Whole house water filters are a great way to get clean water all throughout your home. There are many benefits to having a whole house water filter including benefits to your health, your appliances, and your plumbing. But what exactly is a whole house water filter?
What It Does
Whole house water filters remove contaminants such as minerals, sediment, herbicides, pesticides, and chemicals from your home water supply. Whole home water filters can also treat hard water which may affect the flow rate from your faucets, shower heads, and appliances. Whole house water filtration systems can greatly improve your water quality and your quality of life.
How it Works
A whole house water filter removes impurities from your water source at the point of entry, which is often your main water line. Depending on the type of water filter you have, it then goes through several processes which often consist of a pre-filter and post-filter process. Each type of water filter uses different types of filters depending on your needs. Some water filters use an activated carbon filter to remove contaminants while others may use ultraviolet technology or sediment filters to provide you with clean water.
Common Water Contaminants
There are many common water contaminants that can be found in your home water supply. Common water contaminants, also known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are calcium, fluoride, manganese, magnesium, chloramine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, microns, and other solids.
For the full list of common water contaminants, check here.
What Are the Types of Home Water Filters?
There are several types of water filters, and it can be hard to choose the right one for your needs if you don’t know what those needs are. Before choosing a water filter, you want to find out what contaminants are in your water that need to be filtered out.
- Reverse-osmosis
- Water softeners
- Water conditioners
- Under-sink water filters
- Countertop water filter pitchers
While water filter pitchers may be useful for a quick fix, they aren’t a viable long-term solution for getting clean drinking water since they don’t remove all contaminants from your water. Even bottled water isn’t a good long-term solution for getting clean, drinkable water in your home. Of these options, a reverse osmosis water filter is one of the best whole house water filters you can get to have great-tasting water and clean water throughout your entire home.
Why You Need a Whole House Water Filter
Tap water contains chemicals and sediments that can cause health problems when they are consumed for a long period of time. Having a whole house water filter system can also extend the lifespan of appliances in your home such as your washing machine, dishwasher, water heater, coffee pots, and any other appliances that use water from your tap.
A whole house filter system can give you peace-of-mind about the water you use in your home. They can even help to improve your water pressure as your water flow is improved when your pipes are free from buildup like calcium and heavy metals. Even homeowners that have well water can benefit from having a home water filtration system.
Isn’t Municipal Water Filtered?
While city water is filtered, it only goes through a very basic disinfection process. It doesn’t remove most of the contaminants that are found in water, and it definitely doesn’t make the water that comes out of your home faucet safe for drinking. You can learn more about your city’s water treatments at your local government website.
Ready for Clean Home Water? EcoWater Can Help With a Free Water Test!
Schedule a free water test with EcoWater to find out what’s in your water. From there, we’ll help you decide which whole home water system is best for your needs, and we’ll explain all you need to know about your new water filter from how often to change the filter cartridges to where it will be installed in your home. Our systems come with an excellent 10-year warranty so you never have to worry about not having clean water again.