Ray Hamilton asked:


Home water filters are fast becoming a necessity these days with studies showing we have over 2000 toxic chemical s coming out of our faucets. However picking the wrong system could have serious implications for your health, so here are some tips on avoiding that.

How do water filters work is one good question to help weed out the bad performers. You may have heard of reverse osmosis systems, which have a very fine filter to strain out the toxins, but these home water filters are really only effective at removing chlorine and some other dangerous particles.

The other problem is that they also strip out essential minerals like magnesium and potassium, which according to the World Health Organization, we need to be present in our drinking water.

Another type is distillation, though not very popular now, as it results in the same demineralized water you get from the RO products.

The best technology available today, and recommended by the US EPA, is carbon filtration. In answer to the question of how do water filters work, the dangerous contaminants are bound to the filter physically or chemically, and the vitals minerals are left in, as they should be.

High quality home water filters also use twin or dual filtration, and ion exchange to remove 99% of all known contaminants, and these are generally much cheaper than the RO type of product.

All these systems are available as countertop, under counter or whole house products depending on your needs. Some even have shower filters as we can absorb more toxins when we shower than when we drink as our pores are open to the toxic vapors.

If you apply these simple steps along with due diligence, you will find excellent home water filters are available at a price to suit you, but more importantly, that they will protect you from the potential health risks that await if you don\’t use them.

So in closing, I hope I have helped to answer your question of how do water filters work, and you feel more confident now in selecting the right product.

Visit my website today to learn more about the systems I recommend after my own extensive research.

 



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