The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification

When you turn the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you’re expecting clean, healthy water to flow out. But even if your water looks clear, it could still carry toxic chemicals that present a risk to your family’s health and safety. Plenty of people don’t like the taste of polluted tap water and understand the risk of drinking it. That’s why half of all American homes keep either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to ensure they have clean drinking water on hand. 

If you want to safeguard your family’s well-being, you might first think about trying the bottled water route. Sadly, this gets pricey almost immediately. In addition, plastic water bottles that aren’t recyclable end up contaminating the world’s waterways, disrupting the environment and hurting marine life. 

Setting up a whole-house water filtration system is more practical and cleaner for the environment than using so much bottled water. It will also supply healthier water more conveniently because you can get it directly from the tap. What’s more, whole-house systems supply purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing appliances, allowing you to capitalize on the benefits whereveryou use water at home. 

Before installing a whole-house water filter, find out what’s in your water and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can filter out harmful contaminants. Then, choose Norrell Service Experts to help you choose and install the ideal water filter for you. 

What’s in Your Drinking Water? 

Water quality fluctuates by location, but a few of the most likely contaminants are: 

• Heavy metals 
• Chlorine 
• Lead 
• Industrial chemicals 
• Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) 

Learn what could be in your home’s tap water by entering your ZIP Code into the Environmental Working Group’s drinking water quality database. EWG data shows that over 80 percent of utility water supplies in North America at one point tested positive for carcinogenic chemicals, illustrating that lawful water quality levels may not be necessarily safe. 

Consider Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System 

The Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter filters out dirt, debris and harmful chemicals from your tap, supplying you and your family with safe, healthy water to drink. Here are the benefits of this system: 

• Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a sure sign of debris in your drinking water. Comprised of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment naturally occurs and can accumulate in the water main soon after heavy rains. While generally harmless, sediment will make your drinking water look and taste unpleasant. Filtermax includes sediment filtration to filter out solids from your drinking water. 
• Chlorine removal: Chlorine is crucial to clean drinking water in urban environments like cities. Sadly, this disinfectant can generate harmful chemical byproducts when it meets naturally occurring organic and inorganic compounds in the water. Some DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are found to cause cancer. Filtermax removes these carcinogens to protect your family. 

• Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Guaranteeing safe tap water is the goal of adding putting in any water filtration solution. Besides being healthier for your family to enjoy, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more lingering metallic or musty odors. No more earthy or chlorine flavor. No more murky water swirling around your glass. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water. 
• Filtered water for every tap: Toxic chemicals don’t just impact you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin during a shower and adhere to your clothing and dishes when you wash them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so worthwhile because it provides clean water from every tap. 
• No operating costs or water going to waste: Some whole-house filtration systems increase your electric bills. Others add to your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax illustrates that healthy water doesn’t have to come with bigger utility costs. 
• Flow-through distributor: Depending on your plumbing system’s configuration, you might need an upflow or downflow water filter. The Filtermax™ flow-through distributor includes both designs to cater to your needs. 
• 20-year manufacturer warranty: This is one of the best warranties in the water treatment equipment industry! With this coverage, you can be sure your investment will carry on providing clean, quality drinking water for a long, long time. 

Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home

At Norrell Service Experts, we install different types of water filtration systems from Excalibur, such as the Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter. Whether you’re looking to reduce water hardness, clear out bacteria or remove dangerous chemicals, you’ll find the best system for you from Excalibur. Installation is fast, easy and supported by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Get in contact with your local Norrell Service Experts office for help choosing a water filtration system that fits your needs and budget.