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Whole house water filtration system to prevent MAC & NTM

Posted by yorkieyoli @yorkieyoli, Apr 21 3:58pm

I've seen a lot of posts and comments about people replacing /cleaning shower heads, boiling water, or drinking only spring water. All this in effort to reduce NTM infections and exposure.
What are your thought on implementing a whole house water filtration system? Would this be effective for reducing exposure to MAC & NTM in shower heads and water?

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cd33 | @cd33 | 19 hours ago
In reply to @kathyjjb "I installed an Ultrafiltration system under my kitchen sink. The UF system filters down to 0.01..." + (show)
@kathyjjb

I installed an Ultrafiltration system under my kitchen sink. The UF system filters down to 0.01 or 0.02 microns. I believe it was $189 plus $150 plumber cost to install. I purchased from Water cooler wholesale company and it's the Raintree UF Filter. I use it for cooking, washing fruits and vegetables, and drinking. There are 4 cartridges and should last 9-12 months for households of 1 or 2. I don't recall price for replacement cartridges but very reasonable and through a little tedious, I feel comfortable swapping out filters when needed. Videos online.
UF removes mycobacterium and the water tastes a lot better than RO.

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Here is another good read about filters and reverse osmosis
https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NERL&dirEntryID=18293

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kathyjjb | @kathyjjb | 18 hours ago

I looked up that study and though I haven't read through the text, it did note "Life straw go bottle removed all NTM". Didn't see anything on UF.

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