| 15
Gallons of water per Week |
Normal Yearly Maintenance |
Total cost and cumulative
gallons of treated water used after: |
| Water
Treatment Method |
1 year (includes
purchase price, if any)
780 gallons |
5 years
3,900 gallons
|
10 years
7,800 gallons
|
20 years
15,600 gallons
|
40 years
31,200 gallons |
Bottled water,
You haul
$0.25 per gallon
|
No ongoing maintenance costs -
haul and store it yourself |
$195 |
$975 |
$1,950 |
$3,900 |
$7,800 |
Bottled water, delivered
$1.00 per gallon |
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$780 |
$3,900 |
$7,800 |
$15,600 |
$31,200 |
| Bottled water, delivered
$1.50 per gallon
|
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$1,170 |
$5,850 |
$11,700 |
$23,400 |
$46,800 |
High-end solid block carbon
filtration system,
$330 initial cost |
Replace a $50 filter cartridge
each year |
$330 |
$530 |
$780 |
$1,280 |
$2,280 |
Distillation
$0.30 per gallon
$250 initial cost |
Periodically clean the
distillation system |
$484 |
$1,420 |
$2,590 |
$5,180 |
$10,110 |
Mid-range Reverse Osmosis
$600 initial cost.
If plastic, replace system after about 20 years |
Replace the pre & post,
filters and
membranes periodically. About $75 per year |
$600 |
$900 |
$1,275 |
$2,025 |
$3,525 |
Popular pour-through
"pitcher" filter
$30 initial cost
Replace pitcher after about 5 years |
Replace $10 filter cartridge
every 40 gallons |
$215 |
$985 |
$1,980 |
$3,970 |
$7,950 |
Plastic
faucet mount, Solid carbon block filter
$30 initial cost
Replace entire filter after about 5 years |
Replace $15 filter cartridge
every 100 gallons |
$132 |
$585 |
$1,185 |
$2,325 |
$4,785 |
