subject: How To Maintain And Choose A Whole House Water Filter [print this page] We regularly take our tap water for grantedWe regularly take our tap water for granted. Unfortunately this assumption is not always the case. Regardless of your tap water situation, it is wise to periodically have your water tested, even if you think it looks and smells fine. Sometimes there can be harmful chemicals in the water that are unnoticeable to the human eye or nose.
In market, you will find many different types of water filters with different features. To choose a water filter, you first need to get your water tested to find out the kind of impurities present in it and then take the appropriate one. Generally, whole house water filter is considered good for filtering out most of the impurities from water and can also serve for your entire house.
One of the biggest advantages of using whole house water filter is that it can maintain the great pressure of water coming inside the home main water supply and can easily meet with the needs of entire house.
They are ideal for removing iron, rust, dirt, sedimentary particles and some heavy metals. They can also remove a wide range of contaminants that cause the water to taste or smell bad. Some models can also support the removal of chlorine, parasite cysts and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
For maintaining the efficiency of whole house water filter, you need to replace the cartridge at regular interval of time. This replacement is not so difficult and you can also do it. For replacing, first turn off the water valve attached to the filter. Now twist the lower base unit and clean it. Next, you can change the old cartridge with the new one and then attach back the base unit. Your replacement is done like this and now you can turn the valve on.
Selection of an appropriate whole house water filter is very important. For selecting a good water filter, you need to check the contaminant removing power as well as flow rate of the water filter. A high flow rate of water filter indicates that the impurity removing power of filter is less. Also keep in mind that the water pressure of a small sized whole house water filter is quite less, so choose the size accordingly.
Whole house water filters are generally installed in series with main supply line of water. They normally cost between $40 and $1000 and small sized filters cost between $50 and $100.
For installing a whole house water filter, a plumber is required as for installation the water supply line needs to be cut. A good do it yourself homeowner can also do this installation if he has some required plumbing skills.
