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Bath Ball Tap Filter

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Is this for real? The Bath Ball tap filter has got to be the easiest, least hideous looking filter we've seen for the bath. Though we definitely prefer filtered drinking water, here in Seattle unfiltered water doesn't taste too bad. The number done on skin is another matter altogether.

 
 

The ball hangs from the tap by a vinyl strap, and as water runs through it, 95% of the chlorine is filtered out. It's $89 here, and replacement KDF filters are $49. So the cost leaves something to be desired, but we like how it doesn't require screwing-on.

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Looks like this was designed for faucets where you couldn't intall a water filter if you wanted (such as those in my Sis's home) - so for that the price seems fairly reasonable.

posted by bepsf on June 18th 2008 at 1:48pm
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How in the world does $89 sound reasonable for a cheap poorly designed piece of plastic??

posted by Comicgeek on June 18th 2008 at 2:16pm
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Doesn't chlorine just evaporate if you let the water sit? I just keep a jug in my fridge.

posted by Melissa A. on June 18th 2008 at 3:24pm
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Seattle water:

PH - 6.5


Alkanity – 80


Chlorine – 1


hardness – approx. 25

posted by Palmetto on June 18th 2008 at 5:28pm
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I own this same bathtub filter. I have had the "cheap poorly designed piece of plastic" for about seven years now. The filter is designed, based on use by a family of four, to be replaced once per year.

posted by boogaloobaby on June 18th 2008 at 5:34pm
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Melissa A, I'm afraid not much chlorine is going to evaporate like that... a refrigerator has no air circulation, cold temperatures, and I imagine your jug only has a small surface area for the water and the water is still, not moving... all of those retard chlorine evaporation. I would go with a water filter if I was you.

posted by semidivine on June 19th 2008 at 10:06am
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I can't imagine how long it would take to fill a bathtub with one of those things attached...

posted by Sisero on June 19th 2008 at 12:55pm
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