| If you do not shop carefully for your whole house | | | | The only impartial studies that have been performed |
| water treatment equipment, you are likely to spend | | | | on these stones was one that showed that when |
| a lot more than you need to. While there is an | | | | added to soil, it increased the nutrient retention of |
| effective system on the market that sells for just | | | | the soil. However, it did not remove as much as plain |
| under $1000, there is another product that costs six | | | | activated carbon. And you should know that plain |
| times as much and doesn't do anything better. | | | | activated carbon is what most companies include in |
| If a product's price is related to its quality or | | | | their whole water treatment equipment to remove |
| performance, then I'll buy it. But when two products | | | | chemical contaminants. |
| provide exactly the same protection, why pay the | | | | I believe that the company's claims are overstated. |
| extra price? | | | | They are stretching for some way to compete with |
| I believe that everyone needs effective home | | | | companies that charge a lot less. So, they claim that |
| filtration, but I think that some companies simply | | | | it is the value of the stones that causes the high |
| make people think that they cannot afford it. I | | | | price. |
| always shop around and you probably should to. | | | | Well, after some research, I found that the stones |
| When I first saw the $6000 price tag on a whole | | | | aren't really all that rare. There is simply no reason to |
| house water treatment equipment, I thought that it | | | | pay the extra price. Depending on where you live and |
| must contain a reverse osmosis step. That step | | | | your overall state of health, you may need a little |
| always significantly increases the price, whether you | | | | more protection than a whole-house system can |
| are looking at an under-the-counter filter or whole | | | | provide. |
| house water treatment equipment. | | | | In order to remove cysts, which can cause fatal |
| So, I went to the company's website, and much to | | | | illnesses in "at-risk" individuals, a purifier must filter |
| my surprise, their price is not related to the | | | | down to one micron. Whole-house systems only filter |
| purification method that they use. It is related, | | | | down to five microns; further filtration would reduce |
| instead, to "rare Japanese stones" that they claim will | | | | the flow-rate, making showering next to impossible. |
| "imbue" your home's water with health giving qualities. | | | | If it is chlorine reduction that you're looking for, make |
| They say that they have scientific research to back | | | | sure that the company has been certified by |
| up their claims. The only research that has been done | | | | Underwriter's Laboratory or the National Sanitation |
| is by the company. You always have to view | | | | Foundation. Certifications by trade groups don't mean |
| company sponsored studies critically. Don't ever take | | | | a thing. |
| their word for it. Look for other researchers that | | | | The best whole house water treatment equipment |
| support their findings. It's easy to do it today: We | | | | on the market is certified to reduce chlorine by more |
| have PubMed. | | | | than 99% and it's backed by UL certification. |