Shopping for a drinking water filter system can be a real headache. When some cost as little as $24.95 and others go up to $420, just for the countertop designs, it may make you feel like giving up. Take a minute and read the information we have here. At least it will help you get started.
Depending on your source, there are some things that you need a drinking water filter system to do and other things that may not be so important. One example of this is the reverse osmosis drinking water filter which is effective but also expensive, and completely unecessary for most of us.
When your water supply comes from a public utility company, the liquid that comes from your tap has already been treated in several different ways. RO is one step that they usually employ. Regardless of what the advertisers say, RO is not the complete answer.
One of the treatments used by utility companies is chlorine to destroy bacteria and algae that can accumulate in the water supply pipes. Another way to treat this problem is to employ ultra violet techniques at the plant, but this will not cover the pipes leading to your home. Chlorine taste and odor are two of the things that send people looking for a drinking water filter system.
Every water filter that you can buy for your home will remove chlorine. Many have underwriter’s laboratory or some other independent certification and yet there is a four hundred dollar price range. Why?
Because the RO process is expensive you will not be surprised to learn that models using this technique are the most expensive. Also in the $400 bracket are filter systems available at local retailers who rely on a substantial markup over the wholesale price to cover their overhead expenses. At the bottom end come filters that screw on to the tap or pitchers, both of which are less efficient and need constant replacement.
I believe that to get the best value for your money you need spend no more than $125 for a countertop drinking water filter system. Source the product from the factory direct and a filter will be delivered that will remove the chlorine and other chemicals from the water without destroying the essential minerals.
Hugh Harris-Evans is a writer who researches water purification issues. You may be surprised by his views on botttled mineral water.