@@Shooting_Stuff I had a theory like this a while back like a shortened video channel straight to the point but it turns out there are a ton of them already
I’ve been using this method since I bought my Zerowater - it works! I only swap/change filters ~every 1-1.5 years (I’m in Atlanta, GA - starting reading is ~56 out of the tap). Plus, you can get a 4-pack of ZW filters @ BBB for $32 (using 20% off coupon), bringing the price to $8 each or $29.99 (using $10 off $30 coupon), bringing price to $7.50 each. Haven’t checked COSTCO, etc. - if anyone has found a better deal, wouldn’t mind hearing about it 😉…
This will help a little, but if you watch the particulate level of the old filter, it will go from 6 to 25 to 150 very quickly, and at that point, you might as well just put tap water in. Further, as exnokiafanboy points out, bacteria can build up in the old one, and then get into the new one. Might save you a small fraction on filters, but not enough to justify the risk.
I agree... his advice is junk. I followed it, it really doesn't extend the amount of times you can use a filter. Mine failed at about 40, then a few uses later the second filter would catch up. Nice idea, but 👎. Plus the fishy smell would occur quite quickly when I swapped over the filters due to bacterial contamination as you pointed out. I wouldn't bother following this advice.
i think what he's trying to say is ... the 006 filter is still capable of filtering water and so lightens the load on the fresh, new filter ... therefore making the new filter last much longer. that the new filter gets stretched longer thanks to the water being filtered twice - first by the used, 006 filter. to me, that 006 filter is not going to filter much water before the stink is on big time!
That’s exactly what he said. You did a great TLDR. His video was bit unorganized and redundant but his hypothesis is on point. I wonder if I bought the 007 filter instead, would I morph into James Bond?**
Our dog and two cats know the difference between tap and Zero Water. Two water bowls, one with Zero and the other, tap. They always go to the Zero Water. We have done this on numerous occasions.
I saw someone mention this before in an Amazon review but you put it in layman‘s terms for everybody who uses these filters thank you. We use one filter in our dispenser every two months just about and spend lots and lots and lots of money on filters because this water is amazing so you just saved me a few bucks thanks!
Is a minute really necessary? Very helpful advice but about 30 seconds or 15 seconds. A whole minute of your faucet running is a waste of a lot of water.
@@xelefonte a minute worth of water each time versus the piled up extra wasted filters in the course of a year... Probably easier to run nasty water down the sink, much like how lithium mining causes the total carbon expenditure for building an electric car to massively exceed the total carbon used by a gas burning vehicle in its lifetime.
In Michigan the water is so bad it regularly reads between 350-400. Filter lasts about 1-2 weeks and then the meter is reading a steady 250. Idk what sucks more.. 18 bucks a filter or a state thats actually trying to kill you.
*Water in Phoenix AZ is the worst in the country its always from 450-550... they even have people and families on the news that all die from drinking the water from the TAP... 🥺🥺😭😭*
Get one of those reverse osmosis systems for better results. Those send most of the waste water back down the drain, which I'd almost bet the city has connected right back up to our incoming pipes. Worst water in America. I'm in Kalamazoo, I can attest to terrible Michigan water. We do need to get our local city governments to invest in city size filtering instead of each consumer having to fend for ourselves. Water should always be the top priority for local gov.
Great idea in theory, but the filters really only are designed to work properly up to about 006-010 TDS. After that, they quickly reach critical failure and will not work. They will actually start releasing all the junk they filtered out, back into your water. So in reality, you won't get that many more fills out of your rotation system, because the rotated filter will reach capacity very quickly and you'll just be pouring bad water back into the new filter. If you want to do this 2 filter system and really get results, I'd recommend a filter at the tap first, and then into your zero pitcher. You can get a decent tap filter relatively cheaply and it will last longer than a used zero filter. Nonetheless, good video and way to think out of the box! Lol
not true. As we speak I just filled my small pitcher with my tap and it was filtered down to 92, I then poured that into my new pitcher and it reads zero. Compared to filtering 450 water which brings more life to the filter. once the old filter degrades then there is more Tds then the tap, its a simple test to avoid that situation
This is true. The filters last about a month for me and then release all the stinky stuff. The water tastes extremely sour at that point. I doubt putting that water through a second filter would make it last longer.
Paladyr7 If the water is stinky you waited to long to pour it into another filter. I have been double filtering for over year and my box of 12 filters have lasted 18 months or more. Normally they last just 4 weeks, I have bad tap water
It appears to be a fairly split yes or no on this, I say it works as long as you monitor both pitchers and the catch is to use them regularly. I have been using this method for years and saved a ton of money. Zero water filters are a top product.
I get double even using a Brita filter that starts at 87. I bet your method will increase for me. Biggest problem I have with 23 cup is that it tends to get frequent air locks but that’s easy to correct. Also, if I want some of the filtered water to have healthy minerals restored; I have a water revitalizer and also one which reduces acidity. I use 0 for tea water, etc. as does not leave scale in pots. Thanks: your post is helpful.
I've been using this 2 pitcher method for about a year now and found it has tripled my filters life. I'm single and use the water for my Keurig coffee machine. My water hardness averages around 420, and possibly because it's well water, there has never been a fishy or off taste to the water.
It may be quite worth it for you to find out exactly what is in your water. There might not be too much harmful stuff, and the great majority of that number could just be lime or something, and then you could base your filtration system on that knowledge.
When these filters get to their "End Of Life", you will start to notice fishy or rubbery smell; I believe it is caused by chlorine and/or fluoride buildup within the filter. I now fill a gallon container with tap water and let it stand for a couple days to dissipate the chlorine, then filter it; this seems to make my filters last significantly longer without the funky fish smell..
@Stein Mauer Typical cations may include calcium ion, sodium ion, potassium ion, magnesium ion, and typical anions may include sulfate ion, chloride ion, carbonate ion, and so on. The ZeroWater filter contains an ion exchange layer that replaces the cations with hydrogen ion, and replaces the anions with hydroxyl ion, which forms pure water H2O eventually. The filter will work perfectly to deliver you pure water until it runs out either H+ or OH-. If the OH- is fully consumed first, then the anions remain in the water after filtering, and the cations are still replaced by the hydrogen ion (acid ion), finally resulting in acids, such as sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and carbonic acid. That's why the water tastes sour or acidic at the end.
This may be useful for removing metals. However, you will get bacteria build up in the older filter. This is something that the newer filter will not remove.
@Aerial what you're saying is true but the old filters have water inside of them if they are not kept in a sterile environment it is possible for them to grow bacteria within the filter. Assuming the filter is not being stored in the freezer.
@@JRMObrien You need to fill the rim of the filter entrance thing with hydrogen peroxide once per cycle and then let the filter completely dry, just for sanitization purposes. Bacteria will grow inside the filter but not in pure water.
The key to not letting them get sour; fill up jugs enough for 2 days at a time and keep your filter container completely topped off with water so air can't get to the bacteria and let it grow
Rather than doing this, you can send your used filters to zero water and they will send you coupons to save money on new filters. I don’t drink the water that I filter, I use it for my plants and humidifiers during the winter when I can’t use rainwater barrels to collect water because of below freezing temps.
@@blippyy4177 yeah the shipping makes the program silly. Especially since you can't media mail it. You'll end up with less of a discount than if you look for a deal on a 12 pack.
The estimate of 60 gallons worth is based on the water that is going into the filter (your tap water ) is at 006. Using the filter in the pitcher that was registering 006 before you swapped is going to continue to get more and more polluted as you filter . Thus it will not be at 006 for long and therefore will not be lasting as much as estimate based on your TAP water being 006
"rotate" is technically the wrong wording. You are essentially making a separated two-part filter. Great logic behind it and it will definitely make your second filter last much longer. Over time the first filter will start to filter the water slower.
I have a large zerowater dispenser. Our tap water in the Seattle area is 30-35, which is much better than average. My zerowater dispenser does indeed purify it down to zero, as advertised. I was able to fill the dispenser 63 (sixty-three) times before I had to replace the filter, which is better than advertised! But it was never because the TDS tester read 006. No, the tester would always read 000. The problem was the filter would plug up to the point where it would not fill with water anymore. So then I finally replaced the filter. I can’t complain too much as I did not expect to fill the dispenser 63 times (I recorded it on a taped piece of paper on top of the dispenser). The only other things I don’t like about the zerowater dispenser is that you have to push so hard on the button to fill a cup of water out of the zerowater tap, and that it is so slow to fill the cup. Therefore I simply just rapidly fill up my cup with 30-35 grade city tap water. If I were more patient, or from an area with more impure water than the Seattle area, especially Arizona, Nevada, or North Dakota, then I would use the zerowater for sure. It’s that TDS tester that makes the zerowater worth the “price of admission”.
