What’s the Difference: Water filters
How each type of water filter works and what it removes.
A survey of how they work and what they remove
Truth be told, water in this country is pretty darn safe. If your house is on municipal water, regulations dictate little reason to question the safety of the water, even if the taste is a little off. Well water is also generally safe but requires regular testing.
If there is something unhealthful in the water, it could be lead or other heavy metals from the pipes in your house. The only way to know what’s actually in your drinking water, though, is to test the water coming out of the tap. You can pick up a water test kit from the hardware store or at most municipal water companies. Home-test kits that analyze well water, like the Watersafe
kit found at www.filtersfast.com, are also readily available.
Once you know which metals, minerals, or biological contaminants need to be removed from the water, you can figure out which filter suits your needs best.
For a full breakdown on how each type of water filter works, click the View PDF button below.
