August 2, 2009
Review – The Best Whirlpool Water Filter For You
If you are shopping for a water filter, you may quickly become overwhelmed by the vast amount of choices you have. There are dozens of brands and hundreds of products to choose from. Whirlpool water filters, for example, run the range from small, inexpensive filters that fit over your faucet to entire household water filtration systems. How do you know which Whirlpool water filter is best? What type should you use? This article will seek to answer those questions.
The most common and popular type of Whirlpool water filter is a refrigerator water filter. This filter type ensures that the water and ice you get from your refrigerator is purified. The filter only needs to be changed every six months, and each filter is good for 200 gallons of water and ice. Whirlpool refrigerator water filters are most popular with people who are mostly concerned with purifying the water they drink more than the water they cook, clean, and bathe in.
The second most popular type of Whirlpool water filter is the simple, common tap filter that fits over your faucet. The usual tap filters in a house is the kitchen faucet filters, where the purified water can be used for both drinking and cooking. Tap filters are popular for two reasons. First, it is the least expensive and easiest to install of all Whirlpool water filters. Second, only 1% of all household water is used for human consumption. The rest is used to clean, wash dishes, flush toilets, shower with, wash clothes, and water lawns. Many people see little reason to filter all the water in their homes if they are only concerned about the water they are drinking.
The third most popular and common type of Whirlpool water filter is the Whirlpool under sink water filter. This also only attaches to a single faucet in your home, but the filter is concealed under the sink, out of sight. Although more expensive and more work to install, the filters need changing less often, and many people find them more convenient than tap filters, which can get cumbersome to use in sinks not designed for the extra-long spigot the tap filter creates.
The fourth most popular and common type of water filter (although not a type produced by Whirlpool) is a shower filter. The chlorine added to municipal water supplies to kill bacteria can be harsh on your hair and skin. Other contaminants in tap water can be absorbed through the pores in your skin or inhaled during a hot, steamy morning shower. People concerned with both health and beauty often opt for a shower water filter.
Finally, the largest and least common Whirlpool water filter is the expensive whole-house water filtration system. In addition to the health benefits from drinking, cooking, and cleaning with filtered tap water, it is also better for the plumbing systems in your house. Calcium and lime deposits in ground water can build up in your pipes over time, eventually causing erratic water pressure or even clogs. A whole-house water filtration system also increases the property value of your home.
Whirlpool water filters are the practical, economical choice for anyone wanting purified water for their homes. Whirlpool water filters are designed to let beneficial fluoride through, while filtering out common contaminants in tap water such as chlorine, lead, mercury, lime, rust, dirt, and other unwanted chemicals. While bottled water can cost you over twenty dollars a month, a single Whirlpool water filter can deliver 200 gallons of purified drinking water at a cost of about twenty cents a gallon—an enormous savings over bottled water!
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