It's been my experience that the slow drain problem is due to air bubbles and sometimes the filter layers blocking the flow. This has happened to me on newly relaced filters. I take it out flush it with warm water and shake it till I see a steady stream. Problem fixed. I love this filter! I keep the unit very clean and it last up to 3 months for my cat, myself and my 31 houseplants!
I don't trust this at all. I tried it when the old filter read .006. After a few weeks the old filter read 226, which is worse than my tap water that reads 146. Nice try but doesn't work.
would using a cheap store-brand water filter first then using a zero water filter accomplish the same thing? I already had a bunch of cheap water filters before I got a zero water filter.
First, fill glass jars and allow the chlorine to escape before you filter it. Then keep the filled jars in the refrigerator. I do the same with my filter between uses, by putting it in a filled glass jar. Glass is the best receptacle for water.
This is a great idea. Our water measures between 020 to 025 and the current filter in our larger unit has been in there for almost a year and still measures around 001 to 003. The problem we have is that the filter gets jammed up so I have to take it off and shake it to get it flowing again. I like this idea. I may get another 6 months out of my filters
i bought one of those Filters and was surprised ! My Tap Water reads 30 (ireland) and my Brita Filtered Water was 45 (the filter is less than 2 weeks old) i put in a new Brita filter and let it run through twice, before i measured again this time is was 38 !! ??
Zero filters are little disposable water softeners. You can recharge them with brine, just like recharging the resin bed in a softener. It's a pain and in my opinion it isn't worth it to save $10 because it takes some time to purge out the brine but it does work and I guess if you want to put in the effort it'll save money. They should make them where you could simply dump out the old contents and refill with fresh charcoal and resin but they are glued together. I've recharged my old filter and use it as a prefilter as in the hack in this video. The bacteria problem talked about by some people here isn't a concern. Here in my part of New Mexico the tap water runs about 425 so the filters don't last long, maybe a couple of weeks using it only for coffee water. Using the video's hack it doubles the life and using my brine hack and the double filter I get about 6 weeks per filter.
Tap water in north Texas exceeds 300ppm. So, not only does the filtered water quickly rise to 6ppm, the filters literally stop passing water through them. How we extend useful life: we draw water through our reefer’s filter, which takes the 300+ ppm water down to 150 - 180 ppm. Then that supplies our two pitchers, one of which is a 2-filter tank that supplies our coffee maker and cooking requirements.
Can we clean these filters with anything like Vinegar or what is suggested because at some point maybe I should just get bottled water. What if we Filter our water through coffee filters step 1 then step 2 Britta water filter then to the zero water would that make the zero water filters last longer
Theres another video on youtube about how you can open up the filter and rinse the contents in clean water 10 times and then put back. water goes back to zero and filter is like new!
We dual-stage filter using a Waterdrop filter (filters last several months) that cuts TDS in half, then fill the ZeroWater. Same difference, less fish smell. Also, we're studying the whole TDS thing. Most dissolved solids aren't bad for you, so the zero thing is usually overkill. And - ZeroWater filters use plastic, so there's the potential of BPS leaching. What we need is a targeted PFAS, BPS, lead, and TTHM filter.
Best idea I've heard so far. Some other people tried taking the filters apart. I hate buying new filters, and I've heard "EPIC" does not do well with replacements. They don't always deliver -
After reading about smells,,,, I considered this. Yes growth of bacteria will sSstank, yet each time the water is done filtering, if in a fridge, might fridge air be getting to the top of the filter and absorbing odors like the Arm&Hammer? 2 months +, no hint of odor, not in fridge. Flow is still great since like you I thought to use pre filtered, like a fridge dispenser filter could also. Have to re plumb my place, so some zero wtr from hose bib then started with the drinking supply line. Using four 10" filters here to filter down to less than 1 micron. Zero Water for soups & coffee. lol
@TechForce 360 Would this method you have explained here still work if the water has become acidic & developed a sour taste? Would that acid be removed & yet still extend the new filters life? My Zero water just became acidic, yet my TDS still reads 000. Also, couldn't the method promote a bacteria problem in the water, as I don't believe the TDS meter measures for or picks up bacteria?
Just put the filter in 2 cups of salt with water overnight, will be good as new in the morning, this filter is exactly the same as water softener, you recharge it in salt water
@@mrsaye499 so this filter has 2 materials, first is activated charcoal, 2ed is those resin pebbles, they do the water softening to get the ppm to zero, now to recharge resin you need to make brine bath, boil about 3-4 cups of salt in a liter of water, wait for it to cool down a little bit, and put the filter in those water overnight, I did it many times, the only problem is that it only recharge the resin, not the activated charcoal, so eventually you'll have to replace the filter, what I ended up doing is I took off the top of the filter off, I threw out the resin and the charcoal, and got a bag of water softener resin for $10, filled it up with the new resin and squeeze the top back on, so now the water is back to zero, and every time it goes to 3-4 I give it a brine bath and it goes back to 0
I use an old K&N oil filter as a pre filter. It removes any larger particles of debris before it gets to the zero filter. Can't say I care much for the oil flavor though.
My approach is a bit convoluted but basically I have a large jug of water out of the tap just standing for a good few hours to allow the chlorine to vapourise out then I filter that once through two separate Brita filter jugs and then finally run that water though the ZeroWater. It seems to be the right way to go to ensure water and filters actually last. As well all the filter jugs are kept full so bacteria can never get into the actual filters to replicate as no air. As a side-effect I find I drink a lot of water as I feel that I need to keep the train of water jugs moving. In a very serious water shortage situation - since I am very big into prepping - it would seem conceivable to run my own (sterile out of the tubesteak) urine through an additional prior Brita filter before putting it through the other three filters. I have never tried that but the way things are going then all things are conceivable. In any case the original from tap to Static water followed by two Brita filtering's then the final ZeroWater filtering works very very well and results in tasty tasty water. I'd like to put the ZeroWater inside the fridge but it is too big.
In a shortage situation collect rainwater into a pot or barrell, not from your roof and gutters. Run your raiwater throough the ZeroWater filter and then boil. First step is to remove sediment and second step is to sanitize.
If my tap water reads 420ppm and my filter lasts "8 gallons or less". That's like $400 in filters a year. What is the point? I just bought one but I realized this will cost me more than a 6 stage reverse osmosis system. The water here in Canada is apparently not as clean as down in the USA.
Shawn M no i haven't but I can't imagine their water quality. I'm simply pointing out how in my area these filters are not worth it. I have about 420ppm in my water which filters less than 8 gal. In USA the average water quality is around 200ppm which will last 25-40gal i think. In Canada the filters cost 17$ each so with the amount of water i drink it would cost almost 34$ a month to use this product to its potential. I can just buy good quality reverse osmosis water for cheaper, or invest in an actual reverse osmosis system. This defeats the purpose of these "cost effective" filters.
Ok I did this and yes will work for a short period of time. But at some point you will see with the old filter it will even get worse than tap water and then your good filter is going to even last a shorter time ! So your original filter won’t last very long after you replace it, and you’ll have to monitor it otherwise it defeats the purpose.
The zero company just got back to me and they said to press the red spigot button all the way down and hold it while lifting up the top part which should release the air pressure and suction.
I bought a stand for my 2 gallon glass jug with spigot and handle and put the 30 gallon Zero water top half on top. I used the rubber washer that comes with the jug and fitted it on the filter. The filter fits just perfect and there is a nice seal. Because the jug shape for the water to be higher it makes the water spout work better. I was using the top half of the 7 gallon Zero water on top of the jug but had to fill it too many times; which was a pain. Probably will go to 3 gallon jug and spigot and buy an even larger Zero water container then try this. Also, might just try using another brand filter on faucet to help lower my water which is currently 340 from the tap.
Are you on well water? It may be quite worth it for you to find out exactly what is in your water. There might not be too much harmful stuff, and the great majority of that number could just be lime or something, and then you could base your filtration system on that knowledge. Anyway, if you made a really quick video to show what you did, so that people could hopefully buy the same jug and do it, I think you might get some views. I would subscribe. :-)
do you have to keep zerowater filters wet? IE do you have to always make sure there is a a decent amount of filtered water always sitting in there to make sure the filter doesn't "dry out"? i don't own a zerowater so just curious.
The upper stage of the filter removes all the chlorine... then that non-chlorinated water sits in the the micro-beaded lower section, called the ion-exchange resin. The longer that says wet the more chance of bacteria building. Peroxide will kill bacteria but how much is needed for that I dont know.
