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Anonymous
| For those who get home delivery for drinking water (we use Drink More), I just looked this morning and the plastic that the bottles are made out of is not one of the "safe" plastics (1,2,4, or 5), so I guess it contains BPA. I have very limited knowledge of the whole BPA thing (other than switching to safe bottles and sippy cups), but my daughter drinks a ton of water out of the Drink More cooler, so I'm a little concerned. Does anyone know what the deal is for this situation? Should I switch to a Brita or something? Thanks for any help... |
Anonymous
| I think that a real HEPA water filter is the best way to go - they can be installed under the sink or placed on top of the sink, and filter all the "bad" stuff. I think they run like $300, but last for several years. |
Anonymous
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Can't answer your questions re: BPA, but most bottled water does not contain fluoride. Unless you are supplementing somehow, I would worry.
We have a Multipure under-sink unit that filters out pretty much everything and leaves the fluoride in. Sorry to not answer your question, but I think you are right to be concerned. |
Anonymous
| I would definitely get rid of the water service that delivers water in bottles made of polycarbonates. We use Brita. I'm sure it doesn't filter everything out, but BPA scares me more than whatever impurities Brita may leave behind. Also, if you want to stick with a water delivery serivce, Mountain Valley water comes in cases of glass bottles. |
Anonymous
| I'm the OP, I'm in an apartment in DC and can't install anything...does anyone have a recommendation for a good faucet filter, like the Pur? Thanks! |
Anonymous
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I posted a while back about home delivery service, due to the state of tap water. I chose Crystal Springs water, and when the BPA thing came out, I was quick to call my sales rep. She was pretty awesome about it really, and answered my questions to the best of her ability. FYI Crystal Springs does water coolers, filtration and single sized bottles.
Since she let me put her information on her once before, I am sure she will let me do it again. Her name is Elizabeth and her number is 410-845-7244, it's her Cell. If anyone does decide to use her services, tell her Ann Q. sent you. I will get a $25 credit for each referral 
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Anonymous
Um, Ann Q, this is the OP. Your post doesn't answer any questions I had about BPA in cooler bottles. I would get a $50 credit from my delivery company for any referral, but would never post the info on here simply seeking a profit and not answering the question posed. |
Anonymous
| What I was saying was that I called my rep, she answered my questions, maybe you should call yours. I wasn't just here for profit, but I thought I would add that if anyone was to contact her, for filtration or any other service, to say that I was the one who referred you to her. |
Anonymous
| And the answers to your questions about BPA were what? |
Anonymous
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Well. I had asked her what other choices I had. She told me that Carbon filters will not remove Pharmaceuticals from the water, but will remove many contaminates. She said that yes, their bottles are Polycarbonate. The best way to remove all possible contaminates is to get a reverse osmosis system (which is the only process that removes pharmaceuticals). She said that they had counter top, under sink, and freestanding filtration systems. Other than the under sink model, I don't know much about the others. Obviously there has to be a water supply, but other than that, I don't know.
She left the choice up to me. Which is why I had just said I called my rep, and said that you should call yours (or mine). I can't make your choices for you, and I don't know what other services your company offers, or what their alternatives are. |
SurelyYouNest
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| Agree with PP, Mountain Valley if keeping home delivery (despite horrific carbon footprint of water from Arkansas to DC in heavy glass bottles). If not, use a Brita. Reverse osmosis may create a lot of waste water (I heard you end up with 1 gallon clean for every 4 processed -- anyone have one willing to comment?) and is expensive/slow. I just talked to a guy from Anacostia Watershed cleanup the other night tho, and pointed out that all the people saying that tap water is the most enviro move do *not* have kids and live in the District, with its ecoli-boil-water scares, intersex fish, pharmawater, etc, etc. It is a tough choice. We used to get Mtn Valley and now are back to using a Brita. Our pediatrician uses a Brita (he also lives in DC and has a baby), and I was obsessed enough about the issue to interview a bunch of scientists about the estrogens in water. All of the people I talked to, all of whom know more than me about it, said they'd use a Brita. In a 'no water is really safe' kind of way, as far as I can tell. Bottled water isn't regulated well (see NRDC reports), municipal water supplies *are* monitored (except for newfangled probs like pharma/estrogen and whatever else we don't know about yet) and Brita does take some stuff out -- just not the stuff in the news lately, hormones and pharma, sadly. Good luck making up yr mind. |
Anonymous
| Thanks PP, I really appreciate all the info. I was afraid this was lose-lose, it's so frustrating! |
Anonymous
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SurelyYouNest: Does your research agree that reverse osmosis removes pharma? In that case, I'm afraid I'd go with safety over not wasting water in this case.
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Anonymous
| It is actually a lose-lose situations, you have to choose one that doesn't seem so bleak. |
Anonymous
| I know, that's what I meant. It doesn't seem fair to have to choose the least of so many evils to give to your kids. These are the times I need to remind myself of how many people don't have access to water at all... |