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Drinking water in most municipalities can contain lead, mercury, zinc, cadmium, pharmaceuticals, microbial cysts and other VOC’s, pesticides, chlorine and chlorine Byproducts. These contaminants contribute to the taste, smell, and purity of the water we use and consume in our homes.
- Most people are unaware that chemicals in our water like chlorine can evaporate into the air during showers, faucet use, washing machine cycles, dishwasher cycles, and sitting water in the toilet. These chemicals although in small quantities contribute to the overall air quality of your home.
- Air contaminants from water quality are one of the leading causes of asthma and bronchitis in homes. We not only breathe in these harmful contaminants, but we also cook with them, wash our bodies and clothes with them, and consume harmful contaminants by drinking tap water.
- Fixture filters at kitchen faucets, vanity faucets and shower heads are unable to adequately remove harmful chemicals, heavy metals, bacteria’s, and microbial cysts that build up city water pipes and distribution systems. Additional fixture filters and whole house water filtration systems are necessary to reduce or eliminate harmful contaminants in our water.
- Common municipal water contaminants are; Lead, Mercury, Zinc, Cadmium, Pharmaceuticals, Microbial Cysts and Other VOC’s, Pesticides, Chlorine and Chlorine Byproducts, and more. These contaminants contribute to the taste, smell, and purity of the water we use and consume in our homes.
- Chlorine and VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) are common causes of skin irritations and rash. Chlorine and other water impurities stay in our clothes after being washed in home washing machines with filtered water, and come in contact with our skin when we wear our clothes. Prolonged direct contact with chemicals and impurities on our skin effect the tone and texture of our skin.
- The dishwasher releases more chlorine into the air than any other water source in the house, besides the shower.
- Using a whole house water filter will ensure that the water at every fixture in your home is free of harmful contaminants. Whole house water filters require very little maintenance that includes simply replacing the filter cartridge once a year or every other year. Filters cartridges are generally low in cost, and can be purchased online or at a hardware or home improvement store like Home Depot.
- Installation of a whole house water purification system will generally cost just slightly more than installing an under sink water purifier. Both systems require roughly the same amount of maintenance, although a whole house water filter is a better solution for addressing all of your homes water impurity issues from bad air quality, bad water odor, hard water, chemicals in the water, and VOC’s.
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