I'm genuinely curious on how it filters. I live somewhere with toxic water currently. I go to the EWG website and see my location has tons of chemicals in its tap water. I was gone for 6 months doing "fun" military stuff, with my zero water pitcher empty with the same filter in it that was over a year old. I bought another meter to test the water after filtering, even today, it still shows 000ppm. The water never tasted great with zero water because it pulls minerals, but I'm wondering if few to none of the chemicals/pharmaceuticals are getting filtered out at all. I know I need a nice reverse osmosis system, but I unfortunately can't pay for it. Was tempted to run it through a different brands filter and have the water tested to see all what's in it. Chemical-wise anyway.
i use my 6 cup brita to prolong the life of my keurig, which is working awesome, and the 6 cup brita is too small and near the filter change life, so maybe i should get a bigger one, and 2 stage it as suggested, i'm with you on the brita/zero mash up.
I almost died of shock when I checked my tap water, 577! Been drinking tap water my whole life. I live on the border of mexico and texas. I will be using this zero water filter system for the rest of my days. Thanks for the tip, very much appreciated and don't let the haters get to you.
sandman369 I feel fantastic. My body feels like new. Started working out again and just have this energy I don't remember having. Was drinking poison for 39 years straight.
My Zero Water filter that i used for a month and half (i checked it every 2 weeks), i checked today and it reads 186ppm, how bad is it that i drank water at 186ppm?
@@karlhans6678 Not bad, really. As long as the water doesn't stink but you have to replace that filter. If it makes you feel better, tap water here in California is at 500ppm.
This technique works... but only for a short while. Don't know if there's something else to this or if CA water is just THAT bad? (by CA standards, 200 PPM is considered pretty good) Shortly after my filter reaches its 006 mark, with each next gallon the TDS reader increases RAPIDLY (050, 120, 180, 250, 400+). Yikes, that's actually higher than unfiltered water.
Ok, I'm confused, You still put a new filter in the big one. So your filtering first through the older filter than filtering that water again into the newer filter (bigger dispenser)? Isn't that just a second step for nothing? I dont understand?? :/ ?????
I don't leave the filter in standing water, because I pour off into my kettle or coffee machine and boil the water before drinking. No smell issues this way.
Problem with your hypothesis is that typically a water filter starts to grow bacteria after a few months. When it takes off your see the ppm go up exponentially. If your old filter is growing bacteria, probably not smart to continue to use it.
How long does it take for the 10 gallon to purify the water? It seems like it's going to take a long time each time you need to go through the process of filtering water through the 10 gallon and then filtering into the 30 gallon during each refil.
I have been using my filter for more than a year and I refill it every other day. It's still at 000 meter reading. What I have found is that after each fill, I use a 7 cup pitcher, I shake the filter while it's upside down. Why did I do that? Because one day, it wouldn't allow the water to drain so I tried shaking the filter. It works. I test the water each month. I don't know how long the reading will stay at 000 but I know the meter works as I test tap water which for me, the reading is 44. I have tested Poland Spring and it reads 17. So far, so good.
Been using them for 4-5 years and my only complaint is that recently the lemon tastes arrives much sooner than in the past. Even if the meter still reads 000! Used to happen much later and even go away while still filtering the water... Maybe not to 000 or 006 but say 60-100... That's still HALF or less TDS as the straight tap water. I've always been a bit annoyed by the citric acid scam element to these but at least it wasn't so obvious in the past. Now I worry if I'm hurting my plants with acidic water... Also I mix the Z-water with tap for my cats bc I feel like they need minerals and don't take a multivitamin like I do.
So my other filter didn't filter solids and I didn't die. My tap water is 120 ppm. My Brita takes that to 61 ppm with a new filter.... So why should I get rid of the Zero Water filter when it goes to 6? I like the rotation idea but why not rotate when it goes to 12, or 24. That's still less solids than the Brita.
Absolutely brilliant. I have 520 tds water. I stopped using zero and carrying in store bought water because it would literally go to crap between 10 to 12 gallons. May as well buy water at 80 cents a gallon at that point. I've been trying to make homemade filters to knock out a chunk of the tds to make the zero water last longer and be cost effective again. I never even thought of this trick. As far as all the people talking about fishy water and stuff, yes, it actually is a problem. I let my filter go to far and all the sudden it tasted like I sucked sweat out of fat guys but crack. But that only happened once for me. Maybe some filters are not made as well or have as much resin. There are a ton of complaints about that if you search for it. But bottom line, zero water is hands down the best filter I've ever used but it fails way to quick with water as terrible as mine or worse, making it way to expensive. Thanks for the tip, I cant wait to try it and see if I can at least get 20 to 30 gallons out of a filter.
Everyone is arguing the same point. However, it doesn't change the fact that you CAN do this rotation method less often and still save some money. In other words, when Filter #1 hits 006, just use it for "Pre-filtering" a few times and you have nothing to lose. (Only gain) It's math. I haven't tried it yet. But I will. And I will use my analytical way of thinking to do it in a safer, non-stinky water way. Even if I only use the 006 filter to pre-filter only a few more gallons and then toss it.
Maybe it's just me but if you have to play a shell game with Zero water filters to save money, maybe you shouldn't be using them in the first place. I've grown to live with the cost of changing filters every 35 gallons but it's worth it. Also, there is no way I would want to rotate filters due to the bacteria which gathers on the filters and towards the end of its life, really begins to be noticeable in the kitchen, especially by my wife. Spring water (per gallon) at your local grocery store is $.75-.90 and it usually will test to 060 so there ya go.
You can go even longer after the 006 passes 006 it still will have some filtering capabilities and stretch even longer. I was able to get two years out of one filter using this message; as even less filtering than 006 is still better than tap water
@@The_Gallowglass The instruction to change at 006 has more to do with how the 5 stage filter uses ion exchange. That 006 is much different than your tap waters 110, which is why it can taste worse. So you wouldn't want to drink 006 but you could re filter it through a new filter.
006 is still very clean water, considering our water in Wichita Kansas has a TDS reading of 277 - 358, 006 is still no reason to stop using the filter, the reason they recommend you replace the filter is so you will spend more money. 😅
But in my case, I have an old Brita pitcher and some unused filters for it... Brita gets my tap at 170 down to 35 or so alone, so I will use the remaining Britas to fill up the Zero... How come I didn't think of this ?? lol...Thanks !.
Good theory...i do the same, but once your initial filter gets to 006, it will rapidly climb higher and higher. I can't explain it, but after a few extra gallons past 006, mine shoots past 999...way higher than my water reads out of the tap...my only theory on why this happens is that once completely saturated, the filter will actually leach everything back into the water?
our first month with the 6 cup zero water pitcher, had an awful smell after 3-4 wks,,, what does that mean? , and it wasnt even 006 level.,,, has anyone ever had a problem with putrid smell???
I just bought a 6 cup! There are healthy solids in water that humans need but if you need distilled water on a regular basis such as for a CPAP these are great! Really great idea you have come up with here!
I love zero water but if i let mine go past a certain point bateria multiplies in the zero water environment because there nothing to kill it and it smells horrible .
I live in California and my water from the tap reads around 400-500+ levels and I go through filters crazy fast because of it. Doing this trick sadly doesn’t work or works very poorly and sadly this does nothing to address the sour taste/fishy smell from the old filter.
We have a ZeroWater dispenser but there is no way you can rotate the filters were we are. Why? Because the filter starts to smell to the point where you cannot have them in the house. It would be good if you could without the smell but so far that ain't happening in Colorado. Just saying.
SAR-1076 Buy distilled bottled water. Then filter it for drinking only. Filter lasts forever ( kinda... ) and at 88¢ a gal. at Target, Walmart etc... for distilled water, it's a steal!! Or buy a distiller to use in conjunction with the ZeroWater filter. Filter the water before distilling and after so the distiller is easy to clean, then toss the filters. N E V E R drink unfiltered or still/dead water, spring water, etc... Only DRINK distilled water that's also been filtered as well. Still waters, mineral waters, spring waters, purified waters, tap waters etc. are very dirty with chemicals and inorganic minerals that go into the blood and deposit EVERYWHERE JOINTS, KIDNEYS, BLADDER, LIVER, BRAIN, BLOODSTREAM ( knowledge is king, thank the Creator for the Internet!!! ). As years go by these dead waters clog up our systems and it can take years to cleanse the deposits out and there are side effects once we start cleaning ourselves from the inside out. But they are worth the benefits. I am 64 and have drank junk poisonous water all my life because of LIES and disinformation. I feel better now but like I said there are side effects. Fair well. Also please check out Earther Academy on RUclips. You will be amazed!!!
