My Water Dept. tests water at various hydrants around town. You can ask your
Water Dept. for the test results at a hydrant near you.

Cons. Reports ran tests on bottled water vs. tap water some years ago. If I
remember correctly, they rated NYC tap water higher than most bottled water.

I am not worried about a trace of sediments in my city water dept. As long
as it is free from disease organisms, and it always is, why worry? Great way
to get some of your needed minerals.

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Walter
www.rationality.net
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"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
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I live in NY and have always had a whole house water filter on the incoming
city water line to my house. I use the GE Smar****er FXUSC sediment
filters
which work really well for me. GE states that under normal circumstances
they should filter 16,000 gallons and last about 3 months. They are rated
at removing particulate down to 15 microns.

I've found that they last me about 2 months at most (I have 4 people in my
house, 2 adults and two kids) before they look too disgusting to tolerate
and I replace them.
Lately I've found they last about 4 - 5 weeks at best before I need to
replace them. If I do not filter the water then at times the water has an
odd smell to it and my white clothes washing sometimes is not as effective
as I'd prefer. So something seems to be getting worse. Perhaps it might
be
a seasonal/summer issue but I don't know.

I want to try and get to the bottom of what is really coming into my house
and why it is always so dirty. I don't think I should need to replace
filters every month.

Should I start with my local water district office or perhaps the DPW of
my
town? I'm wondering if they'll even do anything as they may tell me that
no
other residents have complained. I'm wondering if I should have my water
tested and even send one of my gross water filters to a testing lab (again
I'd like to get the town to pay for testing but they probably won't).

Thanks for your responses.

Walter