| Seeing that not all residential water treatment | | | | is better than no filter, pitchers are by far the least |
| equipment is created equal, it's important to be | | | | effective and most expensive. They are cheap |
| aware of what technology works best and produces | | | | initially, but you have to replace the filters up to 3 |
| the healthiest water. This article will explain what kind | | | | times a month! |
| of technology the leading systems use so you can | | | | The most effective and reliable water treatment |
| make sure you get water treatment equipment | | | | equipment will use a multi-stage filtration process |
| that's reliable and effective. | | | | consisting of various types of technologies. Seeing |
| Did you know that the same technology has been | | | | that not all contaminants require the same means of |
| used in our public water treatment plants since some | | | | filtration, a multi-stage process is really the only way |
| of them were build in the early 1900s? They initially | | | | to assure maximum filtration. |
| use the same type of filtration system as a standard | | | | For example, a sediment prefilter will be able to |
| swimming pool does: it filters out the visible stuff and | | | | remove all the visible sediment, particulate, bad taste |
| then disinfects it by adding chlorine. | | | | and odor molecules, and chlorine so the next filters |
| This is more the reason to make sure you use the | | | | can remove more difficult contaminants. A sub micron |
| most effective residential water treatment | | | | filter can then remove synthetic chemicals and VOCs, |
| equipment. | | | | chlorinated byproducts (THMs), and cysts. |
| So to start, let's discuss what kind of technology is | | | | One of the newest types of water filtration |
| NOT suitable for home use. Generally, reverse | | | | equipment technology is ion exchange. This process |
| osmosis and distillation is not meant for purifying | | | | actually removes all the harmful lead ions from water |
| water for drinking purposes. This is because both | | | | and replaces them with healthy potassium ions. |
| methods remove all the healthy minerals that are | | | | So when looking for residential water treatment |
| naturally found in water- minerals like calcium, iron, | | | | equipment, make sure that what you get uses |
| potassium, magnesium, and sodium. These kind of | | | | numerous types of filtration methods so it can |
| systems were build for the photo, printing, and | | | | remove as many different contaminants as possible. I |
| medical fields because their equipment required the | | | | advise to look online so you can get a better deal |
| use of demineralized water. | | | | too. Buying factory-direct through a manufacturer's |
| I'll quickly note that any type of pour-through pitcher | | | | website saved me and my family hundreds of dollars! |
| product is not ideal for home use. Although any filter | | | | |