Is Your Home Ready For A Whole House Water Filter?
By www.menhealthonline.biz
Whole house water filters could be a good idea for your home, depending on whether or not they can take the place of individual units scattered about. The primary target of a whole house water filter is chlorine. So, if you have other problems, you may still need a countertop unit for the kitchen, but of course chlorine is the contaminant that most of us have to deal with.
Whole house water filters can be pretty expensive, but if you cut out the middle man and buy direct from the factory, you will save money. Some of the most expensive systems are not that great. You have to judge by performance data, rather than price.
A whole house water filter should remove microscopic particles, as well as chlorine. They need to have a micron filtration step to do that. Most of them do not.
In order for whole house water filters to be cost effective, you need to find one that does not require electricity. Otherwise, the increase in your monthly bill will outweigh the savings of having individual systems in the kitchen and bathrooms.
You can find out what chemicals and other contaminants that your family is being exposed to by viewing your local water-quality report or having a test done by an independent laboratory. The do-it-yourself kits are not that accurate, but it is interesting to get the little strips designed for testing swimming pools. You can even use them to make sure that your whole house water filter is working properly.
All whole house water filters should be certified by Underwriter's or another independent laboratory. But the certification is voluntary. So many products do not have a UL certification.
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