I rent an apartment in the upstairs of a house without a water softener. Not having soft water is really taking a toll on my long hair, and I was wondering- is there any way that I could make soft-water myself? My landlord refuses to spend the money on a softener for the house. I just want a tub or sink-full amount of water to wash my hair…is there any way to do this? or is there any type of small filter that attatches to a faucet or anything?

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There an apartment complex next door to me that when their sprinklers turn on, the water collects in the nearby alley. This water remains there for about a week and gets dirty. What is the technical name of the collection of this water?

Can it be called swamped water?

Also, does can this water present any health issues to nearby residents?

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They say that tap water is better than bottled water, both for us, and the environment. Here lies the problem. (I’m from NC btw) I used to drink straight from the sink or the fridge door. It tasted fine (like you would expect water to taste) and I almost replaced soda/tea/coffee entirely. I moved to TX (Killeen) and I can’t stand the water here! At first I could barely stand to take a shower in it but obviously I had to get used to it.(If I don’t keep the bathroom door open I still get that weird feeling like I’ve been in the pool too long) I tried attached a Pur filter to my tap, it didn’t really help. I took the filtered water and put it in a Brita pitcher… Nothing. I can still taste that chemically-cholriny gunk. I do buy water by the gallon rather than individual bottles, but I’d like to drink from the tap again. I can’t really modify my sink/plumbing area (yay apartment living). Other than the above filters and boiling water every time I get thirsty, what can I do? Buying all those gallons can’t be any better than buying Auqafina?
I checked the water reports available online for both my current city and my home. Home seems to have a lot less of most of the contaminants listed. *lightbulb*

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I have no problem with drinking tap water usually, but in my apartment complex, you can often see the silt/residue in the water. So I got a water filter. Anyways, my pur filter seems to be expired (it blinks red, not green).

Is an expired water filter better than nothing, or is it adding more bacteria into my drinking water?

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I really need a water softener… but I live in an apartment. Will that work?

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I live in an apartment, and I cannot hook a water softener up to the plumbing due to my lease contract (and the way the plumbing is installed).

So I was wondering if I got a water softener and hooked a hose from the shower head that went to the input, and then another hose coming out and hooking to a shower head, would this work? Is it okay for the hot water to go through the water softener?

Thanks so much!

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I’m looking for a pitcher water filter that will filter out the most contaminants possible. I was looking to purchase an Aquasana countertop filter for my apartment kitchen sink, but the ridiculous faucet/sprayer combo that’s on it won’t take a countertop filter. I don’t want to install an under-sink model, because it’s an apartment and I’m not interested in making that investment for something I move out of.

I’m skeptical of the Brita and PUR pitchers, they don’t seem to do much except improve taste. I’m not worried about taste - my water tastes fine - but our city water tests poorly (high levels of chlorine, higher levels of pharmaceuticals and medicines, high in metals).

Any suggestions? It’s hard to find unbiased review just looking through websites…

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We have very hard water in our apartment. We bought a Pur Filter but that doesn’t help. I don’t use the water for my newborn’s formula, but I do use it to boil his bottle in. Is this harmful to him? What else can I do besides get a water softner? If the water is too bad, does my landlord have to get a softner?

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Hi here, im moving soon, a huge move, a my mom packed our water filter (our apartment doesn’t have water coming straight from the refrigerater so we bought one of those Britta filters) And so for the next few weeks we’ll have to be drinking from the kitchen sink, could that be bad? Is it possible that could give us something? Probably just some stomach aches, but it’s always safe to ask. Thanks

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this issue has the ratings and such I need. I just want to ask some questions about which water filters of various types are best. I’m so tired of taking empty bottles to the store, refilling them, and bringing them back home. Mom refuses to buy a water filter w/o knowing the best kind in our price range. We rent an apartment and I don’t know if we can have a whole house system or even if we could afford one. But perhaps the kind you mount on the faucet? See, I just dunno. If you’re willing to help me with the info, please reply!
Thanks so much!

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I just had a Whirpool dishwasher installed in my apartment. When I complete a wash cycle, some standing water is left at the bottom of the unit after draining. It does not completely drain all of the water. Is this normal?

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I just moved into this apartment, which is on the ground floor of a 5 year old building. The water pressure in the bathroom and kitchen sinks is VERY strong, but the shower is like a spritzing. When I lived in a different unit on an upper floor in this building, the shower water pressure was normal.

How do I improve the water pressure? I have access to my water heater tank thing and I know it has some dials, etc. Or, would it be better to replace the shower head?

Thanks!

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I hate the tap water where I live, so I was wondering if anyone could give me the pros and cons of water filters and bottled water *based on their experience*, because I’m not really finding the answers I want by Googling.

I figured using a water filter such as Brita or Pur is slightly cheaper than buying bottled water, but I am wondering which has less health concerns. I’ve heard that bacteria building up inside the filter can defeat the purpose of actually using one; and as for bottled water, there are health concerns of using plastic bottles.

Which is better in the long run, do you think? BTW I live in an apartment and probably will for a long time so having a well or some expensive filtration system installed is not an option.

Thanks in advance

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I have a GE side by side door refridgerator with a water/ice dispenser. Can I add water instead of connecting it to a water hose? I live in an apartment and well it didn’t come with a water connection behind the fridge and I don’t want to do any plumbing because it is an apartment. My question is, can I add water somewhere for it to dispense water and ice? And if so, where can I add water and how much?

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I have been apartment-sitting for a friend, and they have really bad water here so I bought a PUR water filter for the kitchen faucet.

I installed it, and it works great, but my friend will be back soon and I wanted to get it off of the faucet before they return so I can use it in my own apartment…but it is stuck.

What can I use to loosen it up so it can be easily unscrewed? I don’t want to twist it too hard for fear of the faucet breaking.

Thanks!

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