Don't buy home water treatment systems unless you can evaluate the performance, before you buy.
If you read some consumer reviews, you will see that customers are often dissatisfied with their water treatment products and most times, they can't just take them back to the store.
Depending on the system, making a return could require calling a plumber to "un-install" it.
That's costly.
Here's how to insure your future satisfaction.
Compare Operating Costs Some home water treatment systems are very inexpensive, costing less than $50 to purchase and offering easy installation.
But, like the old instant cameras that were cheap to purchase, but required costly film; cheap water treatment products require frequent filter replacement, so the operating costs are higher.
Faucet filters by Brita and PUR, for example, can only clean 100 gallons before filter replacement is required and the filters cost an average of $20 each, creating an operating cost of 20 cents per gallon.
The best water treatment products have an operating cost of about 9.
6 cents per gallon.
On the other hand, the most expensive system on the market is reverse osmosis (RO).
It's impossible to estimate operating costs, because they include increased water usage, due to the excessive amount of water that is wasted to produce one gallon of "purified" water.
Then there's the increased electricity bills and expensive replacement membranes that can be easily damaged.
Let's just say that RO is expensive and unnecessary in most homes.
Compare Contaminant Removal Many people are unhappy with their home water treatment systems; because they get them home and find that they are not "purifiers.
" They are "chlorine filters.
" The "Clean & Pure" brand that was popular for a while on HSN is one example.
In order to be classified as a purifier, a system should remove chlorine, lead, cysts, THMs (Trihalomethanes), and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
Reverse osmosis only removes cysts and reduces lead to the federal action level.
A purifier that fits under the counter and removes all of those other things and includes an RO step costs nearly $800.
There's no reason to pay that much.
THMs and many VOCs are chemical carcinogens.
Exposure to THMs alone doubles your risk of bladder cancer.
There is no way to estimate the total risk from all of the carcinogens that are present in publicly treated supplies.
Your water supply might have any number of them, and if you have chlorinated water, THMs are always present.
Makers of high quality water treatment products provide complete data concerning the type and amount of contaminants that are removed.
Makers of the best home water treatment systems provide the information, before you buy.
Most of the manufacturers have websites, so it's easy to pick a water purifier that best suits your needs, right from the comfort of your home.
Buy Direct and Save If you buy your water treatment products directly from the manufacturer, you'll pay less, because you avoid retail mark ups.
That can amount to a $30 savings or more.
Hopefully, the information here will help you find affordable home water treatment systems that protect your family's health.
Remember to just say "NO" to bottled water.
If you read some consumer reviews, you will see that customers are often dissatisfied with their water treatment products and most times, they can't just take them back to the store.
Depending on the system, making a return could require calling a plumber to "un-install" it.
That's costly.
Here's how to insure your future satisfaction.
Compare Operating Costs Some home water treatment systems are very inexpensive, costing less than $50 to purchase and offering easy installation.
But, like the old instant cameras that were cheap to purchase, but required costly film; cheap water treatment products require frequent filter replacement, so the operating costs are higher.
Faucet filters by Brita and PUR, for example, can only clean 100 gallons before filter replacement is required and the filters cost an average of $20 each, creating an operating cost of 20 cents per gallon.
The best water treatment products have an operating cost of about 9.
6 cents per gallon.
On the other hand, the most expensive system on the market is reverse osmosis (RO).
It's impossible to estimate operating costs, because they include increased water usage, due to the excessive amount of water that is wasted to produce one gallon of "purified" water.
Then there's the increased electricity bills and expensive replacement membranes that can be easily damaged.
Let's just say that RO is expensive and unnecessary in most homes.
Compare Contaminant Removal Many people are unhappy with their home water treatment systems; because they get them home and find that they are not "purifiers.
" They are "chlorine filters.
" The "Clean & Pure" brand that was popular for a while on HSN is one example.
In order to be classified as a purifier, a system should remove chlorine, lead, cysts, THMs (Trihalomethanes), and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
Reverse osmosis only removes cysts and reduces lead to the federal action level.
A purifier that fits under the counter and removes all of those other things and includes an RO step costs nearly $800.
There's no reason to pay that much.
THMs and many VOCs are chemical carcinogens.
Exposure to THMs alone doubles your risk of bladder cancer.
There is no way to estimate the total risk from all of the carcinogens that are present in publicly treated supplies.
Your water supply might have any number of them, and if you have chlorinated water, THMs are always present.
Makers of high quality water treatment products provide complete data concerning the type and amount of contaminants that are removed.
Makers of the best home water treatment systems provide the information, before you buy.
Most of the manufacturers have websites, so it's easy to pick a water purifier that best suits your needs, right from the comfort of your home.
Buy Direct and Save If you buy your water treatment products directly from the manufacturer, you'll pay less, because you avoid retail mark ups.
That can amount to a $30 savings or more.
Hopefully, the information here will help you find affordable home water treatment systems that protect your family's health.
Remember to just say "NO" to bottled water.
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