What are the Different Water Filtration Systems?
Water filtration systems are used to convert tap water into that which is safe for drinking. Depending on your area, your tap water may contain lead, toxic metal salts, hormones, or pesticides, as well as other microbes. There aer several types of water filtration systems available to meet the needs of every household. The different systems include, but aren’t limited to, charcoal water filters, water distillers, ceramic water filters, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet water filters. Charcoal water filters are available in three kinds: carbon block, activated silver impregnated charcoal and micron rating. Carbon block is the best form of charcoal water filters, but it has a slow flow rate. Activated silver impregnated charcoal adds a bacteria killing ability to the carbon filter. Charcoal water filters with a micron rating of one or below prevents cryptosporidium and giardia from entering the drinking water. The downfall with these water filtration systems is that they don’t change the p
