Question:
I am considering purchasing a Multi-Pure drinking water system for my home. The manufacturer is Multi-Pure Corp. out of Chatsworth, California. Does anyone have experience with this specific system? If so, what has it been - negative, positive?

Specifically, the company claims that the unit (about half the size of a typical garbage disposal) can filter a full year’s worth of drinking water before replacing the filter cartridge. I question if you can get a full year’s use out of one small filter.

Answer: Do you have a well or are you on city water? How many people in the house, in other words, how much filtered water are you going to use in a year? How much of what are you going to filter out of the water? I.E. Chlorine taste and odor, maybe more than a year for say a family of four, depends on the amount and type of media (the filtering stuff in the filter). On and on and on... Post specifics and someone can help you specifically, one size and style does not fit all! BTW, there are filters than can successfully treat up to 50,000 gallons of water (for chlorine odor) that aren't as big as a disposal. Don't base your decision on size, what does it reduce/remove should be the factor for drinking and cooking water needs.

it is clear from your message you are not familiar with what home water systems do (or don't do). Most are pure telephone hypes for systems that are not necessary or can be purchased in a hardware store for much less. Know this: no one has a "majic formula". The products on the market today may be reverse osmosis, or just a simple filter or carbon filter. That is about it. Ask what kind this one is...I assume it is a simple carbon filter. And they say it lasts longer, because you can't tell the difference.

I bet you can't tell the difference even now! Put 4 glasses of water into the refer: fill two with bottled water, two with your tap water. Have someone mix them secretly mark them and mix them up. After they are cold, try and tell the difference. If you can, you may need a filter..buy it at WalMart.

By the way, have you read any headlines lately, "People die drinking water?" Beware, 99% is hype. And the plumbers and salesmen don't know the difference and go right along with it. Some are outright fraud.