We are trying to improve the quality of the water we drink and shower/bathe in, specifically removing chlorine. I feel inundated with the choices. The carbon based filter people tell you that RO water is dead and bad water because ALL the minerals are removed. Then you have like ten step carbon filters which seem pretty decent, and in a normal 0 price range. RO’s are usu. 0 and up. And ionic water filters are pricey, but they alkanize the water, and you can choose the water you need, acid, alkanine, etc. for cooking, drinking. One more option is whether to get a whole house filtration system? Does NYS offer free water testing or is it done by municipality?

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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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I have an old house (1945) and we used to have ice but had it turned off years ago because of the bad water. But, now that we have a filter, we want ice and got a new refrigerator but the delivery guys could not find the knob. Next to the refrigerator is a dryer and next to that a washer. And the wall behind the refrigerator is the bathroom. The delivery guys could not find the knob on the wall that turns on the water. How did we used to have this hooked up?

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