water filter recommendation?

[DonaldW]

Sparkling clear, delicious? No offense meant whatsoever but the R/O has 2 of these elements you speak of as part of it's overall 5 elements and 6 elements total if you add a UV light or a ceramic. You keep speaking of water's taste .... Isn't the "taste" you are talking about simply the idea of what you think water should be like only derived from what you are familiar with and used to over time? I had a lifelong friend from Argentina who grew up on strong iron laden well water and he said the didn't like the "taste" of an R/O system. True sparkling clear water HAS NO TASTE. You can't taste something that is not there. Try drinking real R/O water (the same stuff you get in the bottle if it has been processed correctly) for a few months and then have a sip of something that has "taste". I guarantee you will gag. You don't need water as a mineral source and certainty not water that is of unknown mineral content, especially in a city known for silver mining.

I urge people to do scientific research on their chosen type of water filter and not rely on the subjectivity of taste. For example if you, as I have for years, happen to live in a US a city with a water system that is rated exemplary which also sources from a nearby lake and each summer you "taste" the algae bloom, if you think about it, perhaps "taste" is not such a good idea to try to simulate. In fact that's why I first starting using a R/O system is because my top 10% rated city water system tasted like the water I swallowed accidentally while swimming in the nearby lake. Regardless, certain minerals and contaminants cannot be seen by the naked eye and the purity of water from that aspect is an illusion.

If you need taste, sprinkle some salt and minerals in your pure water at a level recommended by a medical or dietary professional and at what suits your overall desire and pleasure factor. A little lime added to it actually might be a better idea if you can't swallow anything that does not stimulate the taste buds.