Paranoid much? Why in the heck would you waste money filtering distilled water that you bought? It's already had all impurities removed. Keep wearing the tinfoil hat.
you only need 2 filters ever. one in the pitcher, one in the brine water. brine water pulls the contamination off the plastic pellet surface. ion exchange. just like a whole house water softener. dunk the filter in pitcher water for 15 mins. to pull extra brine out of the filter then one complete tank to finish. pour out the brine. repeat when the tank pitcher is slowing down or at .006ppm. be well
Thanks for the video. I am not as concerned about the money issue as I am about the constant disposal of the plastic filters, which is definitely not good for the environment over all. I will start using this technique. Good to know!
Zero water is a filter and water softener all in one. It has charcoal and resin beads in it. The reason it's disposable is you don't wash brine through it like a traditional water softener in your basement so once the resin beads in the ZW system have been used up the system loses its effectiveness. I'm actually very curious if you wash a ZW filter with salt or something to wash the beads that it'll rejuvenate it. But it still with my water it only costs 30 for 2 filters which will last three months a piece so overall 30 bucks worth last about 6 months. Still Not a bad deal in my opinion.
Thats crazy my water here in sothern california ventrura county is 408 - 416 average. My filter will last me a month in the pitcher giving me only 12 to 13 fills.
Imagine buying a Brita that doesn't even filter most stuff out of the water. Its basically a gimmick. Zero water actually cleans and makes it taste pure.
Well, it depends on what you're looking for. If it's to just remove the basics like most of the chlorine, some heavy metals like lead and such.. it's a great idea, and cheap!
ty!!! just bought this and great tip! it looks confusing but will read on how to use it today...got home late and cannot wait to stop drinking out of water bottles that are sitting in the heat before we buy them or freeze or goodness knows what temps they go through making the plastic bad for my health i drink so much water and also knowing I can use tap water and drink safe, is one more way to improve my health so many toxins out there! I will take my clean water from zero and put it in those newer s'well metal bottles (very cool and many kinds) so I will have a no yuky plastic water bottles! ty again!!
I've seen this. The problem with the ZeroWater is that it does remove all TDS. It does this well. But drinking demineralized water isn't good for us. Removing the lead is good, but the regular minerals isn't. I would use this for water in my iron or steamer.
It's not really demineralized water like what would come out of distillation. I don't know how they achieve the 0 TDS but there are many complaints about the resulting water PH and the filter using "acids" to achieve the results. Unfortunately I bought this and now I need to test it to find out what comes out of it. If the PH is really 3 like some have claimed, it will have been a waste of money. It has many bad reviews. In one experiment another filter using reverse osmosis did not achieve 0 TDS, but I would much sooner trust that water. I did worry this was to good to be true, when I was buying it. If you use it for your iron or steamer, you might destroy them if the PH claims are true.
Tried doing this awhile back with two ZW pitchers. When one of them got upwards of 003 or so, I transferred that water to the other pitcher with a brand new filter. Even though the new water read 000, it had a funky taste to it so I stopped. ZW’s been great the last couple years I’ve had it, but I will soon be purchasing a water distiller.
Why would that small pitcher still have a 000 after you put in a used filter of 006. I understand the concept. But can you just use the small pitcher first and dump it in the big pitcher without a filter. Then when the small filter hits oo6 you put it in the big pitcher with a new filter. the new filter will hit 006 overtime. Then switch the big filter to the small one and replace the big filter. rinse and then repeat
ZeroWater makers makes me believe that they have a trick up there sleeve. After a month of use the water started tasting SOUR/Acidic, used the TDS Meter and the readings are crazy 400-470 ppm. My city water (South Florida) averages 180-200 ppm. How can it go up to 470 ppm ? I have done this test over and over, and on different days. Would this be because of the Dissolved Solids accumulated in the filter and at some point (wink wink 1 month) it releases everything out ? Wondering if overflowing the filter has also something to do with this.
It is only a filter and at some point it will become compromised. It seems to me that Zerowater have worked out the compromisation point is when the TDS show 006. After this point, the filter is unable to work efficiently and the impurities build up quickly, hence the taste and smell. It makes sense to me tbh. I do wish the filters where a little cheaper, but apart from this it's a good water filtration system.
Hey, have you seen the trick where the guy says 'put 20 dollars on the table.' So his friend does. Then the guy says I'm gonna buys that 40 for 30. You've practically stuck it Zero Water and Florida water infrastructure with this genius life achievement. I'm here in the Hardware/Household section of the Local Walmort. I think this video sold me. Zero Waste *Zero TASTE!*
It's not just minerals but also lead and other impurities. As for minerals, if you eat a balanced diet, the minerals you would get from water are infinitesimal.
You use the OLD filter as a PRE filter, so the NEW filter doesn't get dirty as fast... got it.
I bet if you made videos real short and simple like this comment here you would blow up on RUclips.....🤭🤫
@@Shooting_Stuff I had a theory like this a while back like a shortened video channel straight to the point but it turns out there are a ton of them already
“I just gave the city life, it ain’t about who did it fist
It’s bout who did it right, niggas lookin like “preach”” ~Drake😎🥛
I’ve been using this method since I bought my Zerowater - it works! I only swap/change filters ~every 1-1.5 years (I’m in Atlanta, GA - starting reading is ~56 out of the tap). Plus, you can get a 4-pack of ZW filters @ BBB for $32 (using 20% off coupon), bringing the price to $8 each or $29.99 (using $10 off $30 coupon), bringing price to $7.50 each. Haven’t checked COSTCO, etc. - if anyone has found a better deal, wouldn’t mind hearing about it 😉…
@@joeygirl314 There is still a rule of thumb that you should change a filter every 6 months for hygiene reasons. Or boil the water afterwards.
This will help a little, but if you watch the particulate level of the old filter, it will go from 6 to 25 to 150 very quickly, and at that point, you might as well just put tap water in. Further, as exnokiafanboy points out, bacteria can build up in the old one, and then get into the new one. Might save you a small fraction on filters, but not enough to justify the risk.
Basically. At some point it's like wringing out a dirty sponge into your pitcher top.
Tru my went from 6 to 25 to 220 and the 640 actually higher then the tap . I find it’s been better refrigerator
So, bacteria won't get filtered?
I agree... his advice is junk. I followed it, it really doesn't extend the amount of times you can use a filter. Mine failed at about 40, then a few uses later the second filter would catch up. Nice idea, but 👎. Plus the fishy smell would occur quite quickly when I swapped over the filters due to bacterial contamination as you pointed out. I wouldn't bother following this advice.
Or you can add some chlorine to it to kill the bacteria and still be able to use it as the first stage.
Use your old filter as a pre-filter. You know, like a proper multi-stage filter.
There, I just saved you 3 1/2 minutes.
Thanks!
This can only be done if you have 2 jugs right?
i think what he's trying to say is ... the 006 filter is still capable of filtering water and so lightens the load on the fresh, new filter ... therefore making the new filter last much longer. that the new filter gets stretched longer thanks to the water being filtered twice - first by the used, 006 filter. to me, that 006 filter is not going to filter much water before the stink is on big time!
That’s exactly what he said. You did a great TLDR. His video was bit unorganized and redundant but his hypothesis is on point. I wonder if I bought the 007 filter instead, would I morph into James Bond?**
Now I get it
yeah, but why the water from the 10 cup pitcher comes out with 000 if he's using a 006 filter that has been in the 24 cup pitcher for some time?
Thanks 👍
So register our water???
Our dog and two cats know the difference between tap and Zero Water. Two water bowls, one with Zero and the other, tap. They always go to the Zero Water. We have done this on numerous occasions.
Pit bulls are great pups, do you resemble a pit?
jeff jones Liar
sure hun
Try putting a turd in a bowl and see if they prefer that over the zero water. Their preference isn't a good example of what humans should do.
@@moonpiespotlight4759 I'm rollin! Lol!
I saw someone mention this before in an Amazon review but you put it in layman‘s terms for everybody who uses these filters thank you.
We use one filter in our dispenser every two months just about and spend lots and lots and lots of money on filters because this water is amazing so you just saved me a few bucks thanks!
What about when the water sucks to begin with?
If you really want the filter to last, run the water for about a minute, this will help remove sedemints that have been sitting in the pipes.
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Is a minute really necessary? Very helpful advice but about 30 seconds or 15 seconds. A whole minute of your faucet running is a waste of a lot of water.
@@xelefonte
Are you paying their water bill?
@@ashleenicole71 Does it offend you when someone gives another person a tip or some advice?
@@xelefonte a minute worth of water each time versus the piled up extra wasted filters in the course of a year...
Probably easier to run nasty water down the sink, much like how lithium mining causes the total carbon expenditure for building an electric car to massively exceed the total carbon used by a gas burning vehicle in its lifetime.
