Water Filters

Milpitas, CA Water Analysis

Milpitas, CA Water Report Quality Analysis

The Milpitas, CA water report is online at:
ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/pworks/water_quality.asp

Generally, the water looks good because the contaminants are below the maximum contaminant levels (MCL).  However, some values are high. Lead has been as high as 76 ppb, and the MCL is 15.  Our KDF/GAC cartridge will reduce the lead. KDF will also remove small amounts of other metals like iron, nickel, copper, chromium 6 and barium.  You do have HAA5s and TTHMs, present in all municipal systems using chlorine or chloramines as a disinfectant, but our KDF/GAC cartridge reduces them.  See our NSF-53 Water Test at:

http://www.thewaterexchange.net/nsf-53_test.html

Chloramines is used as a disinfectant at 2.12 ppm.  We have a special cartridge to remove chloramines.  There are two different water supplies, one with fluoride and the second without.   Fluoride averages 1 ppm in the SFPUC water supply.  If your water is supplied by SFPUC, then you can remove the fluoride. 

With the above information, I would recommend a double under-counter filter system (Model UCD-CH) with our KDF/GAC and chloramines cartridges at $189.95. If you have fluoride in your water, and want to remove it, you'll need a triple filter with the fluoride cartridge.

See http://www.thewaterexchange.net/under_counter_filters.html.

We also have countertop versions of our filters.