alkaline water is not a must for me. i'm looking for a water filter that i can drink the water without boiling it. and i like panasonic brand, a salesgirl introduced this product to me as the cheapest panasonic water filter that provide drinkable water...

There are still many things not covered by these two standards such as BACTERIA, that is why we cannot solely rely on NSF only but having NSF is a good start.

Thanks. What are some of the things to look out for a sand filter. Price range and disparity is huge.

My house is a concrete jungle. Wanna get something economical long run.

Since you are providing Q&A, I think you are the better person to ask. To what extend the microbes present at point Z and it warrants a UV filter ? Do you have a reliable figure to establish that claim ? From my Chlorine test at kitchen tap, Chlorine is still present at point Z. So how many % gems, bacteria and what not survive from Chlorine disinfection?

Don't get me wrong, this is genuine question. I fully acknowledge the effectiveness of UV killing the microbes and I actually shared a link of an external UV filter here which is from my purchase wishlist. The question is to how serious is the contamination at point Z perpetuated by seller of UV filter? Any reliable source?

As per link given, Chlorine is able to inactivate most bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. However, some has higher tolerance against chlorine, just need more chlorine and more time to disinfect except for

"Toxoplasma and Cryptosporidium oocysts are highly resistant to chlorine disinfection. Chlorine alone should not be expected to inactivate these pathogens in drinking water. Filtering water supplies with a 1 micron absolute filter is recommended to physically remove the oocysts before chlorination if these pathogens are of concern"

Most of the (Inactivation %) shown in the table even for those high tolerance against chlorine are 99%, meaning chlorine is able to kill most of the bacteria, viruses and protozoa. Btw, Syabas didnt just add chlorine alone to disinfect the water, there are many other chemicals added, hence the main concern in water filtration is the chemicals and not the bacteria

You are still trying to incite fear that a filtered JBA water is not safe to drink without UV ?
Do you have any reliable reports to prove that that those who drink filtered water without UV will get sick by the so called cysts/Cynobacteria ?
Do you have any official Malaysian report to prove that after Chlorine disinfection, cysts/cynobacteria still present in our JBA water ? If you don't have facts to back you up,  please don't spread lies in the forum.

1 micro filtration will also remove the good minerals which our body needs right? such as the calcium and magnesium.