Always great reviews! Would even be better if you could include RELIABILITY ratings. System performance is just one aspect, but real world usage requires that we understand how reliable the operation is, e.g. ease of maintenance, descaling effort per TDS levels, machine leakage and machine mysteriously stopping and associated ease to DIY troubleshoot and fix, etc.
I'm starting to shop for a countertop water filter in your video's are great, thank you. Have you considered the plastics that the units are made out of? Are they BPA and other toxic chemical free?
They are BPA-free, yes. Other than that, there's no system that's entirely made out of stainless steel or glass. Some units do use a glass container for the filtered water, though, like the AquaTru Carafe (this will be part of one of our next videos).
@@boswater6065 Thanks for your quick response and help. I found the company does say on their website that their product uses Tritan plastic which is supposed to be safe. Not sure about the filters. I couldn't find the option on your website for the extended warranty and alkaline filters that the manufacturer offers on their site.
Yes, waterandwellness.com doesn't offer that. But you get the free replacement filter set and can use our coupon code. So there are pros and cons for both options.
Was about to buy it till i saw the flouride reduction of 40% can you explain this further why your test was so different than the published numbers for flouride .?
I wonder how it knows when to replace each filter. A concern I have is that if it measures by time or usage (not water quality) then that may not be right for my water, and I might need to replace my filters sooner than it alerts. Hard water would degrade the filters faster, for example.
I think it measures by time. You are right, you might have to replace sooner if you water quality demands it. You could monitor the output water using a TDS meter.
Please review the Bluevua, both Lite and full size. Reviews look very good, and i know someone who went to it over the Clearly Filtered pitcher and are extremely happy with it. They haven't run any lab tests, though. Im not sure which unit they got. I assume the larger one because they go through a lot of water which was one main reason they went for the Bluevua. Thanks
We are testing the Bluevua RO100ROPOT right now. Is this one of the systems you mentioned? You can't really compare a Bluevua RO system to a filter pitcher - RO will always remove more impurities from water. But it also has its downsides...
Hopefully this week, unless there's a delay - you never know with these things. But I can tell you from our lab data that AquaTru and Bluevua both performed really well. The only reason why we prefer the AquaTru is its NSF certifications.
Have you or anyone else you know tested the Aquatru with the alkaline filter attached? I would be interested to see if the optional filter adds anything bad to the water.
Great question! The public water supply where Sara lives is known to harbour coliform bacteria every once in a while, so it's not like the AquaTru added these in. We're assuming that there just weren't enough bacteria in the unfiltered water sample for the lab report to come back "positive". Also, total coliform is not associated with any health risks. It's only certain strains of coliform bacteria, first and foremost E. Coli, that are problematic.
Hello! Thank you so much for this video and the detailed explanation! What’s the best way to remineralize the water after using the aqua tru machine? Would you recommend their perfect minerals drops? Thanks!!
I haven't tested their drops, so I can't really say. Most importantly, you want to add some calcium and some magnesium. Most electrolyte blends should cover that. Hope that helps.
Do you think the UV filter in the Bluevua Lite-UV model is necessary to completely remove the bacteria/viruses from our tap water? Aquatru doesn’t have a UV filter so I’m wondering if that’s an added benefit.
Tap water contains enough chlorine so there are usually no harmful bacteria/viruses to begin with. This is also confirmed by our lab data. I might be wrong but for us so far the UV stages didn't provide any benefit.
How do you remineralize the water? I know that a lot of RO filters do this. But not sure how to remineralize. In addition, are there any Ro machines, that remineralize for you?! Is this the best counter top filtering system?!
In our opinion, this is the best countertop RO. There are RO systems that remineralize for you using an additional treatment stage. A countertop system that comes to mind is the Frizzlife WB99-C. You can also remineralize manually using mineral blends for example.
You can purchase a VOC filter with your Aquatru to remineralize but many people say they don't enjoy the taste. I actually just buy Quinton Hypertronic Minerals. I crack those into my water and you get a more complete set of minerals for your body 😊
How can this product remove PFAS if the filtered water tank is made of plastic himself ? Maybe I got the wrong idea but aren't units like this supposed to remove PFAS as well ?
I'm not sure to be honest. All I can tell you is that their plastic is free from BPA and BPS. AquaTru also has the "Carafe" model which uses a glass tank to collect the purified water. Maybe look into that one.
@@boswater6065 unfortunately with the data that came out last week showing that the microplastics and nanoplastics basically create a scaffolding for plaque to build up in your arteries the BPA and BPS free are pretty much useless claims at this point. I wish the "Carafe" model had a glass water tank in the back as well.
I returned my AquaTru. It doesn't remove very many contaminants, like reverse osmosis normally does. I was also concerned with how the water puddles in the outlet holes, and left to stagnate. I switched to the Clearly Filtered Pitcher.
@@boswater6065 I'm assuming AquaTru's test results are accurate. They don't claim to remove very many contaminants. Certainly not as many as Clearly Filtered.
It only works if you use it on the AquaTru bundle that we're mentioning in the video (link in description), the bundle which includes the free replacement filters. But I'll reach out to them - maybe they can change it so it works for the entire store.
I'm assuming you mean the AquaTru adding microplastic to the water? Well, the system uses plastic that doesn't leach BPA etc., but we didn't specifically test for microplastics.
I'm not sure if it's among the most important things for most people. But anyway, I don't think there is even a lab that offers nanoplastic testing. Microplastic testing can be done, but it's crazy expensive and far above our budget at this point in time. But hopefully we'll be able to include microplastic testing in future.
Wow, you're doing over $500 worth of testing on the water. AquaTru is intended for water with hardness below 10 gpg. How do you test your water for hardness? Thanks
In our case, the testing is included as part of the lab analysis. If you want an easy way to test your water, I'd recommend using a hardness test kit - readily available and simple to use. It's basically test strips that change their color based on the hardness level.
@@boswater6065 Thanks for the quick and thorough response. I was shopping for water testing also and think I'll use the same lab as you. The advanced test is about $280 but guess a thorough test does cost. Sorry for asking you about the water hardness testing without asking Google first
