Zerowater, water filter?

[Gilby]

Has anyone heard of this filter? It comes with a TDS meter and claims to filter to 0 TDS. Is this accurate? and not that you would but could you use this for top off?

 

[OzoneParkGuy]

Great for human consumption but works slow. Can if be used for topping off.... depends on the situation. In a extreme case of your RODI not functioning properly and your water evap is critical.... then sure. For daily use... not cost effective as you will be running out to buy replacement cartidges every month at @ 30 bucks a pop. Suggest sticking to your RODI.

BTW I just bought it for the TDS... lol!

 

[Gilby]

BTW I just bought it for the TDS... lol!

Yeah thats not a bad deal. 40 bucks for a TDS meter and a good drinking water filter.

 

[noahm]

It sounds like it is just a baby DI or something like that. I like their FDA claim about bottled water. Bottled water has less stringent standards even than tap water, so not much of a selling point IMO.
Here's some FAQ
Can't even spell Fluoride right.

Q. Does the ZeroWater filter remove Floride?
A. ZeroWater filters are not certified for the reduction of fluoride however fluoride is an inorganic compound. The TDS meter is designed to detect inorganic compounds. Fluoride levels in water are usually around 2 to 4 ppm, which will show up on the meter as 002 to 004. So when filtered water reads 000 it is not likely that fluoride is present in water.

Q. Does the filter remove Uranium?
A. ZeroWater filters have materials commonly used in industry to treat uranium. The performance of ZeroWater filters to do this has not been tested because no water filtration lab has agreed to handle elevated levels of uranium.

Q. Does the filter remove Arsenic?
A. At this point in time, we are not certified for reduction of arsenic.

Q. Does the filter remove Chloramine?
A. We have done internal lab testing that shows our filters can reduce chloramine. However, the presence of chloramine can reduce the expected life of the filter, so if you have chloramine in your water, you may need to change your filter more often than normal.

Q. Does the filter remove Phenol?
A. We are not certified to reduce phenols.

Q. Does the filter remove Cryptosporidium?
A. We are not certified to reduce cryptosporidium (microbiological cysts).

Q. Does the filter remove bacteria?
A. The current system is meant to be used with municipally treated, potable water as the current filter will not remove microbiological contaminants

 

[Aporia]

Wow FAQ covers Uranium! That's something you don't see everyday.

 

[d0ughb0y]

Great for human consumption but works slow. Can if be used for topping off.... depends on the situation. In a extreme case of your RODI not functioning properly and your water evap is critical.... then sure. For daily use... not cost effective as you will be running out to buy replacement cartidges every month at @ 30 bucks a pop. Suggest sticking to your RODI.

BTW I just bought it for the TDS... lol!

you can buy just the zerowater tds meter only. I got it at a local walgreens drugstore for like $8.