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Old 02-02-2013, 10:55 PM
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Water Softener. Got rid of the chlorine taste and reduces my laundry supplies.
What kind of water softener do you have and is it a whole house one
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Our water tasted so bad I could barely drink it. We have a water filter in our water softener and now it tests great.
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We had a filtration system installed. Somehow, the water wasn't to our liking, and bottled water gets to be an expense, and a hassle to store. Guess it's a matter of personal taste.
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Filtered tap water. Bottle water is no better has too many chemicals from the plastic bottle
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More important than the debate of tap water vs bottle water vs whole house system etc. etc. is to drink adequate water each day. Most people don't drink enough water daily and that is a fact. Personally, I think the tap water in TV is more than adequate but to each his own!
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we use the door dispensed water in our fridge - has a filter that has to be changed every so often. We use tap water to brush our teeth, though, and tap water for cooking.

I tried using the filtered fridge water for coffee, but didn't taste much difference so quit doing it because it took much longer to fill the pot, but perhaps I should just keep a pitcher of it in the fridge to use for coffee and cooking.
I have a GE refrigerator that came with the house and have had it for almost 8 years. I never knew that there is a water filter in the fridge. Where is it?

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I have a GE refrigerator that came with the house and have had it for almost 8 years. I never knew that there is a water filter in the fridge. Where is it?

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John....Does your fridge have the water dispenser on the front? If not, you won't have a filter....
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My tap water is in my opinion excellent here in the historic district. I wouldn't waste my money on bottled water.
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I have a GE refrigerator that came with the house and have had it for almost 8 years. I never knew that there is a water filter in the fridge. Where is it?

John
John do not drink that water no carbon can last that long.

In aquariums if carbon is left for more than 4-6 months it actually releases the contaminates that were trapped.

Get it changed please
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Tap water is just fine!
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John....Does your fridge have the water dispenser on the front? If not, you won't have a filter....
We do have a water and ice cube dispenser on the front of our fridge, but no filter.

We were previously drinking bottled water and using it to make coffee. We put an under-the-sink filter on our cold water line in the kitchen. Now we drink that water and use that water in our Keurig.
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If you have a water and ice cube dispenser on the front of your frig you should also have a filter. Check for the filter either at the top right back inside of the frig or in the kick panel area of the frig. Usually there is a light on the top edge of the frig that shows green when the filter is good but will change to red when it needs replacement.
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