Improve Your Water Quality
Clean, healthful water is essential to your well-being. If you are concerned about the quality of your water, have it tested. Your local health department or water utility maybe able to suggest a company who can do the testing in your area. Or contact your State Certification Officer for a list of certified water testing labs. You can also call firms that sell water treatment equipment. Remember, though, that not all impurties are hazardous to your health. Even water that tastes terrible may not be harmful.
Two filter systems. Depending on the findings of your water test, you could be looking at something as drastic as a new plumbing system or one of several types of filtering units. You'll find two general approaches to water purification:
- Whole-house purification systems filter all the water entering your home, whether it's used for washing dishes, bathing, flushing toilets, or doing laundry. For most folks, such systems are not necessary, although it may make sense for people with extreme sensitivities to the impurities in the water.
- Point-of-entry systems focus on water used for drinking, cooking, and bathing. This type of unit is generally the most economical. Water purification devices, which are attached at the point of use, filter out impurities and make tap water safe to drink.
Prices for water filtration equipment range from $20 for a tap-water-filtering pitcher to thousands of dollars for whole-house systems. Faucet-mounted filters and undercountersystems connected directly to your plumbing fall somewhere between those price extremes.
