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Carbon filters work by absorption.
Once the filter is full, it's dead and should be replaced.

2007-08-30 09:56:49 by Wayne C

Nanostructured Carbon Water Filter. It#39;s 350 times higher adsorption effect than GAC \ Granular Activated Carbon.

check it out. the under the sink called the reverse osmosis filters cost $499 include install and tax comes with the carbon filter which you have to unscrew and put in new filter every six months. and the other one costs $599 with install and tax. with this one , you throw away the whole filter unlike the carbon filter one. which one is better. also there the whole house filter which comes with water softener and the under the sink filter for $2000 with tax and install. any suggestions or opinions are appreciated. thanks.

why not just get a water filter that attaches to your faucet>? they are like 25=30 bucks at walmart or target. the one I bought today was $30 and it will filter 300 gallons of water before I have to replace it.

2008-04-10 18:43:44 by Jeff T

I want the best brand that combines both technologies - RO and carbon filtering - into one apparatus.

Fart underwater and the bubbles will filter the water. Saves lots of money on fancy do-nothing filtration systems.

2007-02-02 17:18:18 by galactic129

I only need a small water filter, counter top. I don't know why I can't make one, but it has been difficult to find information, instruction or ingredients.

I would think that carbon would be one ingredient. I want the water to taste better, and remove the bad minerals, and organisms. I don't want to remove the good minerals.

I live in a high rise that is about 60 years old, and it uses city water. The city is on the shore of Lake Michigan.

I really don't want to put a lot of money into buying a counter top water filter system, since I'm on Social Security, and have to cut costs as many ways as possible.

Some things I've learned in my searches, is that the carbon can become contaminated over time, and should be changed periodicly. I also learned that batting below the carbon can remove small pieces of the carbon. But, are there other ingredients I need, and how do I build it?

If your water is coming from lake michigan, then your water has allready been filtered by carbon or anthracite. The municipal city water filters are built like this: bottom layer is gravel, then the next layer is "green" sand. These both act as mechanical filters. The top layer is Carbon or anthracite. There is a bunch of other filtering and separation that takes place before it gets to the carbon. Anyway, the carbon beds act as a type of "polishing" filter before it is chemically treated and distributed to the users.

If your water tastes bad or has odor... your idea of a carbon filter may work but due to the age of your building... you may be experiencing some pipe issues. Either way, a home filter will help a little bit. Your best bet is to call your municipal water department and make a complaint. They can sample your water and also test for lead and other impurities.

Carbon filters do become spent through use and must be changed out periodically.

Having said all that... at the current cost of carbon and the other materials needed to make your homemade filter... go buy a Brita filter. You'll save a ton of money.

My 2 cents and 2 points.

2006-08-29 15:56:20 by Orchid

Does anyone know why the the supposed filtered water comes out from my undersink water purified system is visibly carbon color.

I recently changed the filters. The color does fade away if I flush a little more, but it has been behaving like this when the first time of a day in the morning I turn on the faucet, for a couple of days already.

Just leave the water running for a while to flush out the carbon powder that's getting into the water. I have a reverse osmosis system that has a carbon filter as the final stage. The instructions said that, when the system is first used, let the 5-gallon tank fill up and then drain it. It says to do that twice before using the water from the system to flush out all carbon deposits from the filter.

Give it time. It will stop putting out carbon eventually.

2008-03-05 10:00:39 by shemin