Helping a relative with a water issue. Their on city water that needs softening, no question. Water doesn't taste all the great either. Brita type pitcher filters help with taste issues, so my initial thought was to add a whole house carbon filter tank with the softener. No residents have heart / blood pressure issues so the sodium isn't an issue.
However, the city water sources have trace amounts of chemicals from an upstream chemical plant. Water reports claim the trace levels are not enough to be a concern, but RO is recommended for well owners (we're on city water, not well) and that carbon filtering isn't as effective on these chemicals.
So now I'm thinking softener and RO at the sink. If using a Reverse Osmosis filter, does a tank style Carbon Filter add any benefit?
Are there any RO filter systems that are just the single RO filter to a tap, without a bulky undersink tank? Not a lot of room under the sink.
However, the city water sources have trace amounts of chemicals from an upstream chemical plant. Water reports claim the trace levels are not enough to be a concern, but RO is recommended for well owners (we're on city water, not well) and that carbon filtering isn't as effective on these chemicals.
So now I'm thinking softener and RO at the sink. If using a Reverse Osmosis filter, does a tank style Carbon Filter add any benefit?
Are there any RO filter systems that are just the single RO filter to a tap, without a bulky undersink tank? Not a lot of room under the sink.