I put a coffee in the reservoir and replace it every two or three days and it extends the life of the filter. The filter usually lasts about 50 days.
In Michigan the water is so bad it regularly reads between 350-400. Filter lasts about 1-2 weeks and then the meter is reading a steady 250. Idk what sucks more.. 18 bucks a filter or a state thats actually trying to kill you.
Can't put a price on your health
@@charlycash health is wealth
*Water in Phoenix AZ is the worst in the country its always from 450-550... they even have people and families on the news that all die from drinking the water from the TAP... 🥺🥺😭😭*
Source?
Get one of those reverse osmosis systems for better results. Those send most of the waste water back down the drain, which I'd almost bet the city has connected right back up to our incoming pipes. Worst water in America.
I'm in Kalamazoo, I can attest to terrible Michigan water. We do need to get our local city governments to invest in city size filtering instead of each consumer having to fend for ourselves. Water should always be the top priority for local gov.
Great idea in theory, but the filters really only are designed to work properly up to about 006-010 TDS. After that, they quickly reach critical failure and will not work. They will actually start releasing all the junk they filtered out, back into your water. So in reality, you won't get that many more fills out of your rotation system, because the rotated filter will reach capacity very quickly and you'll just be pouring bad water back into the new filter. If you want to do this 2 filter system and really get results, I'd recommend a filter at the tap first, and then into your zero pitcher. You can get a decent tap filter relatively cheaply and it will last longer than a used zero filter. Nonetheless, good video and way to think out of the box! Lol
not true. As we speak I just filled my small pitcher with my tap and it was filtered down to 92, I then poured that into my new pitcher and it reads zero. Compared to filtering 450 water which brings more life to the filter. once the old filter degrades then there is more Tds then the tap, its a simple test to avoid that situation
+Roger W just watch out for the bacteria growth that can occur when those filters reach their max. Enjoy your filtering! Lol
Kelly Pagano I test my water after it filtered before I pour it into my new filter. if the TDS is higher then tap then i discard the water
This is true. The filters last about a month for me and then release all the stinky stuff. The water tastes extremely sour at that point. I doubt putting that water through a second filter would make it last longer.
Paladyr7 If the water is stinky you waited to long to pour it into another filter. I have been double filtering for over year and my box of 12 filters have lasted 18 months or more. Normally they last just 4 weeks, I have bad tap water
It appears to be a fairly split yes or no on this, I say it works as long as you monitor both pitchers and the catch is to use them regularly. I have been using this method for years and saved a ton of money. Zero water filters are a top product.
I get double even using a Brita filter that starts at 87. I bet your method will increase for me. Biggest problem I have with 23 cup is that it tends to get frequent air locks but that’s easy to correct. Also, if I want some of the filtered water to have healthy minerals restored; I have a water revitalizer and also one which reduces acidity. I use 0 for tea water, etc. as does not leave scale in pots. Thanks: your post is helpful.
I've been using this 2 pitcher method for about a year now and found it has tripled my filters life. I'm single and use the water for my Keurig coffee machine. My water hardness averages around 420, and possibly because it's well water, there has never been a fishy or off taste to the water.
It may be quite worth it for you to find out exactly what is in your water. There might not be too much harmful stuff, and the great majority of that number could just be lime or something, and then you could base your filtration system on that knowledge.
I have 270ish ppm, and use Brita prefilter. At what level of use (ppm) you change the Zero prefilter? I assume you move the second stage Zero(
When these filters get to their "End Of Life", you will start to notice fishy or rubbery smell;
I believe it is caused by chlorine and/or fluoride buildup within the filter.
I now fill a gallon container with tap water and let it stand for a couple days to dissipate the
chlorine, then filter it; this seems to make my filters last significantly longer without the funky fish smell..
Ah, is that what the smell is? It's not mold then?
I think it might be useful to have something that only filters chlorine/fluoride...,and then use ZeroWater filter.
🐟 smell is caused by the filters resin component
@Stein Mauer Typical cations may include calcium ion, sodium ion, potassium ion, magnesium ion, and typical anions may include sulfate ion, chloride ion, carbonate ion, and so on. The ZeroWater filter contains an ion exchange layer that replaces the cations with hydrogen ion, and replaces the anions with hydroxyl ion, which forms pure water H2O eventually.
The filter will work perfectly to deliver you pure water until it runs out either H+ or OH-. If the OH- is fully consumed first, then the anions remain in the water after filtering, and the cations are still replaced by the hydrogen ion (acid ion), finally resulting in acids, such as sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and carbonic acid. That's why the water tastes sour or acidic at the end.
The smell is due to lack of chlorine at the end of the filter meaning bacteria can fester in that area more easily
This may be useful for removing metals. However, you will get bacteria build up in the older filter. This is something that the newer filter will not remove.
Dccole3214 Use peroxide.
@Aerial what you're saying is true but the old filters have water inside of them if they are not kept in a sterile environment it is possible for them to grow bacteria within the filter. Assuming the filter is not being stored in the freezer.
Not really. Old style filters actually fail at removing or sterilizing bacteria, viruses, and cysts.
@@JRMObrien You need to fill the rim of the filter entrance thing with hydrogen peroxide once per cycle and then let the filter completely dry, just for sanitization purposes. Bacteria will grow inside the filter but not in pure water.
it doesn't work.. the sour taste will be present after certain time regardless of double filtering..
True fact
The key to not letting them get sour; fill up jugs enough for 2 days at a time and keep your filter container completely topped off with water so air can't get to the bacteria and let it grow
Makes sense
so just make sure water never falls below bottom pinhole to prevent air from going in?
Actually letting it dry out completely is more effective at killing bacteria
Set it in direct sunlight until you use it again.
Can you explain where that is exactly
Rather than doing this, you can send your used filters to zero water and they will send you coupons to save money on new filters. I don’t drink the water that I filter, I use it for my plants and humidifiers during the winter when I can’t use rainwater barrels to collect water because of below freezing temps.
How much do they give you? I realize this is an old comment, but still lol I have hope
Send? Shipping just be expensive?
@@blippyy4177 I was thinking that too
Snow & hail is rainwater in the solid form. You just got to bring it into the warm.
@@blippyy4177 yeah the shipping makes the program silly. Especially since you can't media mail it. You'll end up with less of a discount than if you look for a deal on a 12 pack.
The estimate of 60 gallons worth is based on the water that is going into the filter (your tap water ) is at 006. Using the filter in the pitcher that was registering 006 before you swapped is going to continue to get more and more polluted as you filter . Thus it will not be at 006 for long and therefore will not be lasting as much as estimate based on your TAP water being 006
The secret that ZeroWater doesn't want you to know is that you have to buy two products from them, not one!!
I allowed a zerowater filter to go too long once. Ended up smelling terrible. Truly like rotting fish. Was pretty bad.
Same thing happened to me
"Our water in Florida gets us about 30 to 35 gallons"
*Cries in 320 TDS tap*
Mines 741 so dont feel too bad
Ours is 650 and thats not even bad compared to some towns nearby
Holy shit I thought my 404 was bad
"rotate" is technically the wrong wording. You are essentially making a separated two-part filter. Great logic behind it and it will definitely make your second filter last much longer. Over time the first filter will start to filter the water slower.
I have a large zerowater dispenser. Our tap water in the Seattle area is 30-35, which is much better than average. My zerowater dispenser does indeed purify it down to zero, as advertised. I was able to fill the dispenser 63 (sixty-three) times before I had to replace the filter, which is better than advertised! But it was never because the TDS tester read 006. No, the tester would always read 000. The problem was the filter would plug up to the point where it would not fill with water anymore. So then I finally replaced the filter. I can’t complain too much as I did not expect to fill the dispenser 63 times (I recorded it on a taped piece of paper on top of the dispenser). The only other things I don’t like about the zerowater dispenser is that you have to push so hard on the button to fill a cup of water out of the zerowater tap, and that it is so slow to fill the cup.
Therefore I simply just rapidly fill up my cup with 30-35 grade city tap water. If I were more patient, or from an area with more impure water than the Seattle area, especially Arizona, Nevada, or North Dakota, then I would use the zerowater for sure. It’s that TDS tester that makes the zerowater worth the “price of admission”.
It's been my experience that the slow drain problem is due to air bubbles and sometimes the filter layers blocking the flow. This has happened to me on newly relaced filters. I take it out flush it with warm water and shake it till I see a steady stream. Problem fixed. I love this filter! I keep the unit very clean and it last up to 3 months for my cat, myself and my 31 houseplants!
I don't trust this at all. I tried it when the old filter read .006. After a few weeks the old filter read 226, which is worse than my tap water that reads 146. Nice try but doesn't work.
I heard filters get moldy so you should replace them by time too. What do you think?
would using a cheap store-brand water filter first then using a zero water filter accomplish the same thing?
