The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification
When you run the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you expect clean, safe water to flow out. But even if the water appears clear, it could still be hiding toxic chemicals that present a risk to your family’s health and well-being. Many people don’t like the taste of contaminated tap water and understand the consequences of drinking it. That’s why half of all American homes keep either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to ensure they have safe drinking water nearby.
If you want to safeguard your family’s health, you might first consider continuing the bottled water route. Sadly, this gets pricey almost immediately. Plus, plastic water bottles that don’t get recycled end up damaging the world’s waterways, causing harm to the environment and wiping out marine life.
Having a whole-house water filtration system is more cost-efficient and better for the environment than buying bottled water. It can also provide healthier water much more easily because you can get it directly from the tap. In addition, whole-house systems supply purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing fixtures, enabling you to maximize the benefits whereveryou use water in your home.
Before putting in a whole-house water filter, learn about what’s in your water and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can clear out harmful contaminants. Then, get in touch with Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing to help you pick out and install the best water filter for you.
What’s in Your Drinking Water?
Water quality may differ by location, but some of the most common contaminants include:
- Heavy metals
- Chlorine
- Lead
- Industrial chemicals
- Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
Learn what’s in your drinking water by entering your ZIP Code into the Environmental Working Group’s drinking water quality database. EWG records show that over 80 percent of utility water supplies in North America tested positive for carcinogenic chemicals, demonstrating that legal water quality levels are not necessarily safe.
Try Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System
The Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter traps dirt, debris and hazardous chemicals from your tap water, supplying you and your family with safe, healthy water to enjoy. Here are the advantages of this system:
- Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a frequent sign of sediment in your drinking water. Consisting of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment is naturally occurring and can accumulate in the water main soon after heavy rains. While typically harmless, sediment can make your drinking water look and taste unpleasant. Filtermax offers sediment filtration to filter out solids from your drinking water.
- Chlorine removal: Chlorine is the key to clean drinking water in dense cities. However, this disinfectant creates dangerous chemical byproducts when it meets naturally occurring organic and inorganic substances in the water. Certain DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are known to cause cancer. Filtermax gets rid of these carcinogens to keep your family healthy.
- Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Providing safe tap water is the objective of installing any water filtration equipment. Besides being cleaner for your family to enjoy, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more constant metallic or musty smells. No more earthy or chlorine taste. No more cloudy water swirling around your glass. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water.
- Filtered water to every tap: Toxic chemicals don’t just affect you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin as you shower and adhere to your clothing and dishes as you wash them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so helpful because it provides clean water from every tap.
- No operating expenses or wasted water: Some whole-house filtration systems increase your electric bills. Others raise your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax proves that clean water doesn’t have to come with steeper utility costs.
- Flow-through distributor: Depending on your plumbing system’s setup, you could need an upflow or downflow water filter. The Filtermax™ flow-through distributor features both designs to accommodate your needs.
- 20-year manufacturer warranty: This is one of the strongest warranties in the water treatment equipment industry! With this coverage, you know your investment will continue providing clean, quality drinking water for a long, long time.
Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home
At Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, we install different types of water filtration systems from Excalibur, such as the Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter. Whether you’re looking to reduce water hardness, clear out bacteria or remove dangerous chemicals, you’ll find the right product for you from Excalibur. Installation is quick, straightforward and supported by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Get in contact with your local Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing office for help choosing a water filtration system that suits your needs and budget.