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How Whole-House Water Filtration Systems Work

Is your home’s water clean? Unless you have

a whole-house filtration system, the answer

is likely no. In fact, the overwhelming

majority of tap and well water in the United

States has a number of additives you

probably don’t want you or your family

drinking, cooking with, or bathing in. Most of

the contaminant levels are not high enough

to cause immediate sickness—however, they

are more likely to cause chronic health

effects, meaning that after repeated, long-

time exposure to contaminants in the

household’s water, symptoms of chronic illness could present themselves in the

future.

Your home’s water may contain unwanted substances such as microbial

pathogens, which are disease-producing micro-organisms; these include bacteria,

viruses, and parasites. It may also contain organics such as trihalomethanes,

which are byproducts formed when chlorine in treated drinking water combines

with naturally occurring organic matter. Organics also include pesticides,

herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Toxic metals such as arsenic, barium,

chromium, lead, mercury are a danger of unfiltered water, as well as radioactive

contaminants that result from the decay of uranium in soils and rocks. Lastly,

your water could contain hard water minerals such as calcium and magnesium

that cause scale buildup, which attaches on surfaces like pipes and appliances,

causing lime deposits.

Whole-house filtration systems work to rid your water of all these dangerous and

troubling additives. The water purifier system becomes the point of entry for the

entire house’s water. A whole-house filtration system will stop contaminated

water from being used in the home for drinking, cooking, washing clothes and

dishes, and bathing.

First, water entering the home is forced through a pre-filter, which removes the

larger contaminants and impurities from even getting through the door, so to

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speak. Next, any chlorine in the water is removed—this makes the water smell

and taste better. After that step, an activated-charcoal system will eliminate any

impurities from the water that the first two steps may have missed. This also

helps the water to taste better. The last step involves waste removal, wherein the

contaminants removed from the water in the first three steps are flushed away,

leaving you with clean, pure water that smells and tastes great.

At Benjamin Franklin plumbing in Springfield, MO, we offer exceptionally effective

whole-house water filtration systems as well as whole-house water softeners. Find

out more about our products and installation by giving us a call at (417) 823-

8400. We hope to hear from you.