| 10 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)
520 gallons |
5 years
2,600 gallons
|
10 years
5,200 gallons
|
20 years
10,400 gallons
|
40 years
20,800 gallons |
Bottled water,
You haul
$0.25 per gallon
|
No ongoing maintenance costs -
haul and store it yourself |
$130 |
$650 |
$1,300 |
$2,600 |
$5,200 |
Bottled water, delivered
$1.00 per gallon |
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$520
|
$2,600 |
$5,200 |
$10,400 |
$20,800 |
| Bottled water, delivered
$1.50 per gallon
|
If you rent a dispenser that
would be an additional $52 per year |
$780
|
$3,900 |
$7,800 |
$15,600 |
$31,200 |
High-end solid block carbon
filtration system,
$330 initial cost |
Replace a $50 filter cartridge
periodically.
About $35/year |
$330 |
$505 |
$680 |
$1,030 |
$1,730 |
Distillation
$0.30 per gallon
$250 initial cost |
Periodically clean the
distillation system |
$406 |
$1,030 |
$1,810 |
$3,620 |
$6,990 |
Mid-range Reverse Osmosis
$600 initial cost.
If plastic, replace system after about 20 years |
Replace the pre & post,
filters and
membranes periodically. About $60/year |
$600 |
$840 |
$1,140 |
$1,740 |
$2,940 |
Popular pour-through
"pitcher" filter
$30 initial cost
Replace pitcher after about 5 years |
Replace $10 filter cartridge
every 40 gallons |
$150 |
$660 |
$1,330 |
$2,670 |
$5,350 |
Plastic
faucet mount, Solid carbon block filter
$30 initial cost
Replace entire filter after about 5 years |
Replace $15 filter cartridge
every 100 gallons |
$93 |
$390 |
$795 |
$1,545 |
$3,225 |
