I previously bought RO water but now have this UF-3 filter. I don't think the taste of the filtered water is all that good. How does yours taste?
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RO is known to remove salts and minerals which make the taste bland. I prefer not having RO because of the amount of water waste it takes to generate the pure water and the water needs to be stored in holding tank because the pressure and amount of on-demand water from RO systems does not compare to the tap. Tap is perfectly safe by itself. Personally I just think RO is a bit overboard unless you have a good reason to use it (i.e.: ground water, wells, fracking, etc)
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I didn't have your model using UF-3 filter, and I don't feel any wrong about the taste. But the system leaks so bad after using almost for a year and Costco accept my return. Now I am using APEX, so far so good.
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Personally I like the taste. I previously had a H300 Everpure filter and the taste for this filter and other brands were the same. My locality has pretty clean water to begin with. The UF3 does a great job with little loss in pressure which the H300 Everpure could not match.
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I love this filter. My water tastes better than any bottled water I have purchased. I do change the filters out every 6 months as recommended. My husband, who refused to drink any kind of tap water, drinks 4-6 glasses a day of this water.
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Water tastes fine to me. No problems at all with the 531130 system. My water, though safe from the tap, is horrible without the filtering system.
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I changed the order, I put the sediment filter first, the fluoride filter next, then the carbon filter for taste last. The water tastes great. I don't know what Crystal Quest recommends and I actually used different brand refills due to cost. I do love the setup though!
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I've been using it for about a month and haven't noticed a change in taste. Although I'm also no water connoisseur. If. It only occurs while in your fridge, possible it's due to other food odors.
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Hi,I used my first pure filter and in about two weeks it was super slow..it started out fine AND THEN IT TOOK FOREVER..I DONT KNOW IF I SHOULD EVEN BOTHER PURCHASING MORE NOW THAT I READ YOUR REVIEW..IM GONNA CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE.
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have very hard water here.......its works to me I can tell a big different in the taste ....but with anything I can not tell you how much of a different it make since I'm not having it tested....water out of my tap w/ the little meter that came w/ pitcher avg 425-475...filter water 1st test was 0...and then it slowy move up as u filter water...got about 3 months off the first filter......hope this helps
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Mary,I have used the filter few times now, in quite a few different situations and every time the water is clean, safe and tastes great, no problems for me.
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To the best my knowledge, I taste no charcoal or other filter flavors. You never taste water so good! You do have to maintain the dome ( scrub it with a light brush once a month) and you do have to replace the mineral filter cartridge as well as the dome at some point.
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Hmm I just tried some out of ours and it tastes normal. I will say though we always use our Brita filter so it may just be a temporary taste when new.
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I don't regularly drink the water itself as we mostly use it for coffee and tea. I have occasionally used it for ice cubes and they had no real taste. I would make sure that the container that you put the water in is not the problem. The charcoal filter is small but important. If the still is not used regularly, the filter might develop something that affects the taste. I am on my third still in about 30 years and none have had this problem with my water, which is hard. I also usually fill my still with hot water, which will remove most of the chlorine and it will finish a bit sooner that using cold water. I don't regularly drink the water itself as we mostly use it for coffee and tea. I have occasionally used it for ice cubes and they had no real taste. I would make sure that the container that you put the water in is not the problem. The charcoal filter is small but important. If the still is not used regularly, the filter might develop something that affects the taste. I am on my third still in about 30 years and none have had this problem with my water, which is hard. I also usually fill my still with hot water, which will remove most of the chlorine and it will finish a bit sooner that... » Read More I don't regularly drink the water itself as we mostly use it for coffee and tea. I have occasionally used it for ice cubes and they had no real taste. I would make sure that the container that you put the water in is not the problem. The charcoal filter is small but important. If the still is not used regularly, the filter might develop something that affects the taste. I am on my third still in about 30 years and none have had this problem with my water, which is hard. I also usually fill my still with hot water, which will remove most of the chlorine and it will finish a bit sooner that using cold water. « Show Less
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It does a good job for us. We are on city water, which is of a better quality than most city systems. Still it does make our water taste better and removes very small particles, My wife gave me a glass of ice water that was not run through the Brita filter just to see if I would notice. I said something was wrong on my first taste. We also notice that the filter does a better job if the filters are changed in the time period recommended. You could get the least expensive set up and try it for 30 days and then decide if you want to continue using it.
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I had a bad time with this pitcher. The water didn't taste right. I didn't test it- just compared by taste test to other water and tap water tasted better so I returned it!! Good luck.
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My system had that same bad taste and odor. I even flushed the system many times and unplugged the UV lamp and still had the same outcome. The water tasted fine after many flushes, but returned to the same bad taste/smell after a few days EVERY time. Even with the UV lamp unplugged. I believe there is something toxic in the tank and have gotten rid of this system. Good luck.
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very little unusual taste on the treated water and i don't think there is enough contaminates for it to be filtered. if you see anything bulk in the water, then by all means go ahead and filter it.
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it is my opinion that your R/O membrane is not working properly. I have only used Watts (Phoenix) filters in the past, and when my system was new, it reduced TDS by 92% or more. After many years, I replaced the membrane with a new 75GPD filter, and my rejection ration was 94%. I expect this new filter to last at least 10 years, but it cost $115.00. It would appear to me you got what you paid for, and the results seem to be very poor.
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i do not have that problem. its only for cold water. my problem with this filter is, it don't last the way it used to to about 4 to 6 months. in my case, the last few filters lasted only about 6 to 8 weeks and the flow becomes very slow and restricted inspite of having the same source of city water.
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I'm not sure how often our water is chlorinated or treated with other chemicals, but I have never in several years, had any chemical taste after filtering. Water always tastes fresh and clean.
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The pre and post filter remove particles and they need to be replaced every six months. The RO Membrane (Reverse Osmosis) is a permeable membrane that lets pure water go through but not the bad stuff like arsenic, chlorine, etc. This cartridge is what makes the entire system work.We have well water and for my water I get about three years out of the RO Filter. My wife is the one with sensitive taste. When the water has no taste I know the RO is OK. When she tells me she can taste the water I know it's past time to change it.