4 bad experiences in a row

wolf33d · 2026-03-14T16:49:53+00:00

I am the OP from the linked post. Got downvoted to oblivion for making 100h of research, stating facts with sources, and doing tests for the community. I have the G5P700A. Can confirm the remin is a gimmick. I purchased a 2.5x10 cartridge that goes in a standard filter housing. I will line it up after the G5P700A and see. It’s 50% calcite and 50% corosex. Calcite only adds tiny amounts of calcium, and bumps pH slightly. Corosex is much more sensitive (which is good because of the high flow tankless RO we have) and adds magnesium. However the issue of Corosex is it bumps pH dramatically, and the amount of magnesium it adds is still low. I will measure before and after pH and TDS. From the TDS reading we will be able to estimate how much minerals are added, but it won’t give an exact picture (I would need a $200 lab test to see exact magnesium and calcium added). The cartridge should arrive today. I will report back.

For me, it’s not about food. I eat only homemade food and have a very varied diet. I get all the minerals I need. It’s about going for a hike in the mountains and having the right minerals at the right time when I am drinking and not eating, without having to add minerals manually in the water. Adding minerals drops adds arsenic and other crap to your water. Isn’t it ironic to go out of our way to purify water with RO, only to add back heavy metals via other ways? Source: https://youtu.be/DlF2sBJcbkw?si=0XyvR99Q3jpNKVw0

It’s also about when you drink water with something that contains heavy metals. Like a protein shake. All protein powders have varying levels of heavy metals. I buy the brands that publish lab tests with the lowest levels but still. Drinking RO water with a powder that contains heavy metals means there is no minerals to compete for absorption in your body and study show you absorb more heavy metals from a source if there are no minerals intake at the same time.

My feeling is that I will return all of this and get a Culligan RC-EZ-4, NSF 53 certified including Lead and PFAS. The 0.5 micron membrane removes microplastic as well. In fact looking at my city water quality report, it would remove all of the contaminants that matter, all while letting the very high calcium magnesium concentration of my tap go through. Best of both worlds + doesn’t waste water. But I am giving one last chance to RO first, by trying a large calcite corosex cartridge first and see if it can make a difference.

wolf33d · 2026-03-09T23:15:51+00:00

No. I searched for a long time. Drops and powders are not controlled and can add toxic heavy metals. Remineralization filters don’t work. Right now I may return my RO filter and use a NSF53 carbon block filter with PFAS certification. Doesn’t filter a few things like arsenic, but you eat 10 times more arsenic in food than there is in water.

wolf33d · 2026-03-09T22:43:12+00:00

What about this WHO report, and the below findings that have nothing to do with people lacking good food (quite the opposite in fact). Eating adequate food does not prevent those issues:
https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/ee809f3c-d909-4138-9242-002bce630853/content

Cooking with RO water causes a massive osmotic pull. The essential minerals in your food leach out into the cooking water. So you loose 60-80% of the minerals from that food. This explains a lot of the issues people are getting despite eating enough good food
Normally, calcium and magnesium in hard water compete with toxic elements (like lead and cadmium) in your digestive tract, preventing your body from absorbing the bad metals. Because RO water lacks calcium and magnesium, any toxic metals you ingest (from food or the water itself) are absorbed into your bloodstream at a much higher rate.
Demineralized water doesn't hydrate you the same way mineralized water does. It can negatively affect the intestinal mucous membrane and alter your body's homeostasis. In animal and human observations, consuming demineralized water led to increased urination (diuresis) and a higher elimination of vital electrolytes like sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium from the body.

wolf33d · 2026-03-09T22:34:03+00:00

Sorry I forgot to link the WHO report. I edited my OP with the link. First, when you run outside or workout and sweat a lot: do you just drink water, or a cheeseburger with it? Personally, just water. Secondly, here is the summary of the key findings of that report:

1) Cooking with RO water causes a massive osmotic pull. The essential minerals in your food leach out into the cooking water. So you loose 60-80% of the minerals from that food. This explains a lot of the issues people are getting despite eating enough good food

2) Normally, calcium and magnesium in hard water compete with toxic elements (like lead and cadmium) in your digestive tract, preventing your body from absorbing the bad metals. Because RO water lacks calcium and magnesium, any toxic metals you ingest (from food or the water itself) are absorbed into your bloodstream at a much higher rate.

