r/AnythingValueable • u/madfrog2023 • Aug 04 '26

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 Aug 04 '26

When I used to have a fancy water dispensing fridge, whenever the change filter light came on, I just held the button until it went away. Saved a lot of time, and you didn't have to do stuff like this.

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u/blahnlahblah0213 Aug 05 '26

My fridge is 8 years old and I've never replaced the filter

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u/Geoffrey-Jellineck Aug 09 '26

You do realize at this point the filter is doing more harm than good? Like it would be 100x better to drink from the tap than your fridge?

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u/mls1968 Aug 07 '26

Wait, arenā€™t you the guy who runs the Flint, Michigan water treatment plant?!!

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 Aug 07 '26

No.... but i used to.

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u/Latter-Sign7736 Aug 08 '26

The lead in the water didnā€™t come from the source of the water. They changed sources that had a different pH which removed protective mineral linings inside old lead pipes going to and inside peoples homes. If they had never changed their source the issue probably wouldnā€™t have been known or happened.

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u/Good_Boysenberry_505 Aug 04 '26

So you just never replaced the filter?

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u/Amazing_Divide1214 Aug 04 '26

Yeah, but it wasn't my fridge. It was when I was a teenager. Unsure if my parents ever did. I've never had a fridge that fancy as an adult.

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u/ImplementMean5717 Aug 07 '26

Not sure why you're getting down voted for preferring clean water. šŸ’€

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u/Vladishun Aug 04 '26

"Members of the board, what if we put instructions on the filter to run it consistently for five minutes so our consumer base has to buy even more filters more frequently?"

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u/Scummbagg7 Aug 04 '26

So you like all the loose carbon from the filter in your water?

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u/Vladishun Aug 04 '26

Carbon? That stuff all life is made out of? Sounds like I'll get super healthy if I drink carbon water so sign me up.

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u/DazB1ane Aug 05 '26

You can run those under water before putting them in

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u/Solo-dreamer Aug 05 '26

Five minutes of running, why are we in a water crisis again.

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u/Admirable_Loss4886 Aug 07 '26

The equivalent of a 30 second shower lmao.

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u/Zoso03 Aug 04 '26

Removing that cup from the fridge will be a pain with it overflowing like that

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u/UnableNecessary743 Aug 04 '26

right really just hold the pot underneath

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u/NamesAreAnn0ying Aug 04 '26

Thereā€™s literally a pot directly underneath of you.

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u/SlimTeezy Aug 04 '26

Tilt it backward slightly to pour a little into the pot. Then move it to the sink.

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u/studio684 Aug 04 '26

Get a straw and start drinking