Question:
Does anyone know of an unbiased source for water filter comparisons?I'm looking into a whole house filter and can't seem to find anydecent info that doesnt' come from someone selling the equipment.Consumer reports' comparison seemed pretty lame. I had a Rainsoft rep come to my house for what turned out to be aloooong sales pitch only to try to convince me to buy a $7,000+system. There must be other alternatives that work!

I live in Charleston, SC and have city water. I just don't trustwhat's in it. Anyone with filter experiences out there?

Answer: I think you are going to have to sit through some more dogand pony shows, and then try to sort out the real informationon your own. I have had a Commers system and a Culligan system.I was not happy with the Commers system due to the cost of keepingit loaded with salt and changing filters. The water was, however,great. The Culligan system seems to work very well. It hasa computerized controller on the softener, so it hardly usesany salt at all. Other options include renting from Sears orbuying at Home Depot or Lowes. Avoid the units sold throughmulti-level marketing.