Maybe someone else has better insight , but I brought mine down and tried to use it, but I noticed that when it rained, the water that filetered thru was still brown cruddy water. Other times, its clear as can be, but it makes you wonder, what IS being filtered, if the water ends up brown after it passes thru. Bottled water is fine, you can buy it by the case and they deliver it for you. Works for me. Penny pinching is hard here, everything is so expensive, because its all imported. I shipped thru amerijet and if you are close to Miami, you could use tropical shipping which is very economical and gets here in 7-10 days, unless customs is on strike. Hehehe, this island never ceases to amaze me.

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