| Are you considering buying a tap water filter? It's a | | | | a ten minute shower will absorb more water than |
| good idea. Today, having a water filter system is not | | | | drinking 2 liters. When this happens, all of the |
| a luxury but a necessity. With all of the toxic | | | | contaminants in your shower water get absorbed |
| contaminants that have been found in public drinking | | | | right along with the water. |
| water, you need a filter to not only make your | | | | If you want the best type of purification system, |
| water taste great, but to safe-guard yourself against | | | | you'll want to get a whole home water filter. These |
| dangerous toxins. | | | | are installed where your water comes into your |
| There are a number of different types of tap water | | | | home. When you do this, every water source in your |
| filters on the market. There's also different types of | | | | home will be pure. |
| filtering technology in these systems. Let's take a | | | | Now that you have a better idea on what types of |
| look at what system you need to purify your tap | | | | tap water filters exist, you need to consider the |
| water. | | | | technology they filters use. |
| So, there are counter top filters, under the sink | | | | Two types of technologies to stay away from are |
| filters, whole home filters, and shower head filters. All | | | | distillation and reverse osmosis. Both are not capable |
| of these are great but have different purposes. | | | | of removing many of the chemicals in your tap water |
| Counter top and under the sink filter systems are | | | | including pesticides and chlorine. Plus, these systems |
| intended to purify your kitchen drinking and cooking | | | | strip out the healthy minerals in your water leaving it |
| water. These little systems work great, are | | | | tasting terrible. |
| inexpensive to buy, and are easy to install. For some | | | | The best tap water filter technology uses a carbon |
| people, this is all they want and need. | | | | block filter, sub micron filter, and an ion exchange. |
| However, if you do decide to go with a filter for | | | | With this type of purifier, over 99% of the |
| your kitchen sink, you should also consider buying a | | | | contaminants you are currently drinking and |
| shower head filter. This may not have been what | | | | showering in will be removed. And the healthy |
| you were thinking of when searching for information | | | | minerals will still be there. |
| on a tap water filter, but it's a very important water | | | | So, go ahead and starting using what you just |
| source you should be filtering. | | | | learned about buying a tap water filter. Installing one |
| Why filter your shower water? Well, it's the number | | | | of these systems will be the best investment in your |
| one way your body gets exposed to toxins. Taking | | | | health that you'll ever make. |