When you use the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you expect clean, healthy water to flow out. But even if your water appears clear, it may still be hiding toxic chemicals that present a risk to your family’s health and well-being. Plenty of people dislike the taste of contaminated tap water and understand the risk of drinking it. That’s why half of all American homes use either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to guarantee they have healthy drinking water at home.
If you want to protect your family’s health, you might first consider continuing the bottled water approach. Unfortunately, this gets expensive fast. Plus, plastic water bottles that don’t get recycled end up contaminating the world’s waterways, harming the environment and wiping out marine life.
Having a whole-house water filtration system is more cost-efficient and healthier 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. Additionally, whole-house systems send purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing fixtures, allowing you to make the most of the benefits everywhere you use water in your home.
Before putting in a whole-house water filter, find out what’s in your water supply and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can clear out unhealthy contaminants. Then, choose Orangutan Home Services to help you find and install the right water filter for you.
What’s in Your Water Supply?
Water quality varies by location, but some of the most common contaminants include:
- Heavy metals
- Chlorine
- Lead
- Industrial chemicals
- Disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
Learn what’s in your home's tap water by entering your ZIP Code into the Environmental Working Group’s drinking water quality database. EWG records show that greater than 80 percent of utility water supplies in North America at one point tested positive for carcinogenic chemicals, revealing that regulated water quality levels may not be necessarily safe.
Consider Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System
The Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter eliminates dirt, debris and harmful chemicals from your tap water, supplying you and your family with safe, healthy water to enjoy. Here are the perks of this system:
- Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a common sign of contaminants in your drinking water. Consisting of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment is naturally occurring and can become concentrated in the water main after heavy rainfall. While generally harmless, sediment will make your drinking water appear and taste unpleasant. Filtermax provides sediment filtration to remove solids from your drinking water.
- Chlorine removal: Chlorine is vital to clean drinking water in urban environments like cities. Sadly, this disinfectant creates harmful chemical byproducts when it meets naturally occurring organic and inorganic substances in the water. Certain DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are shown to cause cancer. Filtermax eliminates these carcinogens to keep your family healthy.
- Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Providing safe tap water is the goal of adding putting in any water filtration system. Besides being healthier for your family to drink, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more constant metallic or musty smells. No more earthy or chlorine flavor. No more cloudy water swirling around your cup. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water.
- Filtered water at every tap: Hazardous chemicals don’t just affect you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin when you shower and cling to your clothing and dishes when you clean them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so worthwhile because it guarantees clean water from every tap.
- No operating costs or water going to waste: Some whole-house filtration systems add to your electric bills. Others raise your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax demonstrates that safe, clean water doesn’t have to come with steeper utility costs.
- Flow-through distributor: Based on your plumbing system’s structure, you might need an upflow or downflow water filter. The Filtermax™ flow-through distributor features both designs to accommodate your needs.
- 20-year manufacturer warranty: This is the best warranty in the water treatment equipment industry! With this coverage, you know your investment will continue providing clean, quality drinking water for a long, long time..
Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home
At Orangutan Home Services, we install multiple 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 take care of dangerous chemicals, you’ll find the right product for you from Excalibur. Installation is fast, straightforward and supported by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Get in contact with your local Orangutan Home Services office for help finding a water filtration system that matches your needs and budget.