The Importance of Home Water Filtration and Purification

When you use 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 might still contain toxic chemicals that pose a threat to your family’s health and safety. A lot of people dislike the taste of contaminated tap water and understand the consequences of drinking it. That’s why half of all American homes have either a home water treatment system (32 percent) or bottled water (18 percent) to ensure they have clean drinking water nearby. 

If you want to protect your family’s health, you might first think about trying the bottled water plan. Sadly, this gets pricey fast. Additionally, plastic water bottles that aren’t recycled end up polluting the world’s waterways, harming the environment and hurting marine life. 

Installing a whole-house water filtration system is more cost-effective and healthier for the environment than using so much bottled water. It may also supply healthier water much more easily because you can get it straight from the tap. In addition, whole-house systems provide purified water to your showers, tubs and plumbing fixtures, allowing you to maximize the benefits everywhereyou use water in your home. 

Before putting in a whole-house water filtration system, learn about what’s in your drinking water and how a Filtermax™ Superior Chemical Removal Filter can clear out hazardous contaminants. Then, get in touch with Sunbeam Service Experts to help you pick out and install the right water filter for you. 

What’s in Your Drinking Water? 

Water quality varies by location, but a few of the most common contaminants include: 

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

Learn what may be in your drinking water by entering your ZIP Code into the Environmental Working Group’s drinking water quality database. EWG files show that over 80 percent of utility water supplies in North America have tested positive for carcinogenic chemicals, revealing that legal water quality levels aren’t 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, furnishing you and your family with safe, healthy 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 naturally occurs and increases in the water main soon after severe storms. While largely harmless, sediment can make your drinking water appear and taste unpleasant. Filtermax offers sediment filtration to remove solids from your drinking water. 
• Chlorine removal: Chlorine is crucial to clean drinking water in dense cities. However, this disinfectant creates dangerous chemical byproducts when it reacts with naturally occurring organic and inorganic substances in the water. Certain DPBs, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), are known to cause cancer. Filtermax eliminates these carcinogens to protect your family. 

• Safer, cleaner, better-tasting water: Ensuring safe tap water is the objective of adding putting in any water filtration solution. Besides being cleaner for your family to drink, filtered water also smells, tastes and looks better. No more lasting metallic or musty smells. No more earthy or chlorine flavor. No more cloudy water swirling around your glass. Just clean-tasting, odorless, crystal-clear water. 
• Filtered water to every tap: Harmful chemicals don’t just affect 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 beneficial because it provides clean water from every tap. 
• No operating costs or water going to waste: Some whole-house filtration systems add to your electric bills. Others increase your water bills with automatic backwashing and flushing. Filtermax demonstrates that healthy water doesn’t have to bring higher utility costs. 
• Flow-through distributor: Based 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 have certainty your investment will continue providing clean, quality drinking water for many years to come. 

Install a Whole-House Water Filter in Your Home

At Sunbeam Service Experts, we install several types of water filtration systems from Excalibur, including the Filtermax Superior Chemical Removal Filter. Whether you’re hoping to reduce water hardness, eliminate bacteria or remove dangerous chemicals, you’ll find the right product for you from Excalibur. Installation is fast, easy and backed by our 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Contact your local Sunbeam Service Experts office for help picking out a water filtration system that suits your needs and budget.