August 9, 2009
Review : Cartridge Water Filter, Finding What You Need
A cartridge water filter is the easiest and best type to use with your water filtration system. You want to make sure you get the best quality water and that is why you need to use the best quality filter and a cartridge water filter is the way to go. It is easy to replace with no headaches or hassles and best of all, it works.
It is important that you get a good quality replacement filter for your water filtration system. Some of the cheap ones filter out small particles which basically takes the dirt out of your water. This is important, but it is not enough. These filters do nothing about the microscopic toxins that are still in the water and are able to pass through the cheap filter. You may not notice this because the filter captures much of the particles that makes you water taste bad, so the filtered water will taste good, but that does not mean that it is good for you.
Reverse Osmosis is not as Good as a Cartridge
Reverse osmosis is an even worse technique because it eliminates the particles but it cannot do anything about toxins that are smaller than water molecules which are pretty big, relatively speaking. So, all the toxins get through the reverse osmosis system. Even worse, the good minerals that you do want in your water like calcium and potassium do get blocked. So the reverse osmosis gives you the worst of both worlds. That is why you are better off with a high quality cartridge water filter.
Carbon Block Cartridges are the Answer
Carbon block cartridge water filter systems are the best technology currently available for filtering your water supply. The carbon block water filter cartridge works by chemically bonding contaminants to the surface of the filter so there is no way they can get through to the water you and your family drink. That way you can be assured that you have water that not only tastes good, but is also free from harmful toxins.
These cartridge water filter systems remove 99 % of all pesticides, herbicides, lead, prescription drugs, chlorine, PCBs and VOCs. That is basically everything that you do not want. And the best part is they do all that while still leaving in the essential minerals that are good for you. So with the carbon water filter cartridge you get the best of both worlds.
Change your Filters on Schedule for the Best Water
Once you get used to enjoying a higher quality of drinking water for you and your family, you will want to keep it that way. To keep your system working the way it should you will have to change the cartridge water filter on a regular basis. The good news is that with a high quality water filter cartridge this should only need to be done once every six months.
Invest in a quality cartridge water filter from brands like Pur or Britta and you will have the satisfaction and peace of mind of knowing that you are drinking only the cleanest, healthiest water around.
Filed under Blog, whole house systems by Zachus J Winestone

