people talk about the "taste" of their water. I'm not sure I've ever actually taken a drink from the system, always use bottled water for drinking. probably since I don't sanitize the system as well or as often as I should. Filtering the **** out of the "city" water supply is probabbly a good idea. I've had plumbing totally blocked by some type of gunk. fixing plumbing is a pain. Over pressure issues depend on how good a shape your plumbing is. if it's old and brittle you might has some cracking from over pressure, otherwise you can always turn the faucet down a little bit. I have one, but it came with the unit and it's bent slightly so it doesn't put as much pressure on the side fitting. Surge protectors are a good idea in areas that have poor power. I've seen some campgrounds wiring that would make an electrician go into fits of seizure. I've got one on my electronics and one for my laptop. As mentioned above cheep ones are worse than nothing at all. As always we take more junk than we really need just in case.
