Installing a whole house water purification system is one of the convenient methods to filter the entire water that is provided to your home because it is installed directly to the main water connection. It filters all the water in the home including kitchen to laundry to bathroom.
There are many models of water filter systems in the market that only filter rust and residues available at a price range of $100 to $500.
Frankly, I do not see any point in buying a complete filtration system for your home just to clear out residues but then you still need pure water for drinking and showering purposes.
Contaminants In Water
Water contains many contaminants such as chlorine and what not which can be dangerous to health once entered in the body. It is necessary to keep free radicals away from our inner system. Few of the contaminants include:
heavy metals such as copper, mercury, aluminum etc.
volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, untested chemicals such as formaldehyde found in cosmetics or household cleaning products
water treatment additives that can be toxic such as chlorine, fluoride etc.
bacteria or virus such as coliform, giardia, cryptosporidium to name a few
Hence it is important your complete home water filtration system not only gets rid of sediments and rust but also other pollutants as well. Few water filtration system offer RO (Reverse Osmosis) feature that comes with adverse side effects on the body.
For instance, while the key feature of utilizing RO water filter is to get rid of contaminants such as arsenic, sodium, lead etc., they also remove essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron etc. that are essential for the body.
Advantages Of Whole House Water Filter
Having clean water for all household uses including drinking, showering, cooking, cleaning etc.
Have a long durable life (3-5 years)
Affordable methods to own a clean household water
Higher quality whole house systems comes with multiple stages of filtration to remove 30 plus dangerous water contaminants
Disadvantages Of Whole House Water Filter
Whole house system requires professional installation
Quite expensive compared to their countertop, under sink, faucet filter systems
Many brands do not filter contaminants from tap water unlike drinking water filters (counterop, under sink filters)
Recommended Products
Here are two whole house water systems just for you.
Aquasana's Rhino Whole House Water Systems: EQ-600 and Premium EQ-1000 – works both for city and well water, is NSF certified to reduce 97% of the chlorine from your water not to mention other VOCs from water
Crystal Quest Whole House Water Systems Eagle Mid-Size Models CQE-WH-02102 and CQE-WH-02103 – available in three sizes (compact, mid-size and full-size) with different price ranges (from $500 to $3,200), offers you 11 stages of filtration removing hundreds of contaminants, insecticides, VOCs etc.