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A water filter cartridge is the most important part in a water purifier. While many people mistakenly take it as just another part in the purifier, the reality is that it is what really does all the purification and filtration the filter is responsible for.
A water filter cartridge is of different types. There are some which are designed to remove sediments from water, there are some for maintaining pH balance in water, and some for softening and hardening the water as well.
In essence, since a water filter cartridge is designed to do a specific task, it is not advised to replace one type of cartridge in another type of purifier. You have to ensure buying the replacement cartridges from the same manufacturer from whom you have selected your water purifier. This guarantees the correct and desired functioning of the purifier.
Ideally before selecting a purifier, it is imperative to check the cost and availability of the replacement cartridge that comes with it. Usually you need to replace the cartridge every 6 months. So you need to make sure the cartridge is readily available and that too at an economical price.
The cost of the cartridge is counted in the recurring cost for maintaining the purifier. So while buying one, you should check both - the one time cost of the purifier as well as the recurring cost that you will have to bear for replacing the cartridges.
There are a few purifiers which come at a low cost but their maintenance cost is high due to their heavily priced replacement cartridges. Steer clear from such systems. There are better ones already available in the market today.
One of them is the effective and efficient multi stage water purifier. These purifiers are based on the advanced filtration techniques - sub micron filtration, carbon filtration and ion exchange. Not only does this make them capable of removing all types of contaminants, it also provides the power to remove them with 99+% efficiency.
These purifiers come with easy to replace cartridges which too are reasonably priced. If you use these systems, it will cost you something less than 10 cents per gallon of fresh and clean water.
Replacing your water filter cartridge periodically is the only way to ensure the quality of the water produced by your trusted purification system. Do yourself a favor by not ignoring the replacement water filters in your purification units which will keep them up and running effectively month after month.
An Ezine article

April 13, 2010