Buying a drinking water filter system can be really confusing. With prices of different models varying by up to $400 even for the basic countertop types with no obvious reason for the difference. Take a minute and read the information we have here. At least it will help you get started.
Depending on your source, there are some things that you need a drinking water filter system to do and other things that may not be so important. For example, a reverse osmosis or RO drinking water filter system is very expensive but unnecessary for most of us.
When your water supply comes from a public utility company, the liquid that comes from your tap has already been treated in several different ways. Often reverse osmosis is one of the processes used. RO is only one filtering process which does not remove chemicals or bacteria.
One of the treatments used by utility companies is chlorine to destroy bacteria and algae that can accumulate in the water supply pipes. They can use UV disinfection at the site, but that doesn’t prevent bacterial growth between the site and people’s houses. Chlorine taste and odor are two of the things that send people looking for a drinking water filter system.
All water filters remove chlorine. Many have underwriter’s laboratory or some other independent certification and yet there is a four hundred dollar price range. Why?
As mentioned above the reverse osmosis method is costly and so it is no surprise that these are the $400 models. Also in the $400 bracket are filter systems available at local retailers who rely on a substantial markup over the wholesale price to cover their overhead expenses. At the bottom end come filters that screw on to the tap or pitchers, both of which are less efficient and need constant replacement.
Basically, the drinking water filter system that provides the best value for the money sits on the counter and costs about $125. It comes direct from the factory and removes the bad, while leaving the good elements still present in the water.
Hugh Harris-Evans is a writer and researcher on water purification issues. Visit his site now at http://www.brightwaterfilter.com to get the facts on how to choose the best water purification system.