| Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink! | | | | The efficiency levels of water filters as well as the |
| These golden words of Coleridge are very true, no | | | | costs of operating the filters are determined by the |
| matter where you live. Safe drinking water is a critical | | | | water filtration technologies that are employed in the |
| issue that requires the attention and commitment of | | | | filtering and purification process. The most advanced |
| everybody to live healthily. Water Filters are a saving | | | | multi-stage and multi-filtration technologies are inevitable |
| grace to this problem. | | | | in producing the purest and the safest water for all |
| There are just too many water filters in the market. | | | | your needs. It is also vital to note that the operating |
| Which one is the right one for you? You need to take | | | | costs of the water filters would differ from one brand |
| into account the point from which you would filter the | | | | to another, though they might be using the same |
| tap water to filtration technologies. Installation and | | | | technology for the manufacturing process. |
| subsequent filter maintenance should also be | | | | The design of a water filter should be given a due |
| considered in deciding a water filter. | | | | importance along with the water filtration technologies |
| There are basically two types of water filters. They | | | | applied while picking up a quality water filter. The |
| are the Point-of-Entry water filters and the | | | | design aspects of water filters that you need to |
| Point-of-Use water filters. The Point-of-Entry water | | | | broadly look into are the filter cartridge design and the |
| filters start filtering the incoming tap water when the | | | | water filter system design. Water filters may come in |
| water first enters your home. The result is all the | | | | single-filtration or multi-stage filtration. |
| water in your home is filtered. However, it would be a | | | | Usually, single-filtration filters have only one method of |
| better health option to purify the water before the | | | | filtration, while the Multi-Stage filtration systems use |
| consumption. POE water filters are marvelous in | | | | several filtration media in one filter cartridge. Multi-stage |
| removing sediments, chlorine and other toxins. | | | | filtration may come in single filter cartridge to several |
| The other category of filters is called Point-of-Use | | | | cartridges. |
| water filters. These filters produce clean water for | | | | Depending upon the filtration technologies employed, |
| consumption, such as drinking and cooking. A POU | | | | water filter systems come in various sizes and have |
| water filter gets rid of various small or dissolved water | | | | different space requirement in their installation. For |
| contaminants and chemicals, and other microbes. It | | | | Instance, Reverse Osmosis (RO) system requires |
| comes with one or more of the basic water filtration | | | | more space than Ultra Violet (UV) filter system as a |
| technologies, like filtration, reverse osmosis, and | | | | RO system needs a water storage tank to store the |
| distillation. | | | | clean water before it is directed for the final filtration. |