Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Why Choose a Tap Water Filter?

By Nigil Marks

Everyone looks to have a tap water filter these days. They are simple and cheap and useful ways to get clean, delicious water right out of your very own kitchen's tap. Before, if you wanted fresh and delicious water you would have to head to the local grocery store and pick up bottles of pure and fresh water. The collective costs of bottled pure water can really pile up over the course of year. This is certainly the case if you drink a good amount of this type of water a day.

The two biggest dominant brands on the market these days are Pur and Britta, but there are more. The differences between separate brands in themselves are tiny, but the differences between filter models are gigantic. While they all provide pure water, some break more often than others and some even provide special features. Determining which one fits your household's wants and needs is completely up to your discretion.

Every tap water filter essentially works in the same way. The inner filters inside of the casing have electro-positive carbon installed, which collects any unwanted materials that may be inside of the water. As the water passes into the filter, the negative molecules attach themselves to the carbon and the water flows through completely clean. This filtration technology is very effective and it can make tap water taste better than you might expect. You must also change the cartridges every one and a half to three months to continue to get clean water. If you don't, the filter turns useless.

Depending on the system, they may "turn on" in one of two primary ways. The traditional models are turned on depending on whether you want filtered or unfiltered water or not. You can't run too warm water through these when they are in the filtering position because they will crack internally and have to be replaced. The other type is simply controlled by button, so there is no risk of cracking or breaking. Whichever you finally decide on will probably come down to the price, as models with the button activation are digital, and hence more likely less affordable than the turning-style systems.

The filter inside a tap water filter can extract any possible harmful particles in your water as well as any excess minerals, both of which can make the water taste metallic or even sour. To ensure that the system in working order the filters must be replaced. If you are concerned about possibly breaking the filter when changing, Britta does make recyclable filters.

In case you are If you are having some doubts about the water quality that comes from your sink faucets and don't want to continue to spend money on water bottles everyday, then buying a quality tap water filter is a very good. There is no better method of getting clean water from your own home, and it is much more cheaper than having to go and purchase water all of the time.

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