Is Your Water Filter Making You Sick?

Water filters are quickly becoming necessary as studies show we have an excess of 80,000 toxic chemicals in our water. Improper care, replacement or simply choosing the wrong home water filters could put you in serious danger. Below are a few tips to make sure you are protected.
Understanding the mechanics of house water filters can help choose the right water filtration system for you. A reverse osmosis (RO) system has a filter for toxins; however, whole house water filtration system is the only fully effective method to remove chloramines, chlorine and other dangerous chemicals.
It is important to not only filter out chemicals but also to filter harmful heavy metals without filtering the essential minerals such as magnesium and potassium. The WHO, world health organization recommends leaving magnesium and potassium in our drinking water for our health. Quality whole house water filtration works to remove lead from water as well as other heavy metals without stripping the beneficial minerals.
Today’s best technology includes carbon filtration that bind contaminates while leaving vital minerals there. High quality whole house water filtration systems uses a serious of filters to remove 99% of all known contaminates from the source, where the water enters the home. This means that the water for drinking, showering, bathing, washing dishes with and washing clothing with is clean and safe.
Since skin absorbs what it comes in contact with, leaving ourselves unprotected in the shower presents risks from absorbing chemicals as well as inhaling the toxins from the steam. With simple under sink water filters for drinking, contaminates that are left on our dishes and left in our clothing presents health risks that whole house water filtration removes.
All water filters must be replaced on a regular basis to continue to be effective. Once installed, follow the suggested cleaning and replacement requirements that come with your filtration system to be fully protected. Under sink water filters can become ineffective within 6 months leaving you unprotected. Shower head filters too can quickly become ineffective. Regular maintenance of your chosen filtration system is necessary in order to continue to benefit from the filters.
Large whole house filtration systems come with a multi level filtration. The first filter on the system will often need to be changed about every 6 months; however, the next level(s) of filtration can last 3 to 5 years. The multi levels of filtration offer more protection and security.
These days water contaminants are the kind you can’t see – toxic chemicals causing cancer, birth defects, infertility, and more. I’m relieved to know I’m now protecting my family’s health because we use state-of-the-art water filtration by Selecto Inc., made right here in the USA. Selecto has been innovating for commercial customers for 25 years. Now these superior filtration systems are available for home and office use through ezclearwater!
Donna Hoffman is the owner of http://www.ezClearwater.com , provider of the highest quality, earth-friendly water purification products for home, office, pool and spa. Our goal is to share products that are “Good to You and Mother Earth Too.”
October 14, 2009 at 3:46 am Comment (1)