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Is your Lifestraw membrane microfilter floppy or stable in the cap?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 22 hours ago | Replies (26)
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I’m hoping that maybe Lifestraw’s pitcher has a better carbon filter that isn’t subject to the NTM growth. I emailed the company and I am waiting for a reply. I will probably change the filter monthly instead of every two months

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bamaqueen | @bamaqueen | Jan 8 7:21am

Going on memory, in a previous post about the LifeStraw carbon filter Dr. F said if the carbon filter is after the regular filter it should not grow NTM. It’s filtering the water after it’s been through the Main filter.
In the table top dispenser that is how it is. I believe someone said the water pitcher was the same way.
There were no replies when I added this, so sorry for the duplicate. I can’t find a delete button!

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VGVball | @vgvball | 1 day ago

I don’t think it’s about if it’s a “good” carbon. NTM will just thrive in any carbon filters them apparently.

I saw somewhere on some thread Dr F mentioned changing Lifestraw carbon filter every 3 weeks, But im not sure why we would need to since lifestraws carbon is AFTER microfilter and thus shouldn’t have much or any NTM ?
On the other hand, RO carbons are before the 0.001 filter so those carbon filters will have NTM and must be changed but HOW often? Anyone know?

THIS begs the question do we need to change Lifestraws microfilter MORE OFTEN than company says to for non-NTM/BE people? Because that filter definitely would have the NTM. Oy

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