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Suggestions for an over-engineered water filter? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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Local tap is dubious at best and leaded at worst so we fill 5gallon jugs at a filter station the next town over. I'm getting tired of transporting and paying for water, so I'd like to make a filter that won't just clog up with hard water in a week. Anyone have recommendations on where to start?

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[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a good place to start for getting the finer details mapped out. As for that last part, that's why I'm here really. My household is very neurodivergent and even if the tap water was proven to be the actual fountain of youth we'd still avoid it because we can't take the taste. Unfortunately, the only refill station that meets our preferences is in a Walmart the town over. Even shoplifting the water does cleanse the ick of setting foot in the store so I'm willing to do more if it means less of that.

[–] Jimny_Crkt@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

If taste is your only concern a carbon filter like a Britta can do a lot. If hard water buildup clogs up the filters very quickly maybe consider a water softener (ion exchange or RO). With an RO softener you probably wouldn't need the Britta filter.