I already had a bunch of cheap water filters before I got a zero water filter.
not really, as some of those brands don't remove any TDS at all!
First, fill glass jars and allow the chlorine to escape before you filter it. Then keep the filled jars in the refrigerator. I do the same with my filter between uses, by putting it in a filled glass jar. Glass is the best receptacle for water.
This is a great idea. Our water measures between 020 to 025 and the current filter in our larger unit has been in there for almost a year and still measures around 001 to 003. The problem we have is that the filter gets jammed up so I have to take it off and shake it to get it flowing again. I like this idea. I may get another 6 months out of my filters
The tap water in our area is about 20 ppm and my water still tests at 0 after four months of use.
i bought one of those Filters and was surprised ! My Tap Water reads 30 (ireland) and my Brita Filtered Water was 45 (the filter is less than 2 weeks old) i put in a new Brita filter and let it run through twice, before i measured again this time is was 38 !! ??
Zero filters are little disposable water softeners. You can recharge them with brine, just like recharging the resin bed in a softener. It's a pain and in my opinion it isn't worth it to save $10 because it takes some time to purge out the brine but it does work and I guess if you want to put in the effort it'll save money. They should make them where you could simply dump out the old contents and refill with fresh charcoal and resin but they are glued together. I've recharged my old filter and use it as a prefilter as in the hack in this video. The bacteria problem talked about by some people here isn't a concern. Here in my part of New Mexico the tap water runs about 425 so the filters don't last long, maybe a couple of weeks using it only for coffee water. Using the video's hack it doubles the life and using my brine hack and the double filter I get about 6 weeks per filter.
Tap water in north Texas exceeds 300ppm. So, not only does the filtered water quickly rise to 6ppm, the filters literally stop passing water through them. How we extend useful life: we draw water through our reefer’s filter, which takes the 300+ ppm water down to 150 - 180 ppm. Then that supplies our two pitchers, one of which is a 2-filter tank that supplies our coffee maker and cooking requirements.
Can we clean these filters with anything like Vinegar or what is suggested because at some point maybe I should just get bottled water. What if we
Filter our water through coffee filters step
1 then step 2 Britta water filter then to the zero water would that make the zero water filters last longer
Theres another video on youtube about how you can open up the filter and rinse the contents in clean water 10 times and then put back. water goes back to zero and filter is like new!
You absolute madman. I love it. Great video. I only wished I heard about ZeroWater filters sooner!!!
We dual-stage filter using a Waterdrop filter (filters last several months) that cuts TDS in half, then fill the ZeroWater. Same difference, less fish smell. Also, we're studying the whole TDS thing. Most dissolved solids aren't bad for you, so the zero thing is usually overkill. And - ZeroWater filters use plastic, so there's the potential of BPS leaching. What we need is a targeted PFAS, BPS, lead, and TTHM filter.
Best idea I've heard so far. Some other people tried taking the filters apart. I hate buying new filters, and I've heard "EPIC" does not do well with replacements. They don't always deliver -
After reading about smells,,,, I considered this. Yes growth of bacteria will sSstank, yet each time the water is done filtering, if in a fridge, might fridge air be getting to the top of the filter and absorbing odors like the Arm&Hammer? 2 months +, no hint of odor, not in fridge. Flow is still great since like you I thought to use pre filtered, like a fridge dispenser filter could also. Have to re plumb my place, so some zero wtr from hose bib then started with the drinking supply line. Using four 10" filters here to filter down to less than 1 micron. Zero Water for soups & coffee. lol
@TechForce 360 Would this method you have explained here still work if the water has become acidic & developed a sour taste? Would that acid be removed & yet still extend the new filters life? My Zero water just became acidic, yet my TDS still reads 000.
Also, couldn't the method promote a bacteria problem in the water, as I don't believe the TDS meter measures for or picks up bacteria?
Just put the filter in 2 cups of salt with water overnight, will be good as new in the morning, this filter is exactly the same as water softener, you recharge it in salt water
how much water? which filter have you done this for?
@@mrsaye499 so this filter has 2 materials, first is activated charcoal, 2ed is those resin pebbles, they do the water softening to get the ppm to zero, now to recharge resin you need to make brine bath, boil about 3-4 cups of salt in a liter of water, wait for it to cool down a little bit, and put the filter in those water overnight, I did it many times, the only problem is that it only recharge the resin, not the activated charcoal, so eventually you'll have to replace the filter, what I ended up doing is I took off the top of the filter off, I threw out the resin and the charcoal, and got a bag of water softener resin for $10, filled it up with the new resin and squeeze the top back on, so now the water is back to zero, and every time it goes to 3-4 I give it a brine bath and it goes back to 0
I use an old K&N oil filter as a pre filter. It removes any larger particles of debris before it gets to the zero filter. Can't say I care much for the oil flavor though.
I find 5w-20 tastes better than 10w-30
Isn't that just going to dump bacteria from the old one? Besides my filter lasts 6 months before getting to 007-008 so I just change it twice a year
luck you I'm in arizona our water starts at 550 so my filter lasts about two weeks
My approach is a bit convoluted but basically I have a large jug of water out of the tap just standing for a good few hours to allow the chlorine to vapourise out then I filter that once through two separate Brita filter jugs and then finally run that water though the ZeroWater. It seems to be the right way to go to ensure water and filters actually last. As well all the filter jugs are kept full so bacteria can never get into the actual filters to replicate as no air. As a side-effect I find I drink a lot of water as I feel that I need to keep the train of water jugs moving.
In a very serious water shortage situation - since I am very big into prepping - it would seem conceivable to run my own (sterile out of the tubesteak) urine through an additional prior Brita filter before putting it through the other three filters. I have never tried that but the way things are going then all things are conceivable.
In any case the original from tap to Static water followed by two Brita filtering's then the final ZeroWater filtering works very very well and results in tasty tasty water. I'd like to put the ZeroWater inside the fridge but it is too big.
In a shortage situation collect rainwater into a pot or barrell, not from your roof and gutters. Run your raiwater throough the ZeroWater filter and then boil. First step is to remove sediment and second step is to sanitize.
You get points for your use of "tubesteak" 🤣
If my tap water reads 420ppm and my filter lasts "8 gallons or less". That's like $400 in filters a year. What is the point? I just bought one but I realized this will cost me more than a 6 stage reverse osmosis system. The water here in Canada is apparently not as clean as down in the USA.
Have you read about Flint Michigan and within the last few days Parchment and Cooper Township Michigan? - undrinkable.
Shawn M no i haven't but I can't imagine their water quality. I'm simply pointing out how in my area these filters are not worth it. I have about 420ppm in my water which filters less than 8 gal. In USA the average water quality is around 200ppm which will last 25-40gal i think. In Canada the filters cost 17$ each so with the amount of water i drink it would cost almost 34$ a month to use this product to its potential. I can just buy good quality reverse osmosis water for cheaper, or invest in an actual reverse osmosis system. This defeats the purpose of these "cost effective" filters.
Ok I did this and yes will work for a short period of time. But at some point you will see with the old filter it will even get worse than tap water and then your good filter is going to even last a shorter time ! So your original filter won’t last very long after you replace it, and you’ll have to monitor it otherwise it defeats the purpose.
The zero company just got back to me and they said to press the red spigot button all the way down and hold it while lifting up the top part which should release the air pressure and suction.
I bought a stand for my 2 gallon glass jug with spigot and handle and put the 30 gallon Zero water top half on top. I used the rubber washer that comes with the jug and fitted it on the filter. The filter fits just perfect and there is a nice seal. Because the jug shape for the water to be higher it makes the water spout work better. I was using the top half of the 7 gallon Zero water on top of the jug but had to fill it too many times; which was a pain. Probably will go to 3 gallon jug and spigot and buy an even larger Zero water container then try this. Also, might just try using another brand filter on faucet to help lower my water which is currently 340 from the tap.
Are you on well water? It may be quite worth it for you to find out exactly what is in your water. There might not be too much harmful stuff, and the great majority of that number could just be lime or something, and then you could base your filtration system on that knowledge.
Anyway, if you made a really quick video to show what you did, so that people could hopefully buy the same jug and do it, I think you might get some views. I would subscribe. :-)
do you have to keep zerowater filters wet? IE do you have to always make sure there is a a decent amount of filtered water always sitting in there to make sure the filter doesn't "dry out"? i don't own a zerowater so just curious.
The upper stage of the filter removes all the chlorine... then that non-chlorinated water sits in the the micro-beaded lower section, called the ion-exchange resin. The longer that says wet the more chance of bacteria building. Peroxide will kill bacteria but how much is needed for that I dont know.
