| 20
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)
1,040 gallons |
5 years
5,200 gallons
|
10 years
10,400 gallons
|
20 years
20,800 gallons
|
40 years
41,600 gallons |
Bottled water,
You haul
$0.25 per gallon
|
No ongoing maintenance costs -
haul and store it yourself |
$260 |
$1,300 |
$2,650 |
$5,200 |
$10,400 |
Bottled water, delivered
$1.00 per gallon |
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$1,040 |
$5,200 |
$10,400 |
$20,800 |
$41,600 |
| Bottled water, delivered
$1.50 per gallon
|
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$1,560 |
$7,800 |
$15,600 |
$31,200 |
$62,400 |
High-end solid block carbon
filtration system,
$330 initial cost |
Replace
a $50 filter cartridge periodically.
About $70/year
|
$349 |
$610 |
$960 |
$1,660 |
$3,060 |
Distillation
$0.30 per gallon
$250 initial cost |
Periodically clean the
distillation system |
$562 |
$1,810 |
$3,370 |
$6,740 |
$13,230 |
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 |
$280 |
$1,310 |
$2,630 |
$5,270 |
$10,550 |
Plastic
faucet mount, Solid carbon block filter
$30 initial cost
Replace entire filter after about 5 years |
Replace $15 filter cartridge
every 100 gallons |
$171 |
$780 |
$1,575 |
$3,105 |
$6,345 |
