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Originally Posted by EdFNJ
Sorry, I don't understand. Filtered potable water is used for everything from washing clothes to bathing, to drinking from the tap and out of the refrigerator ice and water dispenser and even washing the car. Every time you flush the water or use it for anything in your home it is moved through the filter. I don't think it stagnates enough to cause bacterial growth and if that were the case there would be major worldwide complaints about filters in general. All those fridge filters are used less frequently and they don't seem to have a problem (we don't use one in our fridge because we have this filter). That aside, water sits in the hot street pipes just as long that are likely coated with "gunk" on the inside and who knows what else. Plus the water is highly chlorinated both in the pipes and the filter until it exits which probably kills bacteria (think swimming pool). We've had a whole house filter over the last probably 40 years with never a problem.
Truth is, I would have NEVER bothered to get one here but my wife said the chlorine which was VERY STRONG and obvious in our home shower & tap water when we moved in here was damaging her hair so I couldn't refuse.  I did agree, it smelled like a swimming pool. That may be local to our specific area but it was very noticible. |
I don't have all the answers. But, I worked in a large urban water treatment plant for a few years. They had many redundant quality control processes to ensure that water samples were collected from multiple sources, including individual houses, and tested every day for turbidity and bacterial contamination, and that it was safe to use and drink. They spent millions of dollars to ensure that they produced a high quality, safe product. So, I do not feel the need to add a relatively cheap filtration system to try to improve on what I believe is already an excellent potable water product. If you don't like the taste, drink bottled water, but the tap water is safe. That is just my opinion.