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Apartment friendly countertop RO water with generic filters? Or undersink system with integrated faucet?

I'm living in an apartment with water that tastes straight from a swimming pool. I'm looking for a countertop RO system that uses generic filters, because I can't drill holes in my apartment sink and really don't wanna deal with proprietary filters.…

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I'm living in an apartment with water that tastes straight from a swimming pool. I'm looking for a countertop RO system that uses generic filters, because I can't drill holes in my apartment sink and really don't wanna deal with proprietary filters. Unfortunately from quick research, it sounds like I'm looking for a unicorn. Does such a thing possibly exist? Alternatively... if there's an undersink RO system with a built-in faucet (basically, just open the cabinet, swing it out, and dispense...), that would be cool too! Though this sounds just as rare...

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u/m0h1tkumaar

May be AliExpress although at this point you are better of making a freestanding wooden frame and mounting a standard setup on it

u/DatGamehOP

Won't those setups still need the parts to hold and pipe the filters together? What makes this anymore practical/durable than a countertop/undersink system?

u/DryConsideration5097

if you can swing the cabinet door open you can just put a normal undersink system in there without drilling and pull the faucet out when you need it, i did this in my last place and worked fine

u/medwedd

For apartment you can get two types of filters, which requires no professional installation — desktop system with internal water tank, which you have to refill manually, or filter which can be hooked up to regular faucet, like APEC RO-CTOP. No generic filters for both types though...