The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification

When you run the faucet on your kitchen or bathroom sink, you anticipate clean, healthy water to flow out. But even if the water looks clear, it could still carry toxic chemicals that are hazardous to your family’s health and well-being. Many people dislike the taste of contaminated tap water and understand the risk of drinking it. That’s why half of all American households have either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to ensure they have safe drinking water at home. 

If you want to protect your family’s well-being, you may first consider trying the bottled water approach. Sadly, this gets expensive fast. Plus, plastic water bottles that aren’t recycled end up damaging the world’s waterways, harming the environment and hurting marine life. 

Installing a whole-house water filtration system is more practical and healthier for the environment than using so much bottled water. It can also provide healthier water more conveniently because you can get it right from the tap. What’s more, whole-house systems supply purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing appliances, allowing you to make the most of the benefits anywhereyou use water in your home. 

Before setting up a whole-house water filtration system, learn what’s in your water and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can eliminate unhealthy contaminants. Then, choose Sunbeam Service Experts to help you find and install the right water filter for you. 

What’s in Your Water Supply? 

Water quality varies by location, but several of the most common contaminants are: 

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

Learn what may be 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 legal water quality levels aren’t necessarily safe. 

Try Installing a Filtermax Water Filtration System 

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

• Sediment filtration: Cloudiness is a common sign of contaminants in your drinking water. Composed of silt, sand, rust or clay, sediment is naturally occurring and can accumulate in the water main following heavy rains. While typically harmless, sediment will make your drinking water appear and taste unpleasant. Filtermax provides sediment filtration to filter out solids from your drinking water. 
• Chlorine removal: Chlorine is crucial to clean drinking water in urban settings. Unfortunately, this disinfectant can generate harmful chemical byproducts when it reacts with naturally occurring organic and inorganic substances in the water. Certain DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are shown to cause cancer. Filtermax gets rid of these carcinogens to protect your family. 

• Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Guaranteeing safe tap water is the objective of installing any water filtration equipment. Besides being healthier for your family to enjoy, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more lasting metallic or musty odors. No more earthy or chlorine taste. No more cloudy water swirling around your cup. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water. 
• Filtered water for every tap: Toxic chemicals don’t just affect you when ingested—they also absorb into your skin during a shower and stick to your clothing and dishes as you wash them. That’s why a whole-house filtration system is so helpful because it guarantees clean water from every tap. 
• No operating costs or squandered water: Some whole-house filtration systems add to your electric bills. Others add to your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax demonstrates that safe, clean water doesn’t have to include steeper utility costs. 
• Flow-through distributor: Depending on your plumbing system’s setup, you could 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 have certainty your investment will continue providing clean, quality drinking water for a long, long time. 

Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home

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