Whole House Water Filters Vs At-the-faucet Filtration

Initially, whole house water filters may seem more expensive, but if you add up the cost of separate systems, the price is comparable.

On the plus side, a whole house water filter takes the hassle out of remembering to replace multiple cartridges all over your home on a regular basis. Saving time is often priceless, depending on how busy your schedule is.

Let’s just look at the prices of one of the most reputable companies that sell a variety of systems and see how it all adds up. Now, keep in mind, these are factory direct prices. If you go through a retailer, you pay more for whole house water filters.

You probably know that you have to put something in the kitchen. The best value is $100 for the countertop model that was voted "Best Buy" for the last five years by Consumers Digest.

If you or anyone in your family has respiratory problems or dry skin (or if you just want your hair and skin to be softer and healthier), you need a shower head unit. The best buy is $67.99. If your home is anything like mine, you would need three.

Now the bathroom faucet is of course optional, but we often get up in the middle of the night for a drink, so that’s another $300 if you put the countertop model in each bathroom.

That’s $603.97, initial cost, when you can get a whole house water filter system for $999. But, then you have to look at how much it costs to maintain all of those separate units.

Filtration cartridges are the first thing to look at.

The counter top cartridges must be replaced every six months at a cost of $48 each. For the showers, it is $42 every six months. The main units of the whole house water filters last three years. In that length of time, you would spend nearly $2000 replacing cartridges around the house. The main unit of the whole house water filter cost less than a third of that amount.

So, that’s where your savings come in, but there are other advantages to whole house water filters. I prefer baths over showers, when I have the time, and Who wants to bathe in chlorine and chemicals?

The dogs have to be bathed. One of ours has very sensitive skin, so bathing her in chlorinated water is not an option. We used to have to take her to one of those fancy pet salons, but the whole house water filter took care of that problem. Her skin and hair are soft and healthy now.

The laundry looks and smells better. I never realized that we were basically bleaching our clothes every time we washed them. Even the car looks better and chlorine isn’t the only thing that a whole house water filter can remove.

There are chemicals coming through a tap that can cause cancer. There could be lead. They say there are drugs and hormones.

I have kids. I don’t want them to be exposed to any of that stuff.

Plus, there are hundreds of microscopic organisms that are resistant to the chlorination process. Whole house water filters were the best choice for my family. They might be right for you, too.

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Water softener with whole house water filter question?
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