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Benefits of Whole House Water Filters

By: Trent Barrett

Concerned about the water quality from your water? Maybe you live in the country and have to use a well supply, or you're not so sure about your municipal supply, or you just have very hard water. In any of these situations, you may want to install a whole house water filter. These systems install at your main water intake and remove a wide range of contaminants before water even touches your pipes.

You might be surprised at the range of benefits your whole house water filter can provide you. For instance, they remove most of the chlorine from your water, which prevents chlorine from vaporizing in the shower to form hazardous chlorine gas. They can also help soften your water or at least remove much of the mineral problem in it before it gets to your hot water heater and to your family. Purer, softer water works better with soaps and cleansers, so you'll be able to use less and save money, and fewer deposits will accumulate in your shower, saving you time cleaning.

Your drinking water with a whole house water filter will be improved in every water source. A really good water filtration system ensures you have bottle-quality water from every tap, from your kitchen to your bathroom.

Whole house water filters are not for the amateur to install. They take up about half the space of a water heater, and they need to be installed by a licensed plumber, preferably one who has installed these sorts of filters before. You will also need to change out the filter once or twice a year, which is not cheap. Still, when you compare the cost of a whole house water filter to your savings in bottled water and in better-functioning soap, it's easily offset in most households.

There are several different varieties of whole house water filters; most work on a three-stage system. First, the water coming into your house is allowed to settle in a sediment tank, any large pieces removed at that point. Next, the settled water is forced through a carbon or ceramic filter to eliminate chemical and biological contaminants. Finally, a redox potential high filter, like certain metallic filters, is used to remove the chlorine from your water before it circulates further in the system. With this three-tiered system, nearly all the contaminants are removed from your water, but the beneficial minerals like fluoride and calcium are still dissolved in the water, giving it a better taste as well as contributing to your health.

Choose your whole house water filter carefully. You'll need to find out what contaminants are in your water at the main source; if you have no idea how to go about this, your water company may test it for you for free, or they'll be able to tell you where to go to have it tested. Worry more about removing all the contaminants that are a problem in your water than about how much your filter is going to cost; it will pay for itself, but only if you get every contaminant at the source. And find out how and when to change filters, and how much filters are going to add to your bill each year.

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Trent Barrett is a consultant who reviews water filters at whole House Water Purifiers. You can visit their homepage to learn more about Home water Purifiers.

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