The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification

When you turn the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you anticipate clean, healthy water to flow out. But even if the water seems clear, it could still carry toxic chemicals that pose a threat to your family’s health and well-being. A lot of people don’t like the taste of tainted tap water and understand the risks 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 ensure they have safe drinking water nearby. 

If you want to safeguard your family’s health, you may first consider trying the bottled water approach. Unfortunately, this gets costly soon. Additionally, plastic water bottles that aren’t recyclable end up polluting the world’s waterways, harming the environment and wiping out marine life. 

Setting up a whole-house water filtration system is more cost-efficient and better for the environment than using so much bottled water. It may also supply healthier water more conveniently because you can get it right from the tap. Additionally, whole-house systems provide purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing fixtures, enabling you to capitalize on the benefits everywhereyou use water at home. 

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

What’s in Your Water Supply? 

Water quality varies by location, but several of the most prevalent contaminants include: 

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

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

Try Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System 

The Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter eliminates dirt, debris and dangerous chemicals from your tap water, providing you and your family with safe, healthy water to enjoy. Here are the perks of this system: 

• Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a sure sign of contaminants in your drinking water. Composed of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment is abundant and can accumulate in the water main following severe storms. While generally harmless, sediment will make your drinking water look and taste unpleasant. Filtermax includes 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. Sadly, this disinfectant can generate dangerous chemical byproducts when it reacts with naturally occurring organic and inorganic materials in the water. Some DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are shown to cause cancer. Filtermax gets rid of these carcinogens to keep your family healthy. 

• Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Providing safe tap water is the goal of installing any water filtration system. Besides being healthier for your family to drink, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more lingering metallic or musty scents. No more earthy or chlorine taste. No more cloudy water swirling around your kitchen sink. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water. 
• Filtered water for every tap: Hazardous chemicals don’t just impact you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin when you shower and adhere to your clothing and dishes when you clean them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so helpful because it guarantees clean water from every tap. 
• No operating costs or wasted water: Some whole-house filtration systems increase your electric bills. Others raise your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax proves that healthy water doesn’t have to come with bigger utility costs. 
• Flow-through distributor: Based on your plumbing system’s setup, you might need an upflow or downflow water filter. The Filtermax™ flow-through distributor includes both designs to cater to your needs. 
• 20-year manufacturer warranty: This is the best warranty in the water treatment equipment industry! With this coverage, you have certainty your investment will keep providing clean, quality drinking water for a long, long time. 

Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home

At Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, we install multiple types of water filtration systems from Excalibur, like 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, straightforward and backed by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Contact your local Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing office for help finding a water filtration system that fits your needs and budget.