Sunshine, 1 being extremely dificult and 10 being easy I'd rate that shower filter a 9 for installation. All you do is screw off your shower head, screw the shower head onto the filter unit and screw the filter unit onto the shower pipe. Takes about 5 minutes max.

One suggestion I'd recommend is to find some teflon tape and put it over the threads on the shower pipe. That way when you screw on the shower filter it won't leak at all.

I opted for this filter 'cause it had a carbon filter which I knew worked great for removing chlorine which was my main goal, because it was sold by a very good company and not insignificantly because $25.00 is a great price. (ones I've used in the past were $50+)

Money well spent. The filter works very well at removing chlorine and an excellent benefit is that your skin and hair are softer, shinier, and have retain more natural oils. Quite frankly it was one of the best $25 I've spent.

If you work in an area where there are other major problems that you want to remove besides chlorine then this filter may not be for you.

Was interested to hear what you read about distilled water. I've read some glowing accounts about distilled water by individuals who were health practitioner types and then I've read similar to what you mentiioned about what happens to the water and what it does to the body when distilled. Think I'll stay away from it for the time being.

What I would probably like to do at this time is get an "under the counter" unit that is either reverse osmos or one that has multiple filtrations (carbon filter, sediment filtration, remove metals and just as importantly an ultraviolet system that kills bacteria). Haven't found the one I want yet but there is probably a solution around $300.00 that can be installed into the water line.

The bottled water costs me nearly $2.00 per bottle $60/month and just as much as the cost I'm getting weary of hauling them from the store.