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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I have city water, but we want better and looking at a reverse
> osmosis unit for our drinking water. What does the collective wisdom
> have to share on getting  high quality H2O.

We have drunk bottled water for many years, whether here at Heartwood 
or in Phoenix. Now that we're here permanently we are seeking our 
ultimate water system. You will recall that we pump our water 
directly from our stream, in which live all manner of critters 
including beavers; think giardia.

We recently installed an undersink 7-stage filter system from Crystal Quest.
http://www.crystalquest.com/Undersink-water-filters.htm
Through a state health clinic we sent water for testing to the State 
Public Health Lab in Jefferson City, MO. The report came back with 
these statements:

E coli: Absent
Total coliform: Present
Interpretation: Unsatisfactory for drinking water purposes.

I am now waiting for a response from Crystal Quest. I told them the 
results and asked if they make a filter that will remove all coliform.

Since city water is chlorinated it is safe for drinking water but 
many choose not to drink chlorine and the taste is often awful and 
would greatly benefit from this filter system. I forget which 
Internet vendor I bought it through, but the 30,000-gallon W13 
Ultimate model only cost about $110.00. It is much more expensive 
directly from Crystal Quest.