Hi all, 1st of all I would like to thanks all here for the information, though a little overloaded for me, haha. Especially thanks to gkbt. I moved into my current resale flat in mid 2012. I have been thinking to install a simple water filter at home since 2014, simply because mine is already a 25+ years old flat. The purpose is just to filter out the the possible rust from the aging pipe. Whatever else that available to me is just bonus, addon. So I was not prepared to pay a lot for that. I was interested in those faucet type. But, I never install any. Fast forward to now. My son develop a kind of eczema condition on his leg since early this year (2015). We have been going to various doctors/TCM/naturapath thrapist, hoping to get him cured (no medication with steroid). My wife read about encouraging results of using alkaline water to wash/soak his leg, and maybe drinking. So, now I think it is a good time for me to really install one at home. However, I think I need a undersink type. I do not have enough space for countertop type, neither want to run water pipe across it. But I have a concern here. While doing research, I have come across a school of taught on alkaline water. It is that, after prolong period of consuming alkaline water, our body/stomach will "think" that we do not have enough acid in there, and so in turn, produce even more acid. This makes me worried. My wife, since 7 years ago, has suffered from acid reflux. It was until she went to a TCM at TPY that help her slowly "adjust" her body, then she is much better. But still, once a while, it comes back. I am worried that, alkaline water will worsen her acid reflux condition. My I have some opinions on this? Secondly, it is about which brand and kind of alkaline water filter to choose, if we do decide to get one. After reading what gkbt written here, I am really interested in ionized alkaline water. But, like that of KT or Cleansui, the price seems quite high, for example the one from Cleansui is $2899. I am actually more comfortable with the price range of Hyflux's version of alkaline water filter, which is available for around $900. My question is, is that from Hyflux good, for our purpose? Another question is, no matter which one that I decide eventually, is there a way to stop the alkaline function in the filter, but still continue for it to filter water for us, in case we do not want the alkaline function anymore? Is there such thing around? Thanks.
