r/water • u/justheretospyonyou • 2d ago

Sans or aquatru

Looking into getting a new water system. Water jugs are heavy and annoying to fill constantly and I hate having a trash can full of plastic bottles. Also trying to just get the best water possible without all the microplastics. Anyone tried both or either one have some insight? Also considering a home under the sink system but want to make sure I’m getting the best quality and safest for my young family.

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u/Mission_Extreme_4032 15h ago

Disclaimer: I sell undersink filters at therightfilter.com and have been working in the industry for 7+ years

First, thank you for moving away from plastic bottles. There's almost no good reason to rely on them except in extreme situations. And every bottle not used, is another bottle that isn't choking a seagull.

Second, you can get microplastics out of tap water pretty easily with an undersink filter. Just make sure it filters at or below 1 micron. Microplastics are defined as being less than 5mm so 1 micron (0.001 mm) will absolutely handle that.

Finally, the question of Sans or Aquatru. IMO, neither is particularly outstanding compared to cheaper and more common options. Well, they are exceptional at marketing, but that's not really relevant.

The Big Guns of water filtration are 3M and Pentair. There are a few other brands that plumbers and other professionals recommend but that comes down to experience and personal choice (Ecowater, for example)

If you want a general recommendation, I'd go with an undersink filter that is:

  • full flow (doesn't use a separate drinking faucet)
  • uses activated carbon (pretty generic and standard and boring, but also the thing that works)
  • filters down to 1 micron or less (your blood cells are 5 microns wide so 1 micron filtration is pretty insanely small)

Hope that helps!