June 16, 2009 
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Why countertop water filters?
All of your life, you’ve probably been told how important it is to drink at least six glasses of fresh water per day. There’s nothing like cool, fresh water to kill thirst, help flush out toxins in your body and help give you energy. However, you probably don’t trust (or like the taste) of your tap water. So, you get bottled water. But the cost of bottled water is getting out of hand. On top of that, environmentalists say that water bottles are not biodegradable. Now what do you do?
One of the most economical and safe ways to get clean water is with a countertop water filter system. You have a large up front cost - but hardly any long-term maintenance costs. Compare this to having to shell out more an more per week for bottled water. In the long run, a count ertop water filter can help save you money and help save the environment.
Storage Space
You ever think about how much energy you have to spend for buying bottled water? You have to drive to the store, carry the bottles or jugs to your car, drive them to your home and unload them to wherever you store them. By then, you can certainly use a refreshing drink. Or, you could avoid all of hassle that with a countertop water filter system.
Countertop water filters have also become smaller over the years and more portable. This not only has made them more economical, but easier to store. Decades ago, if you wanted a countertop water filter system, you were basically out of luck. The only water filter systems were under the counter and seemed to be as large as a baby elephant.
And they last a long time, too. It used to be that many water filters were carbon-based. Carbon can get quite messy and doesn’t filter out bacterial contaminants very well. Now, with some countertop water filters, you can have a small filter that doesn’t need changing for six months or 500 gallons.
Don’t Need Special Training
Unlike almost anything else having to do with plumbing, you can install a good quality countertop water filter system in a few minutes by yourself. The best brands will come with a video detailing the installation instructions. Special tools aren’t necessary, either. So, you don’t have to take the day off of work and sit around twiddling your thumbs waiting for the plumber to show up.
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