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  • #16
    I'm using a Brita jug

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    • #17
      +1 on Bombora they'll help you out

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      • #18
        Originally posted by ThankDog View Post
        I'm actually not too concerned about scale. I figure that's inevitable and something I can deal with ...
        Inevitable perhaps, but perhaps it's all a matter of time. After four and a half years of consistently using filtered water in my Giotto the mushroom shows a microscopic amount of scale. Most people probably wouldn't notice it unless it was pointed out to them. Compared with some photos I've seen on this site (I'm thinking of you Thundergod) I reckon I can go another couple of decades before scale becomes an issue for me.

        Thanks Bombora and thanks TalkCoffee. Your advice on these issues for me has been invaluable.

        BTW My filter for a long time was a from Bombora. It was attached to a rubber hose which I could attach to the bathroom tap. I simply filled a 15 litre container and used that to fill the Giotto as required.

        Best wishes, Russell

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        • #19
          thought I chime in on this... picked up a C150 too from Bombora... very helpful with my queries about how I should deal with WA water (According to someone... it's where coffee machine comes to die )
          Looks simple enough, but I ended up getting a plumber in to do the job properly...

          ## WRONG INFO
          One thing you have to be aware of is the C150 cartridge is pretty tall, and it has to be installed vertically so you may struggle if your kitchen bench is not so tall... If I had known, I properbly would have ordered the C50 instead of the C150, but it did manage to barely squeeze under the sink not using the wall mount...
          WRONG INFO##

          I also asked the plumber to install a longer running hose to give me some slack to able to take the whole canister out for when i need to change cartridge... as I found that pulling the cartridge out is a little bit hard, and would be extra difficult if it is installed in an awkward position at the back of my cabinet with no slack...

          so far the taste of the water seems sweeter than before... even my GF, who hates drinking tap water, liked it using a blind taste test...

          Hope it helps with my coffee machine too

          edit: to remove wrong info... sorry
          Last edited by okitoki; 20 February 2014, 05:19 PM. Reason: Opps... my bad on wrong info

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          • #20
            Originally posted by okitoki View Post
            .....Hope it helps with my coffee machine too
            Surely, It will! If you think about it, more than 90% of your espresso is water. You will get a more 'clean' taste to your espresso. Enjoy!

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            • #21
              Originally posted by okitoki View Post
              One thing you have to be aware of is the C150 cartridge is pretty tall, and it has to be installed vertically
              Not according to the information I have. Mine is installed horizontally up out of the way and always has been.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
                Not according to the information I have. Mine is installed horizontally up out of the way and always has been.

                hmmm... not according to the instruction sheet it came with... but it was Bombara's instead of Brita... I will double check it again when I get home tonight, but I was in a panic the night before the plumber came as I was trying to find a vertical spot to put the filter


                *edit* OK, I must have misread it when I was doing the last minute read up at 11:30pm... it states that "Wall mounts should only be used Vertically"
                :facepalm: I did RTFM but I guess I didnt do it properly....

                guess I should have open the box first to check before I called the plumber... oh well, lesson learned


                by the way... with the By-Pass option... is it higher the % the more filtered the water or less?

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                • #23
                  Before I was in a position to plumb a filter tap into my kitchen I used a counter-top "Brita" device which consisted of a rectangular box with an outlet tap near the bottom and a filling inlet at the top. The device could cache 2+ liters of filtered water, so when it was necessary to draw some filtered water at once the delivery was as fast as gravity would allow the water to flow through the tap. I still use that filter when I go camping.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by okitoki View Post
                    hmmm... not according to the instruction sheet it came with... but it was Bombara's instead of Brita... I will double check it again when I get home tonight, but I was in a panic the night before the plumber came as I was trying to find a vertical spot to put the filter


                    *edit* OK, I must have misread it when I was doing the last minute read up at 11:30pm... it states that "Wall mounts should only be used Vertically"
                    :facepalm: I did RTFM but I guess I didnt do it properly....

                    guess I should have open the box first to check before I called the plumber... oh well, lesson learned


                    by the way... with the By-Pass option... is it higher the % the more filtered the water or less?
                    As the bypass increases, the % or water which only passes only through the carbon component increases- i.e less softening of the water.
                    Last edited by TC; 21 February 2014, 08:23 AM.

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