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House Water Filters
The best way to ensure you are drinking the cleanest water possible is to use a
water purification system of some kind.
Water filters for home use may seem expensive but, over the longer term they are a very cost effective way of providing you and your family with pure drinking water. Buying bottled water will usually work out more expensive than installing and running a quality water
filter.
The most common types of water filter inlcude:
2 types of Activated Carbon Water Filters -
1. Granulated, are most often found in the portable jug type filters such as the
Brita
Riviera pitcher
that are widely available at kitchenware stores. It is the most basic form of filtration but will remove chlorine, some chemicals, mercury, large parasites and particulates.
2. Carbon Block, are normally plumbed into the home's water supply via a faucet in the kitchen. They will remove everything the granulated type will plus a greater range of chemicals including solvents and pesticides as well as some radioactive contaminants.
Also, ceramic carbon Water Filters which consist of two parts which allow a wide range of contaminants to be filtered out. These house water filters normally come as a cartridge that fits under the sink and is plumbed into the water supply.
A good place to start your search is with Brita water filters.
Other Popular Home Water Filters:
Alkaline Water Machines
Reverse Osmosis Water Filters
Combination Systems
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