*Google Sheet:* docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7ZS0bPmHeKEUK8I7-v8OqTNtUbM91UnxJ68zQzpObY/ *Our 5 Countertop Water Filter Top Picks* *1. Best Overall: AquaTru Classic* → Buy Here (Deal 1 - Incl. Free Replacement Filter Set!): waterwellness.pxf.io/RG52k2 - Use code “BOSAQUATRU” for an Additional 15% Off! → Buy Here (Deal 2 - $100 Off!): aquatruwater.com/product/countertop-reverse-osmosis-water-purifier/?oid2=50&affid2=1286&c=boswater - No Code Needed. $100 Discount Already Applied With Link! *2. Best RO Budget Pick: AquaTru Carafe* → Buy Here ($100 Off!): aquatruwater.com/product/carafe-countertop-reverse-osmosis-water-purifier-variation/?oid2=50&affid2=1286&c=boswater - No Code Needed. $100 Discount Already Applied With Link! *3. Best “Regular” Filter: Aquasana Clean Water Machine* → Buy Here: bos-water.com/youtube/aquasana-cwm - Use Code “AQBOS50” for Up to 50% Off! *4. Best “Regular” Filter: ZeroWater 32-Cup Ready-Read Dispenser* → Buy Here: amzn.to/3MzQT6Y *5. Best “Regular” Budget Pick: Waterdrop ED04* → Buy Here: www.waterdropfilter.com/products/water-filter-pitcher-ed04?ref=aqhvda420xp - Use Code “ED04BOS” for 3% Off on Top of Any Current Waterdrop Sale!
Great question! I'd say filtration effectiveness is pretty equal. There were tiny differences but this might have to do with the fact that our before-vs-after lab testing doesn't provide 100% accurate results.
I totally understand your concern. This certainly isn't ideal. However, it also depends on how much aluminum (or any other chemical) is being leached. The level that was measured in our water (0.05 ppm for AquaTru Classic, 0.04 ppm for AquaTru Carafe) is considered totally safe even when using the absolute strictest health guideline (0.6 ppm). In other words, depending on feed water quality, this little aluminum leaching is not a bad as having unfiltered water - at least in our case. We had 6 substances above their strictest health guidelines before filtration, and another 2 that were relatively close. After filtration, there was no substance even remotely close to their strictest health guideline.
@beethovensg Do you have any sources for this that you can link? I'd love to take a look because we got to a different conclusion in our research process.
@boswater6065 i don't see my comment for reference, but it may have been an 'extreme' claim about the prospect of ingesting aluminum. If you need to figure out how much it is (if not bad for YOU), that's good for ME, then you have probably had enough already, and can not understand the lack of purpose that this metal serves and its ability to catalize a structural change in the magnetism of the molecular energy. You drink the aluminum. The FDA will be YOUR GUIDE to research your question.
Based on Google search volume and amazon top seller lists, other countertop filters are more popular. But we've already tested the Epic Pure filter cartridge in one of their pitchers. Here are the lab results in case you're interested: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QbGH53ad3pIySQ8n1fMCq0BhNTXdixhbdDmzxEzsI0/
*Google Sheet:* docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7ZS0bPmHeKEUK8I7-v8OqTNtUbM91UnxJ68zQzpObY/
*Our 5 Countertop Water Filter Top Picks*
*1. Best Overall: AquaTru Classic*
→ Buy Here (Deal 1 - Incl. Free Replacement Filter Set!): waterwellness.pxf.io/RG52k2 - Use code “BOSAQUATRU” for an Additional 15% Off!
→ Buy Here (Deal 2 - $100 Off!): aquatruwater.com/product/countertop-reverse-osmosis-water-purifier/?oid2=50&affid2=1286&c=boswater - No Code Needed. $100 Discount Already Applied With Link!
*2. Best RO Budget Pick: AquaTru Carafe*
→ Buy Here ($100 Off!): aquatruwater.com/product/carafe-countertop-reverse-osmosis-water-purifier-variation/?oid2=50&affid2=1286&c=boswater - No Code Needed. $100 Discount Already Applied With Link!
*3. Best “Regular” Filter: Aquasana Clean Water Machine*
→ Buy Here: bos-water.com/youtube/aquasana-cwm - Use Code “AQBOS50” for Up to 50% Off!
*4. Best “Regular” Filter: ZeroWater 32-Cup Ready-Read Dispenser*
→ Buy Here: amzn.to/3MzQT6Y
*5. Best “Regular” Budget Pick: Waterdrop ED04*
→ Buy Here: www.waterdropfilter.com/products/water-filter-pitcher-ed04?ref=aqhvda420xp - Use Code “ED04BOS” for 3% Off on Top of Any Current Waterdrop Sale!
Your top 5 all use plastic water containers which rule them out for me.
Are you testing for PFAS filtration?
No, but hopefully in the future. Testing for PFAS is out of our budget for now.
How does the filtration of countertop models compare to tankless under sink models?
Great question! I'd say filtration effectiveness is pretty equal. There were tiny differences but this might have to do with the fact that our before-vs-after lab testing doesn't provide 100% accurate results.
when will you be able to test the new version waterdrop filters?
They're on our list but don't expect anything soon.
Which undersink water filter do you use?
We only have one team member that uses an under sink water filter (Clearly Filtered).
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What is aluminum leaching? Yikes. I looked it up and it sounds just as bad as having unfiltered water
I totally understand your concern. This certainly isn't ideal. However, it also depends on how much aluminum (or any other chemical) is being leached. The level that was measured in our water (0.05 ppm for AquaTru Classic, 0.04 ppm for AquaTru Carafe) is considered totally safe even when using the absolute strictest health guideline (0.6 ppm). In other words, depending on feed water quality, this little aluminum leaching is not a bad as having unfiltered water - at least in our case. We had 6 substances above their strictest health guidelines before filtration, and another 2 that were relatively close. After filtration, there was no substance even remotely close to their strictest health guideline.
Any aluminum is cumulative and poisonous.
@beethovensg Do you have any sources for this that you can link? I'd love to take a look because we got to a different conclusion in our research process.
@boswater6065 i don't see my comment for reference, but it may have been an 'extreme' claim about the prospect of ingesting aluminum. If you need to figure out how much it is (if not bad for YOU), that's good for ME, then you have probably had enough already, and can not understand the lack of purpose that this metal serves and its ability to catalize a structural change in the magnetism of the molecular energy. You drink the aluminum. The FDA will be YOUR GUIDE to research your question.
@beethovensg Your comment was "Any aluminum is cumulative and poisonous." any I just wanted a source for that claim.
Where was the epic counter top?
Do you mean the Epic Pure/Nano dispenser? It wasn't part of our test.
@@boswater6065 Bit odd to exclude it given its popularity
Based on Google search volume and amazon top seller lists, other countertop filters are more popular. But we've already tested the Epic Pure filter cartridge in one of their pitchers. Here are the lab results in case you're interested: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QbGH53ad3pIySQ8n1fMCq0BhNTXdixhbdDmzxEzsI0/