I'm genuinely curious on how it filters. I live somewhere with toxic water currently. I go to the EWG website and see my location has tons of chemicals in its tap water. I was gone for 6 months doing "fun" military stuff, with my zero water pitcher empty with the same filter in it that was over a year old. I bought another meter to test the water after filtering, even today, it still shows 000ppm. The water never tasted great with zero water because it pulls minerals, but I'm wondering if few to none of the chemicals/pharmaceuticals are getting filtered out at all. I know I need a nice reverse osmosis system, but I unfortunately can't pay for it. Was tempted to run it through a different brands filter and have the water tested to see all what's in it. Chemical-wise anyway.
Is it worth it? I only need a small pitcher
That’s a really good idea. I’m going to use my brita (which doesn’t remove the chlorine) then the zero! TY
i use my 6 cup brita to prolong the life of my keurig, which is working awesome, and the 6 cup brita is too small and near the filter change life, so maybe i should get a bigger one, and 2 stage it as suggested, i'm with you on the brita/zero mash up.
I almost died of shock when I checked my tap water, 577! Been drinking tap water my whole life. I live on the border of mexico and texas. I will be using this zero water filter system for the rest of my days. Thanks for the tip, very much appreciated and don't let the haters get to you.
@teachmehowtodoge same level in arizona
sandman369 I feel fantastic. My body feels like new. Started working out again and just have this energy I don't remember having. Was drinking poison for 39 years straight.
This is a correct approach.....however, you are not treating all TDS the same. The question you should be asking is...what is breaking through first?
Mines currently at over 900 ppm after 2 days of regular use in fairly hard water and tastes very sour... what am I doing wrong?
No.. just no.. You're dumping bacteria from the old filter to the new filter. The meter doesn't read bacteria levels...
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The old filter will not get bacteria, you have to change it because of his saturate is not more filtering all
@@tomg5405 lol
My Zero Water filter that i used for a month and half (i checked it every 2 weeks), i checked today and it reads 186ppm, how bad is it that i drank water at 186ppm?
@@karlhans6678 Not bad, really. As long as the water doesn't stink but you have to replace that filter. If it makes you feel better, tap water here in California is at 500ppm.
using a pre carbon (chlorine reducing) filter is probly a very cost efficient way to extend zero filter life.
This technique works... but only for a short while. Don't know if there's something else to this or if CA water is just THAT bad? (by CA standards, 200 PPM is considered pretty good) Shortly after my filter reaches its 006 mark, with each next gallon the TDS reader increases RAPIDLY (050, 120, 180, 250, 400+). Yikes, that's actually higher than unfiltered water.
Ok, I'm confused, You still put a new filter in the big one. So your filtering first through the older filter than filtering that water again into the newer filter (bigger dispenser)? Isn't that just a second step for nothing? I dont understand?? :/ ?????
How about using filtered water from the refrigerator water dispenser instead? I think I'll give it a try.
I don't leave the filter in standing water, because I pour off into my kettle or coffee machine and boil the water before drinking. No smell issues this way.
Problem with your hypothesis is that typically a water filter starts to grow bacteria after a few months. When it takes off your see the ppm go up exponentially. If your old filter is growing bacteria, probably not smart to continue to use it.
How long does it take for the 10 gallon to purify the water? It seems like it's going to take a long time each time you need to go through the process of filtering water through the 10 gallon and then filtering into the 30 gallon during each refil.
I wonder how long those filters will last if you purchase one or two or may be three more pitchers, that is a grate idea, thanks for sharing.
Is that meter working correctly?
I have been using my filter for more than a year and I refill it every other day. It's still at 000 meter reading. What I have found is that after each fill, I use a 7 cup pitcher, I shake the filter while it's upside down. Why did I do that? Because one day, it wouldn't allow the water to drain so I tried shaking the filter. It works. I test the water each month. I don't know how long the reading will stay at 000 but I know the meter works as I test tap water which for me, the reading is 44. I have tested Poland Spring and it reads 17. So far, so good.
I just got mine today! I gotta try that
Is it possible to back flush these Filters to kind of clean out the filter? And if so any recommendations on what to use?
Good question. Do you still use the zero water ? I still haven't decided on whether or not I want to try it.
In sw fl.i have to change filter once a week..reading is over 550 here...definitely going to try your method
my water tastes of fish before it leaves 000, will rotating stop this?
Been using them for 4-5 years and my only complaint is that recently the lemon tastes arrives much sooner than in the past. Even if the meter still reads 000! Used to happen much later and even go away while still filtering the water... Maybe not to 000 or 006 but say 60-100... That's still HALF or less TDS as the straight tap water. I've always been a bit annoyed by the citric acid scam element to these but at least it wasn't so obvious in the past. Now I worry if I'm hurting my plants with acidic water... Also I mix the Z-water with tap for my cats bc I feel like they need minerals and don't take a multivitamin like I do.
So my other filter didn't filter solids and I didn't die. My tap water is 120 ppm. My Brita takes that to 61 ppm with a new filter.... So why should I get rid of the Zero Water filter when it goes to 6? I like the rotation idea but why not rotate when it goes to 12, or 24. That's still less solids than the Brita.
Absolutely brilliant. I have 520 tds water. I stopped using zero and carrying in store bought water because it would literally go to crap between 10 to 12 gallons. May as well buy water at 80 cents a gallon at that point. I've been trying to make homemade filters to knock out a chunk of the tds to make the zero water last longer and be cost effective again. I never even thought of this trick. As far as all the people talking about fishy water and stuff, yes, it actually is a problem. I let my filter go to far and all the sudden it tasted like I sucked sweat out of fat guys but crack. But that only happened once for me. Maybe some filters are not made as well or have as much resin. There are a ton of complaints about that if you search for it. But bottom line, zero water is hands down the best filter I've ever used but it fails way to quick with water as terrible as mine or worse, making it way to expensive. Thanks for the tip, I cant wait to try it and see if I can at least get 20 to 30 gallons out of a filter.
Chuck Young
May be best to just buy 30 cent per gallon of filtered water at the water stores
Same here. The filters last no longer than 11-14 days. It gets really pricey in a hurry.
"Sucked sweat out of a fat guys butt crack" hahaha I'd imagine once was more than enough!lol
Everyone is arguing the same point. However, it doesn't change the fact that you CAN do this rotation method less often and still save some money. In other words, when Filter #1 hits 006, just use it for "Pre-filtering" a few times and you have nothing to lose. (Only gain) It's math. I haven't tried it yet. But I will. And I will use my analytical way of thinking to do it in a safer, non-stinky water way. Even if I only use the 006 filter to pre-filter only a few more gallons and then toss it.
From an 006 reading … roughly when would it start getting bacteria? Or the resin turning to fishy?
Maybe it's just me but if you have to play a shell game with Zero water filters to save money, maybe you shouldn't be using them in the first place. I've grown to live with the cost of changing filters every 35 gallons but it's worth it. Also, there is no way I would want to rotate filters due to the bacteria which gathers on the filters and towards the end of its life, really begins to be noticeable in the kitchen, especially by my wife. Spring water (per gallon) at your local grocery store is $.75-.90 and it usually will test to 060 so there ya go.
Perhaps you should try Crystal Quest.
You can go even longer after the 006 passes 006 it still will have some filtering capabilities and stretch even longer. I was able to get two years out of one filter using this message; as even less filtering than 006 is still better than tap water
Well, I said before my municipal water reada 110. I don't think anyone should be worried about 006. That's hardly anything.
@@The_Gallowglass The instruction to change at 006 has more to do with how the 5 stage filter uses ion exchange. That 006 is much different than your tap waters 110, which is why it can taste worse. So you wouldn't want to drink 006 but you could re filter it through a new filter.
006 is still very clean water, considering our water in Wichita Kansas has a TDS reading of 277 - 358, 006 is still no reason to stop using the filter, the reason they recommend you replace the filter is so you will spend more money. 😅
But in my case, I have an old Brita pitcher and some unused filters for it... Brita gets my tap at 170 down to 35 or so alone, so I will use the remaining Britas to fill up the Zero... How come I didn't think of this ?? lol...Thanks !.
Good theory...i do the same, but once your initial filter gets to 006, it will rapidly climb higher and higher. I can't explain it, but after a few extra gallons past 006, mine shoots past 999...way higher than my water reads out of the tap...my only theory on why this happens is that once completely saturated, the filter will actually leach everything back into the water?
Probably bacteria too...
yeah, but why the water from the 10 cup pitcher comes out with 000 if he's using a 006 filter that has been in the 24 cup pitcher for some time?
Because he filters the 006 water in a new filter to get it to 000.