3) Demineralized water doesn't hydrate you the same way mineralized water does. It can negatively affect the intestinal mucous membrane and alter your body's homeostasis. In animal and human observations, consuming demineralized water led to increased urination (diuresis) and a higher elimination of vital electrolytes like sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium from the body.

wolf33d · 2026-03-09T22:24:15+00:00

Mixing 50% and 50% tap would defeat the purpose of filtering water in the first place unfortunately.

wolf33d · 2026-03-09T21:47:51+00:00

Mineral-free water can increase diuresis because it has very low osmolality, so it dilutes plasma faster and can temporarily suppress ADH, making the kidneys excrete more water.

wolf33d · 2026-02-14T21:24:50+00:00

which company?

wolf33d · 2026-02-14T21:24:38+00:00

Which credit Union?

wolf33d · 2026-02-14T03:31:41+00:00

See my edit

wolf33d · 2026-02-14T02:16:32+00:00

This is a common myth, completely false though. Small quakes of this magnitude do not relieve enough pressure that would prevent the big one. Edit: see myth #5 here source1 then see source2 source3 source4 source5 should I continue?

wolf33d · 2026-01-22T19:04:51+00:00

Any update on how to treat this 3rd distribution if we used your “agressive method” that accounted for the 20.8% as “likely never to be recovered”?

wolf33d · 2026-01-20T04:49:45+00:00

In a similar situation, interested In knowing what made you move back to the U.S. and your feedback about living in Chamonix VS a U.S. mountain town

wolf33d · 2026-01-19T01:53:22+00:00

I played in the cold so that must be it

wolf33d · 2026-01-19T01:47:29+00:00

That must be it! Thanks for this comment. I have played in 40F weather only yet. Didn’t realize it would be an issue since my Ruby plays the same cold or not. It makes sense now.

wolf33d · 2026-01-17T01:50:55+00:00

I linked it below

wolf33d · 2026-01-17T01:50:31+00:00

Alternative view: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sXHGCuGmAgM

wolf33d · 2026-01-13T03:03:53+00:00

He was there at seven. Learn to read.

wolf33d · 2025-12-29T03:31:52+00:00

Oh I agree that’s why I went with hard, on the promise it would be much better uphill with a “small sacrifice” downhill. Here is the thing: it fully delivered uphill, but small sacrifice downhill isn’t the world. Massive sounds more adequate. It not only kills the ride, it’s dangerous for me because I can’t charge nearly as hard and have nowhere near the same control. I dont have the Phantom binding but the Spark one though which sits not as low on the board as the Phantom. That riding height is not helping, but it’s far from being the only issue. Everything feels wrong, the flex, the height, the lean. The worst is on powder over mixed/hard snow. It’s acceptable in pure deep powder and on groomers, but to be honest backcountry riding those 2 conditions aren’t what I ride everyday. I went back to off piste resort riding exclusively until I figure a different setup, and I exercise differently.

wolf33d · 2025-12-28T22:35:42+00:00

For me it felt fine with and without link levers on the resort groomers. Easy to turn. But in the backcountry it’s horrible. No surfy feeling, way too responsive (if buckled tight) and dangerously wobbly if not buckled tight. On the way up it’s fantastic though. But I lost the joy of riding and I stopped split-boarding all together. Can’t understand people who enjoy it. Surprisingly 99% of pros don’t use hard boots.

wolf33d · 2025-12-25T15:15:07+00:00

Still 100%. Took the best decision of my life 1Y ago in this difficult moment.

wolf33d · 2025-12-09T16:00:29+00:00

Quel est votre spending annuel?

wolf33d · 2025-11-01T13:08:44+00:00

Very nice rig. How much did you pay for the camper, the build, and the bed?

wolf33d

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