21 hours ago, bankruatsteve said:

The OP just mentions water for drinking.  IMO it's a lot less expensive in the long run to just get a water cooler (forget the hot/cold ones) and get the local guy to deliver the 20 liter jugs (here just 10 baht).  Filters are an expensive pain in the ass and never really sure when they need to be changed.

 

The potential problem with that is, you have absolutely no idea what kind of water the delivery services are providing, and/or how clean or not clear the containers they're using are.

 

Lots of past reports about the bulk water suppliers merely filling their jugs with tap water from wherever they're working out of, and then delivering it to customers as "pure" water.

 

The sad fact is, you can't trust these local businesses any farther than you can throw them.  The only way to be really sure is to handle the issue yourself.

 

 

49 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The potential problem with that is, you have absolutely no idea what kind of water the delivery services are providing, and/or how clean or not clear the containers they're using are.

 

Lots of past reports about the bulk water suppliers merely filling their jugs with tap water from wherever they're working out of, and then delivering it to customers as "pure" water.

 

The sad fact is, you can't trust these local businesses any farther than you can throw them.  The only way to be really sure is to handle the issue yourself.

 

 

That was my concern when my wife suggested doing the 20 liter jugs.  I got assurance from her and others that the local water purifier (just down the road) is inspected monthly by health officials.  In the 6 years or so doing this, there has never been a hint (taste, smell, discoloration, etc.) of water that is not safe.  

If you choose to buy or fill large bottles don't buy water from unregistered businesses.

 

Screw cap bottles should be tape sealed with registration number or clearly show the number on bottles with sealed caps.

Example of reg number

9 minutes ago, Fruit Trader said:

If you choose to buy or fill large bottles don't buy water from unregistered businesses.

 

Screw cap bottles should be tape sealed with registration number or clearly show the number on bottles with sealed caps.

Example of reg number

Yeah - our bottles come with a plastic wrap around the cap and "official" stuff printed on the bottle.  That includes "RO" so I assume that's how it's purified and what you call the registration number same format.  Some other symbols and numbers my wife says means they pass inspection.

For drinking water, I think the undersink iSpring RCC7AK is probably the best choice right now. My friend recommended it to me. Looked it up myself. It’s among the top picks on both healthykitchen101 and ro-system.org— 3-stage pre-filter, RO membrane, GAC post-filter and Alkaline Remineralization re-touch. Can’t wait to bring this baby home. Oh, and my friend also mentioned an add-on pump for water pressure. Not sure what it is and does yet but I’ll look into that later. Anyway, good luck with your search.

I wont trust anything after reading an article about the gov. going around testing water suppliers >80% failed their tests. An RO system you maintain is the only safe water for me here.

By the way anyone can pay a printer to make labels for them all they want doesnt mean they are official.

In Pattaya, using city water (when available!) to supply the house. Fine as is for the shower, sinks, and toilets.

 

On the back of the house is a typical Mazuma three-cylinder system. Charcoal, resin, and ceramic. Every day we fill up 4 or 5 of the usual 1.5 litre bottles, put them in the fridge for drinking water or on the counter by the coffee maker.

 

We back-flush the system monthly, replace the charcoal and resin annually. Clean and sometimes replace the ceramic micro-filter as needed.

 

Bottle water tastes very flat, actually no flavor at all. Our filtered water tastes much better.

 

This system works great for us, but it is not sufficient for use with well water.

 

None of it much good unless you test your water.  Lazada has the test kits.

18 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

None of it much good unless you test your water.  Lazada has the test kits.

what kind of test kits would you recommend? (maybe with link lazada)

thank you

I use this system; Mitsubishi Chemical CLEANSUI CB Series 3

From Japan, works like a charm. Easily installed at your faucet, 900 liters capacity

I imported mine, but you can also buy them at Homepro for around 2,500 thb I believe

I just collect rain water off the roof. Give the rain time to clean the roof first then collect into a 1000 ltr poly tank. 

Back in Australia did the same for 20 years, still alive and kicking.

I think the RO devices are good if your water has been chlorinated or fluorinated, takes away those nasty chemicals but I just keep my tank clean and drink rain water.

 

On 8/16/2016 at 8:50 PM, wpcoe said:

 

 "Reverse Osmosis"

thanks

Hey, guys. I found a company that provides free advice on the choice of filters for the home - https://www.highwaterstandard.com/ . This is their website. I read reviews about HWS in the Internet - most of them are positive. Someone might come in handy.