Stop buying water in plastic jugs and bottles. Seriously. Full disclosure: I bought water in large jugs at the store and had the 5-gallon water delivery service for over 20 years. It took me two decades to finally figure out that I was doing it wrong, and who knows how much Bisphenol A (BPA) from plastics is built up in my system as a result. For some reason, I had it in my head that Reverse Osmosis systems were expensive, hard to install, and hard to maintain.
Rewind to last year: our 5-gallon ‘big company’ water started to taste like plastic. I suspected the water was sitting in a hot warehouse somewhere and probably for a long time. The company would occasionally credit me, but I knew it was time to make the change to reverse osmosis. We installed a Cloud Reverse Osmosis system and the process was shockingly EASY.
They include a self-install video that makes the process so painless. My husband had it all hooked up in less than an hour. I know plumbers love putting these in because it’s a cakewalk, and they get paid well to pop one in. Whichever path you take, my point is that my irrational fear of a ‘hard install’ was simply that: irrational and limiting.
The system was flushed and ready to go within a day. It would make some gurgling noises every once in a while (completely normal), and it felt like MAGIC when clean, fresh-tasting water came out. The Cloud system purifies water and removes over 99% of toxins from my municipal water system. Also note, although the OUTSIDE is plastic, the water sits in a stainless steel tank inside. After filtration, the system ADDS healthy minerals back in, which makes the water taste fantastic. We have friends who come over for dinner sometimes, and they swear we have the best-tasting water on the planet. As they used to own a restaurant and are foodies, I take this as a huge compliment and testimonial.
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Maintenance
The Cloud RO system comes with an app that monitors the health of my system in real-time and shows me how many particulates it’s removing (toxins) and how it’s stripping those out. It also shows me the alkalinity and the healthy minerals being added back in. I can expect to replace the filters every year or so, and we are heavy water users. Everything we drink, cook, and even the dog gets reverse osmosis water.
The flow is okay. It’s not jet-fast like a kitchen sink, but it’s giving me pure, safe water, so if I’m filling a big pot to make soup, I just have to take a beat. It’s okay. I’m still in awe of my Cloud RO system.
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My Takeaway
I feel SO STUPID for waiting this long to put this system in, but happy we finally made the switch. Let’s talk about the cost – I was spending MORE on bottled water a year than I did on this system. As we are on year two, I will only need to buy the replacement cartridges which is so much cheaper than buying water. Plus no more hassle of lugging bottles out and my system is space efficient. We actually installed a separate drink station with ours, but most people will opt to install this under their kitchen sink. Now I excitedly tell everyone about the Cloud RO, and my family members are installing them at their homes as well.
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A NOTE FOR THOSE IN APARTMENTS OR RENTALS
If you rent, you may think you can’t install one because of the small change to plumbing. ASK your landlord. Should you move, the plug in part could be easily patched and you can take your system with you. If you’re NOT able to install one (they flatly refuse), consider getting a Countertop Reverse Osmosis system. I recommend the VonWater Countertop RO System – Get 25% Off select models* with code BOREDMOM here: https://www.vonwater.com/BOREDMOM
The above is my opinion and my experience. Should you purchase a Cloud RO system through one of my links, I will receive a commission that helps support my blog.
