The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification

When you run the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you anticipate clean, healthy water to flow out. But even if the water seems clear, it might still contain toxic chemicals that pose a threat to your family’s health and well-being. Plenty of people dislike the taste of polluted tap water and understand the consequences of drinking it. That’s why half of all American families use either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to guarantee they have healthy drinking water nearby. 

If you want to protect your family’s health, you might first consider trying the bottled water route. But of course, this gets pricey fast. In addition, plastic water bottles that aren’t recycled end up contaminating the world’s waterways, disrupting the environment and hurting marine life. 

Installing a whole-house water filtration system is more cost-efficient and cleaner for the environment than using so much bottled water. It will also supply healthier water more conveniently because you can get it straight from the tap. Additionally, whole-house systems provide purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing fixtures, helping you to capitalize on the benefits whereveryou use water in your home. 

Before setting up a whole-house water filter, learn what’s in your water supply and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can clear out hazardous contaminants. Then, contact Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing to help you find and install the right water filter for you. 

What’s in Your Drinking Water? 

Water quality may differ by location, but some of the most likely contaminants include: 

• Heavy metals 
• Chlorine 
• Lead 
• Industrial chemicals 
• Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) 

Learn what’s in your home’s tap water by entering your ZIP Code into the Environmental Working Group’s drinking water quality database. EWG data shows that over 80 percent of utility water supplies in North America tested positive for carcinogenic chemicals, illustrating that legal water quality levels aren’t necessarily safe. 

Consider Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System 

The Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter traps dirt, debris and hazardous chemicals from your tap, supplying you and your family with safe, clean water to drink. Here are the perks of this system: 

• Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a frequent sign of debris in your drinking water. Composed of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment is abundant and can become concentrated in the water main soon after heavy rainfall. While largely harmless, sediment can make your drinking water appear and taste unpleasant. Filtermax offers sediment filtration to filter out solids from your drinking water. 
• Chlorine removal: Chlorine is the key to clean drinking water in urban environments like cities. Unfortunately, this disinfectant also adds dangerous chemical byproducts when it mixes with naturally occurring organic and inorganic materials in the water. Some DPBs, like trihalomethanes (THMs), are shown to cause cancer. Filtermax gets rid of these carcinogens to protect your family. 

• Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Providing safe tap water is the goal of adding putting in any water filtration equipment. Besides being safer for your family to enjoy, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more constant metallic or musty smells. No more earthy or chlorine flavor. No more cloudy water swirling around your cup. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water. 
• Filtered water at every tap: Hazardous chemicals don’t just affect you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin during a shower and adhere to your clothing and dishes as you wash them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so beneficial because it ensures clean water from every tap. 
• No operating expenses or water going to waste: Some whole-house filtration systems add to your electric bills. Others raise your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax proves that clean water doesn’t have to bring steeper utility costs. 
• Flow-through distributor: Based on your plumbing system’s setup, you may need an upflow or downflow water filter. The Filtermax™ flow-through distributor includes both designs to accommodate your needs. 
• 20-year manufacturer warranty: This is one of the strongest warranties in the water treatment equipment industry! With this coverage, you can be sure your investment will keep providing clean, quality drinking water for a very long time. 

Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home

At Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, we install different types of water filtration systems from Excalibur, such as the Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter. Whether you’re hoping to scale back water hardness, filter out bacteria or take care of dangerous chemicals, you’ll find the right product for you from Excalibur. Installation is fast, simple and supported by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Call your local Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing office for help picking out a water filtration system that fits your needs and budget.