Bottled water delivery to Condo?

[TheVagabond]

take a filter with the following steps and not 1 step less if you want to be sure of having good tasting and safe water:

pre filter, resin, carbon, reverse osmosis, post carbon, U.V. and finally a mineral cartridge that brings the PH up again because the Reverse Osmasis drops the PH till 5 or so which is not good for your body.

Goltec, great information, thanks! I am wondering if you could please expound or give resources for further reading on what filters/appliances etc are needed to follow your instructions?

For example, do you run it through multiple systems, or is what your describing available for purchase as one system?

Thanks!

[BradinAsia]

I solved the problem. I went to HomePro, bought an under-sink filtration system that cost less than my phone, installed it myself in 45 minutes without getting too wet, and now have unlimited clean, safe water on demand from a second tap I put into the sink.

The under-sink part takes up less room than four 1.5 liter plastic bottles, required an electric socket to plug in to, and installation needed a screwdriver, two pliers, and a drill. The hardest part was getting up and down while working under there... I don't know why none of the companies will deliver directly to the door in our building any more, but it's no longer a problem that I face.

FolkGuitar,

I know this is late, but can you please tell me which water system you bought at HomePro? Brand and Model No.?

Went to look at those systems at HomePro but there are so many and my Thai is a bit limited on technical stuff.

Also, how do you like the system you installed? Are you happy with it? The water taste is okay?

Thanks.

[FolkGuitar]

I solved the problem. I went to HomePro, bought an under-sink filtration system that cost less than my phone, installed it myself in 45 minutes without getting too wet, and now have unlimited clean, safe water on demand from a second tap I put into the sink.

The under-sink part takes up less room than four 1.5 liter plastic bottles, required an electric socket to plug in to, and installation needed a screwdriver, two pliers, and a drill. The hardest part was getting up and down while working under there... I don't know why none of the companies will deliver directly to the door in our building any more, but it's no longer a problem that I face.

FolkGuitar,

I know this is late, but can you please tell me which water system you bought at HomePro? Brand and Model No.?

Went to look at those systems at HomePro but there are so many and my Thai is a bit limited on technical stuff.

Also, how do you like the system you installed? Are you happy with it? The water taste is okay?

Thanks.

The brand is 'Fujika.' Sorry but I don't know the model number. However, it's the unit that has four cartridge filters, (three vertical below, and one horizontal above) plus a UV bulb as the final step before entering the pipe to the sink-mounted tap. As I said in my other post, it took about 45 minutes to install, (I am NOT mechanically inclined...) I mounted it under the sink, simply hanging on two screws I put into the side of the cabinet. All the water connections were 'push to connect,' so no soldering or pipe joining. To connect to the main water supply, the filter comes with an easy 'T-junction' that just screws into the water line. DO remember to shut off the water before you disconnect that line... ( I forgot, but towels solved that problem.) The filter needs access to an electric socket. I used a switched socket so we don't need to keep the UV bulb burning 24/7. We fill our water containers once a day, so the bulb is only on for 5 minutes.

How do I like it? I love it! I see people lugging bottles of water from the various machines in the neighborhood or from the market, and it makes me wonder... The taste is better than just OK... I'm a big-time tea drinker, and if the water has an off taste or even the 'dead' taste you often get with RO systems, it makes the tea taste really bad. This filter makes the tea taste delicious! I couldn't be happier!

For safety sake, we had the water tested a couple of times, and each time it came though with flying colors. We've been using it now for almost a year, have only needed to change the cartridges once (with just the two of us, and using the water only for drinking and cooking, we use less than 6 liters a day. It's getting to the time when we'll change them again. The company suggests changing more frequently, but they base that on a family of four using 25 liters a day. The company has excellent customer service... in English, and I'd recommend this filter to anyone!

[BradinAsia]

I solved the problem. I went to HomePro, bought an under-sink filtration system that cost less than my phone, installed it myself in 45 minutes without getting too wet, and now have unlimited clean, safe water on demand from a second tap I put into the sink.

The under-sink part takes up less room than four 1.5 liter plastic bottles, required an electric socket to plug in to, and installation needed a screwdriver, two pliers, and a drill. The hardest part was getting up and down while working under there... I don't know why none of the companies will deliver directly to the door in our building any more, but it's no longer a problem that I face.

FolkGuitar,

I know this is late, but can you please tell me which water system you bought at HomePro? Brand and Model No.?

Went to look at those systems at HomePro but there are so many and my Thai is a bit limited on technical stuff.

Also, how do you like the system you installed? Are you happy with it? The water taste is okay?

Thanks.

The brand is 'Fujika.' Sorry but I don't know the model number. However, it's the unit that has four cartridge filters, (three vertical below, and one horizontal above) plus a UV bulb as the final step before entering the pipe to the sink-mounted tap. As I said in my other post, it took about 45 minutes to install, (I am NOT mechanically inclined...) I mounted it under the sink, simply hanging on two screws I put into the side of the cabinet. All the water connections were 'push to connect,' so no soldering or pipe joining. To connect to the main water supply, the filter comes with an easy 'T-junction' that just screws into the water line. DO remember to shut off the water before you disconnect that line... ( I forgot, but towels solved that problem.) The filter needs access to an electric socket. I used a switched socket so we don't need to keep the UV bulb burning 24/7. We fill our water containers once a day, so the bulb is only on for 5 minutes.

