Funny you should ask I put this in the water line from lake water to help with washing machine silt but the filter was clogged in 3 days to much silt in lake to have this small filter keep up but its worth trying every scenario is different good luck
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I think it is a great filter. I have a 75 gal with puffers and a dragon fish which eat bloodworms, shrimp and various food. It clears the water quickly. I got another simple external filter which doesn't compare. I think you'll be happy with it.
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I did not use the filters as we have a whole house system on our home as well and a reverse osmosis drinking water system. I only used the RO water in the fountian. My bulldog puppy has they unit chewed up with in a week :(
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Hi. Milt. I think it filters water better than any filter I have used. I bough one for all my family members. plus it comes with a tester / meter to measure the PPM in any water. This filter will bring it down to 000. Use any other filter and its 50-250 PPM. The filter in the pitcher lasts a long time. Hope I answered your questions, Mark
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Yes - this system filters out almost everything out of the source water..my water is as good as fresh spring water....
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I don't know. I haven't used it yet. I purchased the filter should our local water supply become contaminated and because I find the taste of water mixed with an iodine decontaminate disgusting
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This is a great water filter to clean up bad tasting water. Have been using it for a year and water is still tasting great.
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I never used the filter and I only imagine it is of use if you are in a hard water area. It worked fine without it.
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Hello Jorge, it filters the water on the fly. Simply fill your container from any tap, stream, river or lake, even in third world countries, and enjoy safe, clean drinking water straight away.
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Yes, but to an extent. My water here in DC is VERY cloudy and after installing this filter only a little tiny section in the middle of the ice cubes were still a little cloudy, but still a HUGE difference using this filter. I'd recommend getting a Stage-lll filter if your water is that bad, which I plan to do when the Stage-l filter nears its end of life.
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Hi, this is a bad filter. Hot to clean and Don,t filter well. Debris get trap in the tube and can't get it out. I changed back to my old filter Marineland Penquin 200. This was a waste of money.
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I haven't found it to improve the taste of the water but I've only had it for two months or so. We filter our water because our city water tastes pretty bad .