Not all methods of reverse osmosis get all the fluoride out from what I've heard. I opted for a tabletop water distiller as it's the only way remove all the fluoride.
Keep in mind, they remove a significant portion of fluoride -- probably more than most filters on the market -- but you cannot remove all of it through filtering. Their own words are, from memory, something like 43% I think.
It's the best option unless you're willing to go nuclear and distilling, as u/Trumpternal is correct to the best of my knowledge, reverse osmosis won't remove all of it either.
Still, Zero Water isn't bad. You can filter a lot of water in a pretty reasonable time frame, and the filters -- for their duration and quality -- aren't too poorly priced. Their pitchers also come in a large variety of sizes, and the included water tester is good for getting a base line on your water and how the filter is doing. Just wash with distilled water between tests.
I stopped using Zero water because of something that can happen with their filters. They use a filter tech that goes bad after a certain amount of time. This can be addressed by tracking usage and replacing on time, but in reality for me I just dont have the time for that. It's very gross when you're a few sips into your glass of water and your like "What the heck is that smell??" I switched to clearly filtered and once that starts getting old, the filtering flow slows down. No impact to taste and I just know thats when its due to be replaced.
To be fair, this is why Zero Water pitchers tend to come with a water tester. You are meant to test periodically to know when you are nearing replacement.
Zero Water pitcher is what we've been using. It allegedly removes EVERYTHING (including fluoride).
We love it (and have for about 3 years...)
I regret not knowing about it when my kids were younger
Only reverse osmosis removes fluoride, I’m pretty sure Zero does not.
Not all methods of reverse osmosis get all the fluoride out from what I've heard. I opted for a tabletop water distiller as it's the only way remove all the fluoride.
Distilled water all the way.
Keep in mind, they remove a significant portion of fluoride -- probably more than most filters on the market -- but you cannot remove all of it through filtering. Their own words are, from memory, something like 43% I think.
It's the best option unless you're willing to go nuclear and distilling, as u/Trumpternal is correct to the best of my knowledge, reverse osmosis won't remove all of it either.
Still, Zero Water isn't bad. You can filter a lot of water in a pretty reasonable time frame, and the filters -- for their duration and quality -- aren't too poorly priced. Their pitchers also come in a large variety of sizes, and the included water tester is good for getting a base line on your water and how the filter is doing. Just wash with distilled water between tests.
I stopped using Zero water because of something that can happen with their filters. They use a filter tech that goes bad after a certain amount of time. This can be addressed by tracking usage and replacing on time, but in reality for me I just dont have the time for that. It's very gross when you're a few sips into your glass of water and your like "What the heck is that smell??" I switched to clearly filtered and once that starts getting old, the filtering flow slows down. No impact to taste and I just know thats when its due to be replaced.
To be fair, this is why Zero Water pitchers tend to come with a water tester. You are meant to test periodically to know when you are nearing replacement.
Better late than never.