How do I like it? I love it! I see people lugging bottles of water from the various machines in the neighborhood or from the market, and it makes me wonder... The taste is better than just OK... I'm a big-time tea drinker, and if the water has an off taste or even the 'dead' taste you often get with RO systems, it makes the tea taste really bad. This filter makes the tea taste delicious! I couldn't be happier!

For safety sake, we had the water tested a couple of times, and each time it came though with flying colors. We've been using it now for almost a year, have only needed to change the cartridges once (with just the two of us, and using the water only for drinking and cooking, we use less than 6 liters a day. It's getting to the time when we'll change them again. The company suggests changing more frequently, but they base that on a family of four using 25 liters a day. The company has excellent customer service... in English, and I'd recommend this filter to anyone!

FolkGuitar, thanks for the quick reply and all the good info.

Do you recall if the cost was around 4,490 or maybe 4,990 baht. I'll go look at the

models at HomePro again, maybe I can find the Fujika that you describe.

Thanks again.

[FolkGuitar]

I solved the problem. I went to HomePro, bought an under-sink filtration system that cost less than my phone, installed it myself in 45 minutes without getting too wet, and now have unlimited clean, safe water on demand from a second tap I put into the sink.

The under-sink part takes up less room than four 1.5 liter plastic bottles, required an electric socket to plug in to, and installation needed a screwdriver, two pliers, and a drill. The hardest part was getting up and down while working under there... I don't know why none of the companies will deliver directly to the door in our building any more, but it's no longer a problem that I face.

FolkGuitar,

I know this is late, but can you please tell me which water system you bought at HomePro? Brand and Model No.?

Went to look at those systems at HomePro but there are so many and my Thai is a bit limited on technical stuff.

Also, how do you like the system you installed? Are you happy with it? The water taste is okay?

Thanks.

The brand is 'Fujika.' Sorry but I don't know the model number. However, it's the unit that has four cartridge filters, (three vertical below, and one horizontal above) plus a UV bulb as the final step before entering the pipe to the sink-mounted tap. As I said in my other post, it took about 45 minutes to install, (I am NOT mechanically inclined...) I mounted it under the sink, simply hanging on two screws I put into the side of the cabinet. All the water connections were 'push to connect,' so no soldering or pipe joining. To connect to the main water supply, the filter comes with an easy 'T-junction' that just screws into the water line. DO remember to shut off the water before you disconnect that line... ( I forgot, but towels solved that problem.) The filter needs access to an electric socket. I used a switched socket so we don't need to keep the UV bulb burning 24/7. We fill our water containers once a day, so the bulb is only on for 5 minutes.

How do I like it? I love it! I see people lugging bottles of water from the various machines in the neighborhood or from the market, and it makes me wonder... The taste is better than just OK... I'm a big-time tea drinker, and if the water has an off taste or even the 'dead' taste you often get with RO systems, it makes the tea taste really bad. This filter makes the tea taste delicious! I couldn't be happier!

For safety sake, we had the water tested a couple of times, and each time it came though with flying colors. We've been using it now for almost a year, have only needed to change the cartridges once (with just the two of us, and using the water only for drinking and cooking, we use less than 6 liters a day. It's getting to the time when we'll change them again. The company suggests changing more frequently, but they base that on a family of four using 25 liters a day. The company has excellent customer service... in English, and I'd recommend this filter to anyone!

FolkGuitar, thanks for the quick reply and all the good info.

Do you recall if the cost was around 4,490 or maybe 4,990 baht. I'll go look at the

models at HomePro again, maybe I can find the Fujika that you describe.

Thanks again.

I bought mine at HomePro. But I think the cost was closer to 5,500 or 6,000? Maybe? I really don't remember. I just remember thinking that it really wasn't expensive for what I was getting. The points to look for (assuming you want the same model) was that it's an under-sink unit, with three vertical canisters below, one horizontal one on top with the UV lamp parallel to it. It was remarkably easy to install (or so I realized when I had finished,) but a bit daunting to think about when I started. It was even easy to drill through the stainless steel sink to mount the faucet, and that mounted with a finger-tightened nut and looked like a professionally installed faucet even though I really didn't know what I was doing. I'm sure you'll make out fine!

[BradinAsia]

The brand is 'Fujika.' Sorry but I don't know the model number. However, it's the unit that has four cartridge filters, (three vertical below, and one horizontal above) plus a UV bulb as the final step before entering the pipe to the sink-mounted tap. As I said in my other post, it took about 45 minutes to install, (I am NOT mechanically inclined...) I mounted it under the sink, simply hanging on two screws I put into the side of the cabinet. All the water connections were 'push to connect,' so no soldering or pipe joining. To connect to the main water supply, the filter comes with an easy 'T-junction' that just screws into the water line. DO remember to shut off the water before you disconnect that line... ( I forgot, but towels solved that problem.) The filter needs access to an electric socket. I used a switched socket so we don't need to keep the UV bulb burning 24/7. We fill our water containers once a day, so the bulb is only on for 5 minutes.

