Clean drinking water is essential for the health and well-being of you and your loved ones. Choosing a water filtration system that’s perfect for your home ensures that you’ll get a safe glass of drinking water every time you turn on the tap. Here’s a list of five effective home water filters to consider.
Types of Home Water Filters
With advances in water treatment technology, you can install a system that removes sediment, kills harmful microorganisms, and eliminates dangerous heavy metals through various processes. Some of the most effective home water filters use ultraviolet light, reverse osmosis, and activated carbon to keep your drinking water free from unwanted contaminants.
Ultraviolet Filters
Ultraviolet or UV filters are a great choice if the main goal is to remove microorganisms from your drinking water. These efficient systems expose water to ultraviolet light to kill bacteria, protozoa, viruses, and other specific contaminants including Giardia, E. Coli, and Hepatitis.
While they are unable to remove solid particles from the water, UV filters can be used in conjunction with other filtering methods. Ultraviolet filtration systems are more pricey than standard systems but are worth the investment in the long run.
Faucet Filters
Faucet home water filters are one of the most common and convenient filtration systems. They typically use an activated carbon charcoal filter to remove impurities through adsorption, a process that binds contaminants together chemically.
This home water filter is highly effective since it naturally removes toxins from your drinking water, improving the taste while leaving in important ions and minerals. Maintenance for faucet filters is also easy and inexpensive since they only need to be changed once every three to four months.
Reverse Osmosis Systems
Reverse osmosis home water filters eliminate harsh chemicals, solid particles, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to produce some of the cleanest drinking water by forcing untreated water through semi-permeable membrane filters. The process of reverse osmosis is so efficient, that it removes essential minerals from the water as well.
Fortunately, most of these filtration systems are equipped with an alkalization stage that infuses the water with the missing minerals while balancing its pH. Reverse osmosis systems have a slower filtration rate and are generally more expensive.
Under-Sink Water Filters
Under-sink water filtration systems are perfect for treating water by the gallons. They use various filters to eliminate or reduce heavy metals, bacteria, viruses, and other harmful contaminants.
Designs come with single or multiple filters that are used to sift out a wider variety of impurities. Under-sink filters have longer lifespans, so you won’t have to replace them as often as other systems. They’re also great space savers that are affordable and easy to install, depending on the model and filtration system you choose.
Whole House Water Filters
Whole house water filters deliver purified water throughout your home and are the most expensive system you can purchase. One of the best benefits is that you can tailor the system to meet your home’s specific needs. You can include additional features such as acid neutralizing filters to help correct water with low pH and water softeners that dissolve the minerals that cause hard water.
Sediment filters are also effective for cleaning water as they remove solid contaminants and help to keep pipes clear. These filters can be used in conjunction with other types of home water filters to further purify your water.
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