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Who needs home water treatment systems?
You do.
Everyone does.
It’s just that there are some water treatment products that are simply a waste of money and others that don’t protect your health.
Let me help you learn what to look for.
The best home water treatment systems are multi-stage devices that remove a wide range of contaminants, but “selectively” filter, so as to not destroy the healthy mineral content.
Reverse osmosis and distillation do not remove any chemical contaminants, but they do remove minerals.
So, mark those two off your list.
Brita makes portable water treatment products.
You have probably seen them in stores and on TV.
The pitchers are very inexpensive to purchase, but the filters have a short life span, so the cost per gallon is pretty high.
Also, you should know that those pitchers only reduce chlorine by 75% and lead by 93%. There is no safe level of consumption for lead, no matter what anyone says.
It’s a toxic metal that builds up in our bodies over time and causes chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis.
Water treatment products should reduce lead by more than 99% and they can if they include an ion exchange step.
When it comes to chlorine reduction, you want the same thing; more than 99% reduction and it can be done with granulated carbon and multi-media blocks.
The list of common contaminants that are not reduced at all by Brita filters is as long as my forearm.
So, you can mark that one off your list, too.
What about PUR home water treatment systems?
They are highly advertised and apparently popular, but the cost per gallon is only a little less than Brita and there are some chemicals that they don’t remove.
Everyone wants to get rid of chlorine.
It smells bad and tastes bad.
But, there’s another chemical that has no odor or taste. It’s always present when chemical disinfectants are used and it causes cancer.
It is sometimes referred to as a disinfection byproduct.
Sometimes they call it trihalomethane or THM for short.
PUR does not remove it.
In fact, there are many cancer causing chemicals that PUR water treatment products do not remove.
Certain contaminants must be targeted with specialized filtering media in order to reduce their presence.
That is why you need a multi-media block in combination with granulated carbon, because all of these chemicals are commonly present in our surface and groundwater.
But, don’t worry. Home water treatment systems that include all the right steps are affordable.
For the kitchen counter, you can get water treatment products that include them for less than the cost of buying a six week supply of bottled water.
If you’re still buying bottled, let me clue you in on something.
The major manufacturers use municipally supplied tap water.
Why pay for it when it’s already in your home?
Just be sure to buy the right home water treatment systems and you can bottle your own.
You’ll save thousands, every year!
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