Villages water..do i really need this expensive filter?
 

Is the lead reducing filter really needed for Village water ?

If you personally don’t mind the smell or the taste of your water, then no you don’t need one.

I don't have one - never even heard you needed one either? No smell or taste issues in Belvedere

The need for a water filter or water softener is strictly a personal decision. The water meets or exceeds all federal requirements, however due to the higher temperatures you will find a higher level of chlorine in the water and the water can be on the harder side depending on location. We did not like the chlorine taste and my wife did not like the hardness, so we have a water softener and whole house filter. The result is our water tastes just like the 'bottled' water we no longer buy.
IMHO, what you do not need are the really expensive system that people try to sell here. Ours cost under $600 (without installation), we had 2 or 3 people come by with offers for systems costing 5 to 10 times as much.

No filter for us, the water in Hillsborough is better than the water where we lived in MD.

yeah, you nailed it - much easier to install one yourself at the source in the garage. I don't have any issue with taste - but more with hardness. I think a lot has to do with what you are used to. I have well water 'up north' so TV water seems very similar.

The filter on the refrigerator works just fine as far as I am concerned. Even water from the tap is not that bad.

add some scotch to it taste just fine....:boxing2::boxing2:

Buy a Brita

Don't EVER listen to the door knockers who tell you that you need to but a filtration system that costs thousands $$$. The most popular water filtration system in The Villages is NOVA, period. purchased and installed for $700!

If we were full time we would get a NOVA whole house filtration system, but since we are part time it is much more cost effective to drink bottled water (by the gallon from Publix) rather than spend about $100 per year to replace the three filters. We are very spoiled by our crystal clear well water up north, with no additives. The taste of the tap water in the Villages does not cut the mustard for us. Hopefully someday we will be at the Villages long enough to justify the expense.

We have well water up north and needed a whole house reverse osmosis system that basically turned the water silky soft and smell free. We purchased a home in the Villages in October (Charlotte) and noticed the smell and taste of the water right away. We added a Nova water filter which helped greatly. We still have sediment in the water however and have to use CLR occasionally in the shower, sinks and dishwasher. My wife also notices it with the texture of her hair. I am, however, going to hold off for as long as I can before purchasing another softener and lugging bags of salt.

We were getting white deposits around our sinks in kitchen and baths. Since we have almost black stone countertops it was very obvious. We installed a water softener which solved the problem for us.

what do you guys think of the kind that can be attached directly to the faucets- has anyone here have experience using those?

If you are average age demographic in TV, by the time the miniscule amounts of lead could accumulate in you, you're going to be somewhat north of 150YO. If you make it to 150, I suspect lead will be the least of your problems.

On the other hand if you don't like the taste of the chlorinated water, a filter is necessary. We use one simply for taste. Not the one you listed, just one attached to the supply under the sink that goes to the faucet and a similar different one that goes the fridge.