Safe drinking water: choosing the right design for your water filtration needs

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Drinking water treatment systems for your house can be found in several physical layouts. Each layout comes with upsides and downsides, so deciding on the Best physical style to fit your home, your wants, and your free space is an important part of the decision making process.

Refrigerator Drinking Water Filtration

Refrigerator water filter systems easily get mounted to the back of a plumbed refrigerator to filter your the water you drink and ice produced by your plumbed refrigerator.

A water filter system for your refrigerator saves your loved ones from contaminants that end up in other drinks thru your refrigerator plumbed in ice maker. If you do not use filtered water for cooking, filtering the water along with ice dispensed from your plumbed fridge will be all you need to do. Water filters designed for your refrigerator are the same thing as water filtration systems for an ice maker, the only difference is what type of device they are cleaning water for.

Water Filter Pitchers

Water filtration pitchers pass the water through a filter cartridge via the force of gravity. Water filtration systems of this type don't provide the cleanest water as it is not possible to use solid filter media, such as ceramic, since only the force of gravity, rather than tap water pressure is available. Filters of this design tend to be very slow systems to output clean water and limit choices of your filter cartridges.

Water Filtration on the Go

For people on the move, portable water fitlers are a great thing to have. These range from sports bottles with a built in water filter to water filters that sit on the countertop.

Water Coolers that Include Filtration Systems

water coolers with built in filtration are not exclusively used in the office nowdays. Many parents encourage their kids to drink more water to limit soft drinks, and appreciate that the kids can get refills while avoiding a trip to the high traffic area near the fridge.

A water cooler with a filtration system supplies hot or cold water for drinking when needed, so water coolers are useful all year long. Even more important, your drinking water is safe and tastes great without the heavy bottles to cary.

Water Filters Designed for the Counter Top

Counter top water filtration systems are quickly installed, which makes them a great choice for apartment living or when a permenant installation is not desired. Also, you won't have to drill a hole in your sink or counter top to install a water filter on your countertop and a single canister water filter of this style takes up no more counter space than a large drinking mug. A water filter on your countertop is the right decision when space under the sink is already taken.

Reverse Osmosis Purification Systems

Reverse osmosis takes time, so a pressurized storage tank holds the purified drinking water for later use. If there is not a large amount of available space under your countertop a system that uses reverse osmosis is not the option for your home. You should also know that filtration by reverse osmosis is not the west water filter available.

Water Filters to Install Under Your Sink

A water filtration system under your sink saves working counter space and makes it a stable install. Because under Your Sink Water Filtration are put in a hidden location, in a cabinet under the sink, they can typically be larger, and thus offer the best water. A four stage under the sink water filter supplies quality safety for you, with a minimum space usage under the sink.

This filtration system design is also referred to as under the counter water filtration systems, Because they don't have to be installed under the kitchen sink.

Filters That Attach to Your Existing Kitchen Faucet

Water Filters Mounted on the Faucet are installed on the existing faucet and have a diverter valve so you can ge filtered or unfiltered water. Water Filters Attached to the Kitchen Faucet are not the best filtration mechanism, since they only include a very small replacement cartridge, which is often limited to granular activated carbon (GAC), with it's limited filtration capabilities.

Ordianrily, a two stage counter top water filter which uses a carbon block resin filter gives better tasting water than any filter that fits on your faucet.

Despite the many choices, you should be able up to easily select the form factor of a drinking water filter system that will work best in your home. Much of the decision hinges on the space availability in the kitchen and whether you want cooled water from the fridge or a water cooler.