Whole House Water Filter Cartridges

You’re probably asking yourself what you need to consider if you’re in the market for a whole house water filter and/or softener.

You’re probably asking yourself what you need to consider if you’re in the market for a whole house water filter and/or softener. This article should help point you in the right direction.

First of all, you want a filtration system that uses a multi-stage NSF-certified process. If your home is connected to the city water service, the whole house filtration system should be your first priority. Why? Because you will want to remove the chlorine before it mixes with the resins in the softener.

You won’t have this problem if you use well water, however. IN any event, you will want to have the whole house filtration system treat your water only after the softening process is completed.

This will mean that the last system to filter your home sends clean, filtered water to your shower, washing machine and faucets. But what about filtration processes that also soften the water at the same time?

Well, you must remember that the primary purpose of filtration is to make the water as healthy as possible. Softening water, however, adds sodium, so it makes sense that the softening process is not going to give you the purest water in the world.

Indeed, you can even taste the salt in it. So, if you do have a softener, make sure your water is filtered before you drink it. Why, you may ask, do I need to soften my water?

Basically, you will want to soften your water to remove high levels of hard minerals like calcium. But many whole house filtration systems can remove calcium and other heavy elements down to five microns while leaving other healthy minerals in place.

This means that your home filtration system will act as a softener without adding sodium to your water. What about scale build-up in the pipes and plumbing? Don’t worry; a multi-stage filtration system will usually fix the problem.

There are whole house filters that change the calcium into aragonite so it doesn’t stack up and create scale. Some softeners can remove heavy metals and sulfates, but a high-quality whole house system can soften the water while removing a vast array of harmful substances like chlorine, pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides, just to name a few.

And, unlike simple softeners, it can protect against viruses and bacteria. So, consider purchasing a high-quality multi-stage water filter, such as the four-stage dual-chamber Aquasana Rhino system.

You’ll get both softer water and filtered drinkable water as well. Not only that, you’ll have chemical-free showers and baths and less chloroform gas in your air.

You might even find that your appliances last a little longer. And these are only a few of the benefits.