Do Water Filters Really Purify Your Water? | Talking Point | Full Episode

Water that can give you better digestion, improved hydration, and even help prevent cancer… These are just some of the benefits that water filters promise to give you, but are they everything they claim to be? What exactly do they do to your water, and do you really need one at home?

Through a series of tests, Talking Point host Steven Chia goes in search of answers to find out if filtered water can truly be healthier, cleaner and safer than what we get straight from the tap.


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[waynr]

This man took an argument with his wife over water filters to the next level...bravo.

[jimmyjammie]

I was happy to hear that our tap water is safe to consume, so happy that I started filling a cup of my own. Until I realized I didn't live in Singapore.

[kreyzgr]

If you only came for the answer: They are mostly not beneficial at all and can actually be a place for bacteria to grow which is worse than having no filter at all.

[afriansyahzainal]

Singapore is an example of a country that really cares about the health needs of its citizens

[mandab.]

in the US water quality standards are state-regulated so permissible levels of contaminants vary from state to state. and while filters shouldn't claim to prevent cancer, they can help reduce potential carcinogens such as haloacetic acids (a chlorination disinfection byproduct). i'm not an expert but i do work in a water chemistry lab. 👌🏻

[yurifujimaki]

TBH, I do not think the tap water is the problem but rather, old piping systems.

[yeahzeeroo]

i wish we had programs like this in usa. casual fun but still important news. instead of your typical sad, politics, or anything messed up news/documentaries.

[gelinrefira]

The amount of information in this video is itself valuable to the public. The public should know how their basic amenities like water is produced, monitored and used. An informed and educated public is essential in making sure the government is doing its job properly.

As a chemist, Singapore's water is very very clean and all the minerals, the chloride and fluoride are all at safe drinking level. The thing that you might have be concern about is old pipes in older flats where there might be build-up of limescale or simply corroded. Changing out old pipes that have corroded will probably help you more than using a water filter.

[TitoTimTravels]

My wife and I had an apartment (in Boracay, Philippines) that came with a water filtration system. The owner assured us the filters were brand new... My wife and I both starting having bad diarrhea. When we realized we were both sick, we switched to tap water. We both got better right away. I would not trust a filter system unless I install and maintain it myself. 😎

[bobjuniel]

Not all countries have safe tap water. Congratulations to Singapore for achieving good healthy tap water. In Thailand where I live, we often have brown tap water, and the rivers have water that runs off farm land, with farm chemicals and animal faeces able to enter the water supply. City catchments can have industrial pollutants.
We find our triple filter with Ultraviolet bacteria control gives us clean and normal drinking water. In Australia we used a charcoal filtered water jug to remove the smell of the chlorine but the tap water was quite safe.
Water is often blamed for digestive upsets when the true cause is food handling and food storage.

[spacebandit]

When you want to tell your wife she’s wrong without telling her she’s wrong...

[adithyavasudevan]

Imagine if they did these tests in India. They'd probably recommend double filtration.

[shifrabaila]

Here in Israel the water is very hard. In fact, without a filter, when you boil water the minerals are deposoted on the pot after one boil. Electric "hot pots" are particularly vulnerable and must be cleansed of mineral scaling quite often. Since I started using filtered water, my office and home hot pots have not had to be de-scaled in years. Yes, YEARS! When my husband developed kidney stones, I asked the doctor if the hard water could be responsible and he said yes. So, filtered water is a good thing.

[JoeStuffzAlt]

I live in California, and the lime scale is absolutely horrible over here. If I use the water in things like humidifiers and my hot water pot, the lime scale builds up really quickly. A water filter will greatly cut down on the lime scale.

I agree with the video, and the video is fantastic. Filters remove minerals, not add them. In fact, if it adds minerals, I'd be nervous. If my tap water was better, I would just drink tap water.

[arissajoan]

I’m thinking of buying a $2500 water filter machine . After seeing this video. I can save my money 😂

[Zenus]

Straight from the tap, no wastages of gas, plastic bottles, carbon footprint.

Thank you PUB

[bg]

The filtration systems are not designed to increase the level of minerals relative to tap water. They simply replace the minerals that are stripped out during reverse osmosis.

[syedzaidi]

I am super happy to watch this video and in my whole life since youtube born, i gave only two likes in total, one is for this video. I love the hard work of the person who did all the research done. salute you man. 10 stars out of 10

[dj]

I have used a Brit filter (pitcher) for years. I am pretty reliable about changing filters but after watching this, will be much more vigilant and timely!

[dianikaya]

just what I need. Thank you CNA Insider