Fall and winter preps

[Gman]

I use one Lifestraw Home to feed the humidity tank in my CPAP.

Does the filter remove the minerals as well?

[Great-Kazoo]

Does the filter remove the minerals as well?

It should. You could (if there is room) set up a purification station. Run water through charcoal, then fine sand, then another tank or bucket of charcoal. Throw in a UV light at the end.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Does the filter remove the minerals as well?

A lot of them, yes. I saw calcium deposits but only after I'd left the secondary charcoal filter in the pitcher much longer than I should have. The agent that delivered the CPAP had said the instructions say to use distilled water but she used a Brita. The Lifestraw Home is much better than a Brita because all the Brita removes are lead, copper, large mineral deposits. The microfiber filter on the Lifestraw Home (like on the Sawyers) removes particles down to 0.1 micron while (as I understand it) the charcoal filter removes dissolved solids.

[Gman]

A lot of them, yes. I saw calcium deposits but only after I'd left the secondary charcoal filter in the pitcher much longer than I should have. The agent that delivered the CPAP had said the instructions say to use distilled water but she used a Brita. The Lifestraw Home is much better than a Brita because all the Brita removes are lead, copper, large mineral deposits. The microfiber filter on the Lifestraw Home (like on the Sawyers) removes particles down to 0.1 micron while (as I understand it) the charcoal filter removes dissolved solids.

We just use distilled water in ours.