What do you use to filter your water?

[cilantromapuche]

We used to have a Brita but that was too much work. What do you use or should we reconsider using the Brita?

[Green_Tea]

We use nothing :). Does your water taste bad unfiltered?

[ellies mom]

We only filter for taste so I just get whatever water I want for drinking from the water dispenser in the fridge. I don't remember the type of filter, whatever they sell at Sears.

[AnnieW625]

We use a Brita filter.

[kaharris83]

Pur filter on the faucet.

[SASM]

:heartbeat: Brita! We can taste the difference when we do not use it. Haven't tried any other brand. We use the large liter container in the fridge - the kids love to help themselves. ;) Anything to promote more water consumption.

[cilantromapuche]

Our water tastes good actually but DS has marks on his teeth from Flouride and they will never go away. DD is getting her front teeth and I don't want them to be damaged as well.
I don't know much about fluoride (I should look it up) but that can't be good.

[stinkyfeet]

We use the fridge filter for our drinking water. We are interested in a plumber installing a professional filter too.

[KDsMommy]

I use a Brita pitcher and keep it in the fridge.

[georgiegirl]

Reverse osmosis system. The water tastes so good. My DD can tell the difference between our "nice" water and "sink water" as she calls it and lower quality bottled water. I've created a water snob.

[Aishe]

Reverse osmosis system. The water tastes so good. My DD can tell the difference between our "nice" water and "sink water" as she calls it and lower quality bottled water. I've created a water snob.

Do you happen to know which system you have? I would really like a RO system, but I'm overwhelmed by the choices.

[georgiegirl]

We have Culligan. They also installed a water softener for us. If your DH is handy, I'm sure he could do it himself. I love ours so much. The only problem is that I'm spoiled. When we go on vacation, I don't drink much water since it just doesn't taste good. We end up buying expensive bottled water. DD could tell the difference by the time she turned 5, and she loudly complains about wafer quality. DS (3.5) can't tell the difference.

[essnce629]

We have a Mavea pitcher filter. We used to have a Brita, but I hated it since it always had little black particles from the filter end up in the water and the lid was always falling off. I like the Mavea much better and it's prettier too! No particles in the water and the lid stays on tightly.

http://www.amazon.com/Mavea-1001125-Elemaris-Filtration-Pitcher/dp/B002U50QQQ

[AnnieW625]

Our water tastes good actually but DS has marks on his teeth from Flouride and they will never go away. DD is getting her front teeth and I don't want them to be damaged as well.
I don't know much about fluoride (I should look it up) but that can't be good.

The lines will go away if you have them professionally bleached if they are on his permanent teeth. I got mine bleached when I was 17 (1994). I was a child in the 80s and taking fluoride tabs daily was the recommended norm. If the stains are really bad I might look into this when he is a bit older, maybe early teens.