Review: Water Purifiers/Filters Needed For a Better Health

A number of news reports and scholarly articles have recently been written stating that a record number of medicinal traces have been found in water supplies. The fact that we all drink from this water, bathe in it, and wash our clothes in it makes this a scary proposition. But medicinal traces are just some of the many contaminants that we are likely to find in drinking water. Earlier purification methods like chlorination have been found to cause harmful side effects, furthermore, even the natural minerals in water can cause harm to our bodies over time. You will need to install a drinking water purifier system in you home to clean all the water you consume in order to protect you and your family.

Bestseller

PUR DS-1800Z 2 Stage Water Dispenser This dispenser conveniently fits in the sink for refilling with a unique  fill-tray design that helps distribute weight and handles that make it easy to carry. Its slim, space-saving design makes optimum use of your refrigerator shelf. Rating:

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Culligan FM-15A Faucet Filter The Culligan faucet mount filter kit is compact and mounts directly onto your existing faucets with no tools in seconds. The filter switches easily from unfiltered to filtered water, simply pull diverter valve stem to provide a simple solution for healthier, clearer drinking water in your kitchen and bath. The filter has a filter life of 200 gallons. Rating:

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Do It Yourself or Have It Installed

It is easy for you to install water purifiers/filters on you own, depending on which type you buy though. A purifier which is so simple that you can do it yourself is the Brita water filter. They can also come in water pitches that require you to pour water into every single time to fill it up (requires a lot of filling up), or purifiers that fit over your sink faucet providing a constant stream of purified water when needed. The good thing about these drinking water filters is that they are reasonably cheap and they provide a good, if temporary, solution. However, in the years to come many people might want to replace them with something more permanent.

Water purifiers/filters which are longer lasting are one that is built right into your plumbing system. These types of filters offer a wider range of options to clean your water and they are more permanent solutions, by far. On the other hand, you may still need to replace the filtration cartridges every once in a while to maintain their efficiency, even though some models don’t comprise of this anymore. These drinking water purifiers remove the stress of changing filters a lot, but they are more expensive than the pitcher and faucet mounted models.

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Brita 42558 Aqualux Water Pitcher The Brita Aqualux Water Pitcher turns ordinary water into healthier, great-tasting drinking water without costing a fortune and without the waste of bottled water. With Brita's advanced filtration process, you can enjoy water that's free of harmful substances and unappealing chlorine taste. Rating:

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Brita 42629 Slim Pitcher For crisp, clean drinking water in small family or single-person households, Brita offers their Slim Pitcher with Filter. The filter reduces impurities and harmful substances from tap water and holds approximately 40 liquid ounces. The slim pitcher fits neatly into many refrigerator doors, enabling users to maximize shelf space. Rating:

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Distillation drinking water purifiers/filters operate by boiling water and having the vapor rise to cool and collect on metal racks, leaving nothing but purified water by leaving the contaminants below. UV purifiers and reverse osmosis systems are some other popular water filtration systems. Ultraviolet rays are shot through water in the UV purification system, cleaning out all biological agents.

However, in reverse osmosis system, water pressure is used to force the water through a tiny screen containing holes tinier than they eye can see. This has become the golden standard of purification systems on the market today as it catches all sorts of contaminants making water a lot safer. A reverse osmosis drinking water purifier will do the best job even though any of the purifiers mentioned above will help clean your water up really well.

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Brita 35530 Ultramax Dispenser The original BRITA water filtration systems, BRITA Pitchers eliminate 98 of the Lead and reduce Chlorine (taste and odor), Copper, and Mercury that may be present in your tap water. Large capacity dispenser, perfect for families Rating:

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PUR FM-9400 3 Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount with Filter Chrome It’s our ultimate in water filtration.  The 3 Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount reduces Heavy Metals (Lead and Mercury), Chlorine (taste and odor), Benzene, MTBE and TTHMs to provide clean, healthy, great tasting water.   It also makes cooking with filtered water easy, and it's easy to install. Rating:

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