Are these filter solutions this expensive? Have any of you guys considered getting an actual RO setup like aquatru?
our first month with the 6 cup zero water pitcher, had an awful smell after 3-4 wks,,, what does that mean? , and it wasnt even 006 level.,,, has anyone ever had a problem with putrid smell???
Annette Specht ....yes.......fishy smell! After a couple months. I'm going back to the Brita filter and pitcher.
Great idea. I'm trying to figure out why I am having a leak around the filter.
Lp
@Susan Gast You were right I didn't put it on tight enough. Is working great now am happy with it.
@@bricekeson7217 Thank you. I found that I didn't put it on tight enough. It works great now though
@@anewchapter8142 Happy to hear that that worked for you!
This does not take into consideration mold growth in the filters. Change your filters folks.
I would have to agree. I might do what he says in a pinch. But, bacteria and mold are just that. This will NOT filter that out.
I just bought a 6 cup! There are healthy solids in water that humans need but if you need distilled water on a regular basis such as for a CPAP these are great! Really great idea you have come up with here!
There is controversy as to if we need it in the water or if it's ok to just get them from our food.
Please help me to know what is true.
U can just remineralize by putting ocean rocks into your glass of water
I love zero water but if i let mine go past a certain point bateria multiplies in the zero water environment because there nothing to kill it and it smells horrible .
I live in California and my water from the tap reads around 400-500+ levels and I go through filters crazy fast because of it. Doing this trick sadly doesn’t work or works very poorly and sadly this does nothing to address the sour taste/fishy smell from the old filter.
Yup that's what I found... it didn't work for me.
We have a ZeroWater dispenser but there is no way you can rotate the filters were we are. Why? Because the filter starts to smell to the point where you cannot have them in the house. It would be good if you could without the smell but so far that ain't happening in Colorado. Just saying.
Did you try running boiling water through it?
I wonder if running cheap vodka through it would work. You'd think ethanol would be small enough to get through, but kill bacteria.
always boil the water first BUT let it cool first before filtering it, that way nothing is alive in the water when it gets filtered
SAR-1076
Buy distilled bottled water.
Then filter it for drinking only.
Filter lasts forever ( kinda... ) and at 88¢ a gal. at Target, Walmart etc... for distilled water, it's a steal!!
Or buy a distiller to use in conjunction with the ZeroWater
filter.
Filter the water before distilling and after so the distiller is easy to clean, then toss the filters.
N E V E R drink unfiltered or still/dead water, spring water, etc...
Only DRINK distilled water that's also been filtered as well.
Still waters, mineral waters, spring waters, purified waters, tap waters etc. are very dirty with chemicals and inorganic minerals that go into the blood and deposit EVERYWHERE
JOINTS, KIDNEYS, BLADDER, LIVER, BRAIN, BLOODSTREAM ( knowledge is king, thank the Creator for the Internet!!! ).
As years go by these dead waters clog up our systems and it can take years to cleanse the deposits out and there are side effects once we start cleaning ourselves from the inside out.
But they are worth the benefits.
I am 64 and have drank junk poisonous water all my life because of LIES and disinformation.
I feel better now but like I said there are side effects.
Fair well.
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You will be amazed!!!
Paranoid much? Why in the heck would you waste money filtering distilled water that you bought? It's already had all impurities removed. Keep wearing the tinfoil hat.
Hello, I tried this but it didn’t work. The water started reading at a higher rate than even the sink water. Did I do something wrong?
Better is to use First Britta than zerowater
you only need 2 filters ever. one in the pitcher, one in the brine water.
brine water pulls the contamination off the plastic pellet surface. ion exchange.
just like a whole house water softener. dunk the filter in pitcher water for 15 mins. to pull extra brine out of the filter then one complete tank to finish. pour out the brine.
repeat when the tank pitcher is slowing down or at .006ppm.
be well
What model is the Cosco? We have no Cosco near us.
Thanks for the video. I am not as concerned about the money issue as I am about the constant disposal of the plastic filters, which is definitely not good for the environment over all. I will start using this technique. Good to know!
They actually have a program where you can recycle the old ones and send it back to them, they send you a $20 coupon. Look it up on their website.
I was concerned about the disposal of the plastic filters going into our landfills too. I now have AquaTru Carafe Reverse osmosis countertop model.
Zero water is a filter and water softener all in one. It has charcoal and resin beads in it. The reason it's disposable is you don't wash brine through it like a traditional water softener in your basement so once the resin beads in the ZW system have been used up the system loses its effectiveness. I'm actually very curious if you wash a ZW filter with salt or something to wash the beads that it'll rejuvenate it. But it still with my water it only costs 30 for 2 filters which will last three months a piece so overall 30 bucks worth last about 6 months. Still Not a bad deal in my opinion.
Thats crazy my water here in sothern california ventrura county is 408 - 416 average. My filter will last me a month in the pitcher giving me only 12 to 13 fills.
Imagine buying a Brita that doesn't even filter most stuff out of the water. Its basically a gimmick. Zero water actually cleans and makes it taste pure.
Well, it depends on what you're looking for. If it's to just remove the basics like most of the chlorine, some heavy metals like lead and such.. it's a great idea, and cheap!
How long do the filters last
How long would the 006 filter in the 10 cup pitcher last?
ty!!! just bought this and great tip! it looks confusing but will read on how to use it today...got home late and cannot wait to stop drinking out of water bottles that are sitting in the heat before we buy them or freeze or goodness knows what temps they go through making the plastic bad for my health i drink so much water and also knowing I can use tap water and drink safe, is one more way to improve my health so many toxins out there! I will take my clean water from zero and put it in those newer s'well metal bottles (very cool and many kinds) so I will have a no yuky plastic water bottles! ty again!!
love the metal bottle they keep the water so cold for so long
@@otherhumans6171 you're an idiot
I've seen this. The problem with the ZeroWater is that it does remove all TDS. It does this well. But drinking demineralized water isn't good for us. Removing the lead is good, but the regular minerals isn't. I would use this for water in my iron or steamer.
It's not really demineralized water like what would come out of distillation. I don't know how they achieve the 0 TDS but there are many complaints about the resulting water PH and the filter using "acids" to achieve the results.
Unfortunately I bought this and now I need to test it to find out what comes out of it. If the PH is really 3 like some have claimed, it will have been a waste of money. It has many bad reviews.
In one experiment another filter using reverse osmosis did not achieve 0 TDS, but I would much sooner trust that water. I did worry this was to good to be true, when I was buying it. If you use it for your iron or steamer, you might destroy them if the PH claims are true.
Tried doing this awhile back with two ZW pitchers. When one of them got upwards of 003 or so, I transferred that water to the other pitcher with a brand new filter. Even though the new water read 000, it had a funky taste to it so I stopped. ZW’s been great the last couple years I’ve had it, but I will soon be purchasing a water distiller.
Why would that small pitcher still have a 000 after you put in a used filter of 006. I understand the concept. But can you just use the small pitcher first and dump it in the big pitcher without a filter. Then when the small filter hits oo6 you put it in the big pitcher with a new filter. the new filter will hit 006 overtime. Then switch the big filter to the small one and replace the big filter. rinse and then repeat
That's exactly his suggeation
ZeroWater makers makes me believe that they have a trick up there sleeve. After a month of use the water started tasting SOUR/Acidic, used the TDS Meter and the readings are crazy 400-470 ppm.
My city water (South Florida) averages 180-200 ppm. How can it go up to 470 ppm ? I have done this test over and over, and on different days. Would this be because of the Dissolved Solids accumulated in the filter and at some point (wink wink 1 month) it releases everything out ?
Wondering if overflowing the filter has also something to do with this.
I have a third party TDS meter and always check it against the included one. Always the same results on both the tap and the filtered.
It is only a filter and at some point it will become compromised. It seems to me that Zerowater have worked out the compromisation point is when the TDS show 006. After this point, the filter is unable to work efficiently and the impurities build up quickly, hence the taste and smell. It makes sense to me tbh. I do wish the filters where a little cheaper, but apart from this it's a good water filtration system.
Because ZeroWater is a SCAM.
@@imagineth the water still tastes good.
Ignore the TDS.
Mine always reads 000 regardless of the tester.
Hey, have you seen the trick where the guy says 'put 20 dollars on the table.' So his friend does. Then the guy says I'm gonna buys that 40 for 30. You've practically stuck it Zero Water and Florida water infrastructure with this genius life achievement. I'm here in the Hardware/Household section of the Local Walmort. I think this video sold me. Zero Waste *Zero TASTE!*
Does PPM metric really mean anything? Aren’t minerals (ppm) healthy for us?
It's not just minerals but also lead and other impurities. As for minerals, if you eat a balanced diet, the minerals you would get from water are infinitesimal.