Water Filtration

Have you looked at those whole house water filtration systems that are available to you?  If high levels of chlorine are a big problem where you live then you may want to consider buying one.  A lot of people have been switching to this kind of unit because it leaves them with only one filter that they have to change.

The problem with having individual point of use countertop and showerhead units is that you may have to remember when to change a half dozen or more filters twice per year.  These point of use filters only have a 500 gallon capacity at best, while a whole house filter has a life of 300,000 gallons.

The one thing that you have to be careful about when buying whole house water filtration systems is that as with every other kind of filter quality varies greatly and that quality is not denoted by price.  There are filters that cost $3,000 that don’t do nearly as much as the $1,000 model does.

Here is an example of what I mean the replacement filter for the more expensive model costs $1,789, and only has a life of 225,000.  The replacement filter for the $1,000 model costs only $639.20, and has a life of 300,000 gallons.  That makes you the annual cost of use three times as much for the already overpriced system.

The more expensive whole house water filtration systems boast that they remove just as much chlorine from your drinking water, but can only remove particulate only down to 10 microns, whereas the lower priced unit reduces particulate all of the way down to 5 microns.

Of course there is really no way for you to know if the numbers that the more expensive unit claims is accurate, because the unit is not UL or NSF certified while the lower priced one is.  Without a UL or NSF certification the unit’s actual performance claims cannot be verified.

Another thing that bothers me about the more expensive whole house water filtration systems is that they require back flushing, which means that they produce wastewater.  The less expensive model does not require back flushing therefore none of your water is lost.  This is good from a conservation standpoint.

So there you have it so far as what I said about quality variances.  The $1,000 model won out over the model costing three times as much, and it is the only UL and NSF certified model on the market at such a low price range.  Considering that prices on models equal to this one can cost you up to $5000, it’s quite a bargain.

Whole house water filtration systems are seen as the perfect answer for many people simply because they are more convenient to use and maintain.  Unlike the point of use models that you can install yourself, these do require about 30 minutes of a plumber’s time, but it is money well spent.  You will make that cost back up simply by not having to worry so much.

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