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by DantesKite 802 days ago
A few years ago, the PPM in my town's water was over 850 PPM, well above the recommended guidelines. Worse than that, it had a distinct sulfur-like smell.

So naturally we got a reverse osmosis water filter system and while the tap water has improved since then, I'm always reminded of the occasional accidents that can occur (e.g., lead, excessive chlorination, plain old entropy).

Plus it makes the water taste significantly better. Even if tap water was always perfectly safe to drink, I'd get one just for the taste alone.

Brondell Circle RO systems are my favorite because the filters are the easiest to change and when you have the same system for years, that ends up being the labor you repeat the most.

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The funny thing about most of these systems is that they are all made of plastic. For towns with bad water quality I understand it but for most towns with limited or no PFAS I feel like there is the risk that you could be making the water worse
Is Brondell just selling a white-labeled Coway product with their Circle RO system?