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On The Right Filters
At The Right Filter, we carry a small number of water filters. This is on purpose.
They aren’t the most cutting edge technology, or some sort of hyped up repackaging of an older technology.
They ...
On Water Tests
When I started out in the water filtration industry, I thought it would be pretty obvious what filter to use. I mean, we’ve been filtering water since the dawn of civilization so how hard could it...
On Handwashing
Like a lot of people, I ramped up my hand washing during Covid. Unlike a lot of people, having a mother who was a nurse also meant I didn’t have to learn how to wash my hands ‘the right way’. What ...
On Soup
When I was a kid, being sick meant one thing: soup. Cold? Soup. Cough? Soup. Nauseous? Soup.
When I got older, earned my own money, cooked my own food, advocated for myself at the doctors, and got...
On Regional Water Variations
As an immigrant, sometimes I am shocked at how regional America can be. Where I grew up, a biscuit was a small, usually sweet, crumbly thing you ate with tea. In Baltimore, and further south, a bis...
On Undersink Filtration
Back when I started working in water filtration, I thought I had a basic understanding of how water filters worked. After about 6 months, I realized how little I actually knew. Even now, I’m still ...
On Microplastics
Microplastics are bits of plastic that are less than 5 millimeters, too small to be seen by the naked eye. Sometimes they are intentionally created, like microbeads in exfoliating scrubs.
Other ti...
On Tap Water
I never drank directly from the tap when I was a kid. Admittedly, I grew up in India, and even to this day, drinking untreated tap water there is a surefire way to encounter ‘intestinal distress’.
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On Pitcher Filters
The first time I ever used a water filter was in college. It was one of those plastic jugs with a top and bottom section. And, like most college students, I wasn’t using it on water.
Fun fact: if ...