Archive for December, 2009
The Dirty Water Diary
If you’re like most Americans and worried about making sure your drinking water is clean you probably use waterfilters. And, if you’re like me and have been using a water filter for several years, you probably also struggle with making sure you change your water filter cartridges regularly. If you’re young you may not have any idea how our water got so dirty in the first place.
The short answer to this question is to explain the water cycle. Water follows a natural cycle; it moves rain from the tops of mountains to streams and through rivers to the sea, and then back to the clouds. The water cycle in the United States has been disrupted in many ways. Dredging, damming and tampering or cutting out the ecological niches where water naturally cleans itself. In the long run this tampering has resulted in impure water. That’s where filters come in.
Learn More About Filtering Water
When you’re choosing a new water filter for your kitchen sink you may be confused by the wide variety available. There are so many brands and varieties choosing just one can be more of a hassle than a pleasure. No one wants to be haunted by question of water quality. Countless chemicals and toxins invade our water supply everyday, so getting the right kitchen sink water filter is of the utmost importance. Here are some tips to follow when choosing home water filters
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* Not all filters are created equal. Reverse osmosis filters, for example, remove all minerals from the water. And doctors recommend that people drink water with minerals.
* Multi-stage filtration systems have carbon filters to remove chlorine, parasites, and lead, but leave in the valuable minerals our bodies need.
* Multi-stage filters are also environmentally friendly, wasting no water and requiring no electricity.