permaculture

[Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>]

On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:12:58 -0400, you wrote:

>
> So Toby, from what you and others write, are you implying that you would 
> not drink either solar or machine distilled water or even reverse osmosis 
> for long periods of time or, actually, as your basic water supply?
>
>If not, then what would the next best solution be (is) , if you have only 
>tap water available (and prefer not to drink it)?
>Rainwater perhaps?
>
>Do very fine carbon filters (1 micro),? take out? substances like 
>trialomethanes or pesticides? 
>

(I haven't been following this discussion so I don't know what Toby or
others said.)

We have well water and we filter all our drinking and cooking water.  The
filters we use are ceramic, and I believe they have a silver core.

Here's the filter we use, with a list of what it removes (which is pretty
much everything):

http://jamesfilter.com/blackberkeyelementssetof2.aspx


These 'Black Berkey' filter elements fit all the British Berkefeld holders.
The filters appear to be expensive, but they are cleanable, and they last a
long, long time.  In our household are two people; a set of two filters
lasts us a year or more.

Pat
-- northern Pennsylvania
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