Under Sink Water Filters

An under sink water filter is the best design when you want a permanent installation.

Generally, people are OK with larger water filters under the sink than on the countertop, so additional filter cartridges of various types can be added to increase the effectiveness of the water filtration system.

Under the sink water filters are our recommended water filtration systems for drinking water and water used for cooking.

Reverse Osmosis Water Filters

A reverse osmosis system is the best water filter system choice when you need to remove salt or fine clay from your drinking water.

Reverse osmosis is a very slow process, so a storage tank is required to hold water produced during non-peak usage times for later use. Reverse osmosis systems must flush the membrane, which wastes as much as 3-5 gallons per gallon of purified water produced.

An air gap faucet and a line to the sink's drain are required when installing a reverse osmosis system. This complicates the installation and adds parts to the system that require maintenance or can cause problems.

Most people are not aware that reverse osmosis technology has been surpassed in effectiveness by other filtration technologies, thus, for most installations, reverse osmosis is not recommended.

Countertop Water Filters

A countertop water filter is easily installed, right on the counter top near your sink. This filter design is great for apartment installations, since you do not have to splice a water line or drill any holes in the sink or countertop.

Naturally, there is a tendency to go with a single canister countertop water filter to conserve counter space.

While this is a disadvantage compared to an under sink water filter with multiple cansiters and more stages of filtration, it is a huge advantage compared to a faucet mounted water filter. Even the smallest single canister counter top water filter has much more filtration media than any faucet mounted filter. More filtration media makes for cleaner water.

Why Use a Shower Water Filter?

The reason for using a shower filter is to remove chlorine and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) from your shower water.

Removing chlorine from your shower is a healthy thing to do for the following reasons:

  • Chlorine is absorbed through your skin, especially in a hot shower, when your pores are wide open.
  • Chlorine vaporizes in a hot shower and is easily absorbed by your lungs.
  • The same soap scum that forms on your shower also gets on your skin and hair, which makes for dry, brittle hair, and dry, wrinkled skin.

Another advantage of a good chlorine shower filter is to minimize soap scum accumulation on the shower surfaces. Be sure your shower filter uses KDF-55 filtration media to gain this benefit.

One filtration media to avoid in shower filters is carbon. Carbon does not last long in high volume applications like the shower. In addition, carbon tends to be less effective in hot water.

Water Filter Cartridges

Replacement water filter cartridges are required to keep your filter working at top efficiency.

When selecting a water filter, be sure it uses standard sized replacement cartridges. This is important so you can upgrade to new water filtration technology as it comes to market.

To protect your health from water contaminants, visit the Mr. Water Filter Online Store and get the water filter that best suits your needs.




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