Water in my apt building is marginal.  I'm tired of Pur faucet-mount
filters that last a third of their claimed lifespan.
 Can someone recommend to me an undersink filter system that meets
these requirements:
 Most important - *excellent* filtration of bacteria and chemicals
 Reasonable cost - between $150 and $300
 Decent filter lifespan - at least six months
 Filters that are fairly easy to change.

 Thanks....

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 24 Dec 2003 15:15 PST

pcventures...

You may want to specify whether you're looking for simply
a 'filtration' system, or a true 'reverse osmosis' system.

Either way, I'd suggest a look at Budget Water USA. They 
offer under-sink filtration systems from $99, and reverse
osmosis systems from $125, and they are up-front with their
pricing, whereas finding the price on a Culligan reverse
osmosis system such as the 'Good Water Machine' is a task
for Hercules. It seems they prefer that you contact the
independent distributors for a quote, which seems a little
less than above-board to me.

Budget Water's list of systems is here:
http://budgetwater.com/drinking_water_filters.htm

Their price comparison page is here:
http://budgetwater.com/culligan_compare.htm

Let me know if this satisfies your interests.

sublime1-ga

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Clarification of Question by pcventures-ga on 26 Dec 2003 06:12 PST

No need for clarification - the Budgetwater systems look like what I need.
Thanks!

pcventures...

Thanks for approving my suggested answer. I'll repeat it 
here, with search strategies, as a formal answer:

You may want to consider whether you're looking for simply
a 'filtration' system, or a true 'reverse osmosis' system.

Either way, I'd suggest a look at Budget Water USA. They 
offer under-sink filtration systems from $99, and reverse
osmosis systems from $125, and they are up-front with their
pricing, whereas finding the price on a Culligan reverse
osmosis system such as the 'Good Water Machine' is a task
for Hercules. It seems they prefer that you contact the
independent distributors for a quote, which seems a little
less than above-board to me.

Budget Water's list of systems is here:
http://budgetwater.com/drinking_water_filters.htm

Their price comparison page is here:
http://budgetwater.com/culligan_compare.htm


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Happy Holidays!

sublime1-ga


Searches done, via Google:

Ametek
://www.google.com/search?q=Ametek

Ametek "water filtration"
://www.google.com/search?q=Ametek+%22water+filtration%22

Ametek "water filtration" inurl:ametek
://www.google.com/search?q=Ametek+%22water+filtration%22+inurl%3Aametek

Ametek "water filtration" inurl:culligan
://www.google.com/search?q=Ametek+%22water+filtration%22+inurl%3Aculligan

culligan "good water machine"
://www.google.com/search?q=culligan+%22good+water+machine%22

culligan "good water machine" price
://www.google.com/search?q=culligan+%22good+water+machine%22+price

Just what I needed - thanks!