choosing a drinking water filtration system – Water Testing Blog & Water Test Kit Store http://watertestingblog.com "It's your water, your health.. and ultimately your LIFE!" Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 What Water Filter/System is Right for Me? http://watertestingblog.com/2008/11/21/what-water-filtersystem-is-right-for-me/ http://watertestingblog.com/2008/11/21/what-water-filtersystem-is-right-for-me/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:06:19 +0000 http://watertestingblog.com/2008/11/21/what-water-filtersystem-is-right-for-me/ Many people ask us how they can determine what sort of drinking water filtration system they ought to have installed in their home or office. We respond to each inquiry in the same manner: Find out what you have in your water first, then choose an appropriate drinking water filtration system.

6 Stage Multi-Filter for Drinking Water
Performance 6-Stage Countertop
Water Filter by Crystal Quest

In simpler terms this means we ALWAYS suggest that consumers test their water, or have it tested, before making a purchasing decision.

Consumers have two options when it comes to drinking water testing:

1) Call the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791 for a list of state-certified drinking water testing laboratories in their area. ( EPA SafeWater Project )

2) Obtain a home drinking water test kit such as the WaterSafe City Water Test Kit drinking water test kit or the SenSafe Water Quality Test Kit from a local retailer or a reputable online vendor such as the Water Test Kit Store, FiltersFast.Com, or FilterWater.Com.

Important Note: While at-home water quality test kits provide reasonable piece of mind when it comes to monitoring the safety and purity of your drinking water, if you have serious reason(s) to suspect your water may have gotten contaminated you will definitely want to have your water tested by a certified drinking water professional.

Common types of water filters?

For most people (on municipal/city water sources) one of three types of water filters will handle their water filtration needs: 1) Carbon block; 2) Sediment; and 3) Multi-Stage.

Conveniently, companies like Crystal Quest, a leading manufacturer of home and drinking water filters manufactures a full line of filters in styles that include countertop, undersink and whole house — each designed to address specific water improvement needs.

Therefore it certainly behooves homeowners to test their drinking water prior to purchasing a water filtration system. Otherwise they run the risk of purchasing too much filter for your drinking water (i.e. wasting money!) or not enough filter for your water quality situation (i.e. still having water quality issues!).

Doulton Countertop Water Filter w/ NSF 42 Certified Filter Element
Doulton Countertop Water Filter
NSF 42 Certified Filter Element

Crystal Quest Under Sink Filter w/ Ultrafiltration
Crystal Quest Under Sink Filter
Includes Ultrafiltration

Crystal Quest Faucet Filter
Crystal Quest Faucet Filter
Fast, Easy Installation
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Megahome Countertop Water Distiller
  • One part of a distillation system boils drinking water into steam and a second part recondenses the ‘purified’ steam back into water.
  • Distillation systems may take the form of countertop models and point-of-entry (whole house) systems.
  • Distillation systems work quite well for people whose unfiltered/untreated drinking water contains heavy metals and elements such as copper, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, arsenic, iron, selenium, barium, fluoride and sodium.
  • Some people opt to combine a distillation systems with an activated carbon system for more complete drinking water purification. Adding the activated carbon drinking water filter to the purification systems allows it to remove bad tastes and odors and a well-rated activated carbon filter will filter out many hazardous contaminants such as heavy metals, disinfection byproducts (i.e. haloacetic acids and trihalomethanes to name a few), chlorine, radon, volatile organic chemicals, parasites, and pesticides.

    • Where Can I Purchase a Distillation Water Filtration System?

    We checked a few of our favorite sites that carry water filters and (surprisingly) did NOT find any. Naturally we then went to Amazon.Com to see what they offered and found a well-reviewd model called Megahome Countertop Water Distiller.

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