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I don't only because I don't want to have to replace my ro membranes and prefilters from using it so much. The water where I live isn't that bad, plus we have a brita pitcher with a built in filter
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According to the Washington Post, producing bottled water emits 32 times the amount of CO2 that processing tap water does. So even if we assume you send 4 gallons of waste water down the drain for every gallon of product water that you make, bottled water still produces 6 times as much CO2. This doesn't take into account the carbon produced by making your prefilters and membrane and shipping them to you, which are hard to calculate. But even if we assume that reduces CO2 efficiency by a factor of one, you're still five times ahead if you filter your own water (from a CO2 perspective).
In terms of dollars spent, I would be surprised if bottled water was cleaner or cheaper than water made with your RO/DI system.
In terms of dollars spent, I would be surprised if bottled water was cleaner or cheaper than water made with your RO/DI system.
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I have a Britta filter also but that carbon is expensive and I would like to make about 5 gallons at a timeI don't only because I don't want to have to replace my ro membranes and prefilters from using it so much. The water where I live isn't that bad, plus we have a brita pitcher with a built in filter
