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I've been a fan of the APEC countertop units; https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/products/reverse-osmosis-c...

Been using them for a few years, water tastes great.




That is a nice looking unit. I think as usual USA has more options! Might import something like this!

If it did cold water too would be awesome.


We are the best at having things to buy.


That countertop unit looks great.

Question - how do you deal with countertops that have storage tanks made out of plastic?

Are there no concerns with microplastics at all with these units? I know the plastic is not the Polypropylene stuff, but still.


the unit I have has no storage tank. The water comes out a tube that needs to fill something. We have a regular daily pitcher that gets filled several times through the day. I also fill up larger storage emergency water camping tanks. I guess those are made out of some kind of plastic.

I heard some RO filters could pass microplastics. I think it would be cool to see if any of that pics up in a microscope. What size particles are people zeroing in on exactly?




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