So continuing on my environmental slant, this
week I decided to try one of those filters that fits on the end of your kitchen
tap. The box claims by drinking filtered water you can avoid buying and
throwing away (or recycling) 750 bottles of water…so I’ll not only save the
environment but loads of money too! I’m up with that, especially in
recession times.
Anyway,
I got it home, opened up the box, spread all the parts out, and started
studying the instruction booklet. Turns out there are 2 types of faucet
ends: threads on the outside or threads on the inside. Of course mine was
the type that requires more steps to install!
First
step is to remove the aerator – the little screen thingy that makes your water
bubbly. If you have one of those rubber floppy things you use to open
tight jars, first try wrapping that around it and grab and turn. If it’s
stuck, keep the rubber thing there (to avoid scratching the aerator, in case
you want to use it again) and use a pliers over the rubber. Or you could
use an old dish towel instead of the rubber thing.
If
your faucet has inner threads, you’ll next need to match up one of the adapters
from the box to the size of your faucet. Remember to put the washer in
first, for a tight seal. Screw it in hand-right.
The
next step is to fit the filter base under the adapter and screw it on using the
rotating collar. This is a bit hard to grip, but the booklet has a tip
where you rotate the base back and forth while tightening the collar – this
works quite well!
Finally, you snap in the filter and you’re ready to start saving!
Turn the little lever to get filtered water (for drinking or cooking) or
unfiltered water (for washing dishes, e.g.). I found the flow volume is
reduced somewhat when filtering, but I suppose that is the downside of saving
the environment! Enjoy!
----------------------------------------------- My Alexa Joke of the day -------------------------------------------
How did the Telephone propose to his girlfriend?
He gave her a ring !
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