The Truth About Drinking Water Filters

Just imagine the perfect drinking water filter. What would it look like? How much would it cost?

Drinking water filters come in so many shapes, sizes, applications and price ranges. The consumer can become confused when deciding which drinking water filter is best for them.


What's the difference between drinking water filters used in our home water purification systems? Let's first take a look at why using a drinking water filter is so important.

I read that the Ralph Nadar Study Group has stated , after extensive research, that there are over 2100 cancer causing chemicals found in our water supplies.

In the early 1900s, the average American had a 1 in 50 chance of getting cancer. Now after the introduction of chlorine, pesticides, herbicides and thousands of synthetic chemicals, that number is as low as 1 in 3.

Wow! That's an eye opener. Our own drinking water, the thing we take for granted, one that sustains life as we know it, is contaminated!

If you look at drinking water filters, there are basically three types of systems.

1) Single stage carbon filtration

2) Multistage Filtration

3) Reverse Osmosis

The single carbon filters like those found in the pitcher type filtration systems remove chlorine and lead, but may not remove many of the SOCs (synthetic organic chemicals) found in our water. They may do nothing more than make our water taste better.

This type of drinking water filter may actually cost more per gallon of use, since the filter has to be changed more often to continue to be affective.

Multistage filtration, uses a carbon water filter and a sub-micron drinking water filter. This combination does a great job of filtering out chlorine, lead and sediment. But with the second stage backing it up, it has a better chance of filtering out the SOCs, pesticides and herbicides that I mentioned earlier.

Many of these systems have a medium price tag, but will give you the most bang for your buck, since the cost per gallon of use is lower than some of the less costly systems.

The drinking water filters found in the Reverse Osmosis System, produce distilled water. This water lacks trace minerals that our bodies need every day to function properly.
This is my least favorite of all the systems.

You, the consumer, will have to decide which system is right for you!

In conclusion, it can be confusing when trying to decide which drinking water filter is right for you. With a little due diligence, you will be able to make your own educated decision.

By: Jim Riley

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Jim Riley is a passionate spokesman about the health benefits of purified drinking and bathing water. Visit his site now at www.safewaterpurifier.com/pure.htm to discover the purification system he endorses and why.

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