Water filter for drinking safe consumption?

I'm using a water filter for drinking which consist of a four stage catridge: activated carbon, silica sand, zeolite and mineral sand. Lately, I notice very small particles sentiment at the bottom of the mineral pot where the filtered water is stored. I believe this is from the filter catridge as there are large pores where the particles may pass through. Does this render the water unsafe for consumption?|||Nothing you listed is considered harmful; you normally see this when your using a new filter - did you just change your filter?





If it makes your mind easier, just pour the water through a coffee filter to remove that fine sediment.





The filter you described deals with several issues: chlorine and/or metals, hard water, and possibly sediment. If you don't have all of these problems, you might want to go to a simpler filter.





If you do have these problems, it's important to monitor their performance. The small zeolite filters sold for a water tap have very little capacity if hardness is that much of a problem.





I have to question using zeolite on a drinking line. The minerals that you are removing are generally considered beneficial. If you're doing it for a coffee maker or kettle, it would be better to just give those a vinegar flush every now and again to deal with the scale.





Remember, a zeolite filter adds sodium to your drinking water - the higher the hardness, the more sodium. You must account for this in your daily salt intake.|||dude in general tap water is good for u, and some say its even better than normal drinkign water due to the fact that normal drinking water has no kind of germ killers, so bacteria can grow. Tap water has no bacteria due to cjlorine so therefore it is ok to drink it