With water quality on a steady decline in many areas of the country, it is no wonder that an increasing number of families are beginning to invest in whole house water filter systems. There are several ways to ensure that the water entering your home is clean and free from harmful contaminants however a mains-plumbed house water filter is often the least expensive option.
What does a whole house water filter system consist of? Most water filter systems for whole house filtering make use of an all-in-one filter housed in a protective plastic casing. The filter itself is plumbed into the water supply line at the point where your water initially enters your home. Using this method ensures that every drop of water used around your home is thoroughly cleaned before reaching your faucets or shower.
With this in mind you may be asking if additional house water filters are also required, for example in the refrigerator or in the shower heads. The answer to this depends to a large extent of the manufacturer of your whole house water filter system. Some systems use a single carbon based filter that cleans the water of chlorine, contaminants, rust, lime-scale and other debris. Other systems however use a double filter approach, the second filter of which removes trace and heavy metals, organic contaminants such as herbicides and pesticides, and any bacteria that may be present.
Using a double filter system means that the filtered water is easily clean enough to use as drinking water and so in these cases no additional house water filters are required. Where a single filter is used though you may need to have an additional faucet or refrigerator water filter to ensure pure, clean drinking water at all times.
The alternative to using whole house water filters is having individual faucet and shower filters wherever you have faucets and showers. This, however, can become expensive in large homes, especially when it comes to replacing the water filter cartridges after six months of use. Compared to this cost, replacing a house water filter cartridge is relatively inexpensive, and a lot less time consuming as well.
When it comes to filtering water to an entire house the best choice, both in terms of cost and ease of installation, has to be a whole house water filter system. This single/double water filter ensures that any water entering your home is clean and pure enough for any task, plus it means you can drink water straight from the faucet.