How do I like it? I love it! I see people lugging bottles of water from the various machines in the neighborhood or from the market, and it makes me wonder... The taste is better than just OK... I'm a big-time tea drinker, and if the water has an off taste or even the 'dead' taste you often get with RO systems, it makes the tea taste really bad. This filter makes the tea taste delicious! I couldn't be happier!

For safety sake, we had the water tested a couple of times, and each time it came though with flying colors. We've been using it now for almost a year, have only needed to change the cartridges once (with just the two of us, and using the water only for drinking and cooking, we use less than 6 liters a day. It's getting to the time when we'll change them again. The company suggests changing more frequently, but they base that on a family of four using 25 liters a day. The company has excellent customer service... in English, and I'd recommend this filter to anyone!

FolkGuitar, thanks for the quick reply and all the good info.

Do you recall if the cost was around 4,490 or maybe 4,990 baht. I'll go look at the

models at HomePro again, maybe I can find the Fujika that you describe.

Thanks again.

I bought mine at HomePro. But I think the cost was closer to 5,500 or 6,000? Maybe? I really don't remember. I just remember thinking that it really wasn't expensive for what I was getting. The points to look for (assuming you want the same model) was that it's an under-sink unit, with three vertical canisters below, one horizontal one on top with the UV lamp parallel to it. It was remarkably easy to install (or so I realized when I had finished,) but a bit daunting to think about when I started. It was even easy to drill through the stainless steel sink to mount the faucet, and that mounted with a finger-tightened nut and looked like a professionally installed faucet even though I really didn't know what I was doing. I'm sure you'll make out fine!

FolkGuitar, thanks to your good advice, I went to HomePro and bought Fujica model no. FP-549UV.

Cost was 6,500 baht after a small discount. Took me about 45 minutes to install and Bingo! it works

with no problems. Now I'm getting ready to have my morning coffee using the new purified water.

Thanks again for all the details you provided. This is the aspect of TV that I like most -- folks helping

each other.

[FolkGuitar]

The brand is 'Fujika.' Sorry but I don't know the model number. However, it's the unit that has four cartridge filters, (three vertical below, and one horizontal above) plus a UV bulb as the final step before entering the pipe to the sink-mounted tap. As I said in my other post, it took about 45 minutes to install, (I am NOT mechanically inclined...) I mounted it under the sink, simply hanging on two screws I put into the side of the cabinet. All the water connections were 'push to connect,' so no soldering or pipe joining. To connect to the main water supply, the filter comes with an easy 'T-junction' that just screws into the water line. DO remember to shut off the water before you disconnect that line... ( I forgot, but towels solved that problem.) The filter needs access to an electric socket. I used a switched socket so we don't need to keep the UV bulb burning 24/7. We fill our water containers once a day, so the bulb is only on for 5 minutes.

How do I like it? I love it! I see people lugging bottles of water from the various machines in the neighborhood or from the market, and it makes me wonder... The taste is better than just OK... I'm a big-time tea drinker, and if the water has an off taste or even the 'dead' taste you often get with RO systems, it makes the tea taste really bad. This filter makes the tea taste delicious! I couldn't be happier!

For safety sake, we had the water tested a couple of times, and each time it came though with flying colors. We've been using it now for almost a year, have only needed to change the cartridges once (with just the two of us, and using the water only for drinking and cooking, we use less than 6 liters a day. It's getting to the time when we'll change them again. The company suggests changing more frequently, but they base that on a family of four using 25 liters a day. The company has excellent customer service... in English, and I'd recommend this filter to anyone!

FolkGuitar, thanks for the quick reply and all the good info.

Do you recall if the cost was around 4,490 or maybe 4,990 baht. I'll go look at the

models at HomePro again, maybe I can find the Fujika that you describe.

Thanks again.

I bought mine at HomePro. But I think the cost was closer to 5,500 or 6,000? Maybe? I really don't remember. I just remember thinking that it really wasn't expensive for what I was getting. The points to look for (assuming you want the same model) was that it's an under-sink unit, with three vertical canisters below, one horizontal one on top with the UV lamp parallel to it. It was remarkably easy to install (or so I realized when I had finished,) but a bit daunting to think about when I started. It was even easy to drill through the stainless steel sink to mount the faucet, and that mounted with a finger-tightened nut and looked like a professionally installed faucet even though I really didn't know what I was doing. I'm sure you'll make out fine!

FolkGuitar, thanks to your good advice, I went to HomePro and bought Fujica model no. FP-549UV.

Cost was 6,500 baht after a small discount. Took me about 45 minutes to install and Bingo! it works

with no problems. Now I'm getting ready to have my morning coffee using the new purified water.

Thanks again for all the details you provided. This is the aspect of TV that I like most -- folks helping

each other.

Happy to hear your success. It really was so much easier to install than I ever would have suspected. The ease of use, no more lugging water bottles, not even lifting the big bottles into the dispenser, etc., etc., combined with the good taste of the water makes it all the better!