Help Me Choose - Types of Water Filters
Ordered by relative cost of system, least expensive to most expensive
At-home water filtration and water purification systems provide a clean, economical, and effective way to guarantee safe clean
drinking water in the convenience of your own home.
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But, in addition to making our water safer to drink, water
purification and water filtration systems are also a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to expensive bottled water.
Save Time, Energy, Money and the Environment. Get a Water Filtration System.
If you want to drink water filtration and water
purification and protect the environment at the same time, install a water filtration system - pitcher, faucet filter, countertop, counter top, under counter. Water purification and water filtration
systems continuously give you greater control over the quality of your
purification drinking water and require very little maintenance. And
purification is better for you, too. At their most basic level, water filtration systems like pitcher or faucet mount filters can remove pathogens that leach into your water from local pipes, making your
water purification drinking water taste better. The more complex water purification systems can remove even the tiniest molecules from your household water supply, leaving you with the purest and safest water imaginable - Water
purification and water filtration you'll feel good about you and your family drinking.
And, with at-home water filtration and water purification, you have clean fresh water on tap, whenever you want via pitcher, faucet filter, countertop, counter top, or under counter water filter systems. There's no more running to the store or stocking the refrigerator with water
because you already have water filtration and water purification on
demand. It's right there: a limitless supply of better-than-bottled water at your disposal all the time.
Not to mention it creates less waste and less wasted water.
In order to determine which water purification or
water filtration system is right for you, consider the needs of your home, your budget, and your drinking water requirements. Do you want something
like a water purification system that sits on the counter? Or would you rather
have something like a water filtration system installed out of site, under the sink? Are you content with simple purifiers and activated charcoal or do you need a reverse osmosis filtration system that filters at a molecular level?
Whatever you choose, installing a water filter will help keep you, and the Planet, healthy for years to come.
Selecting the Water Filter that is Right for You (7:28)
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- Installs in minutes, by a Novice
- Easy to maintain
- Filters more than less robust systems for better tasting, cleaner water
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- System as well as hook up hose are visible
- Takes up precious counter space
- Water flow does not stop immediately when turned off
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- Out of sight, leaving a clean countertop (recommended if you have a small kitchen)
- Takes up little room under your sink
- Quick & easy to install (most times in 20 to 30 min, by a Novice)
- Water flow stops immediately when faucet turned off
- Attractive separate designer faucet
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- May need to cut hole in countertop to hook up separate faucet; alternatively sometimes a hole is present that is not being used (it may have a decorative cover over it)
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- THE most thorough way to filter water leaving only the purest, great tasting water
- Out of sight leaving a clean countertop (recommended if you have a small kitchen)
- Quick & easy to install (most times in approx 30 min, by a Novice)
- Water flow stops immediately when faucet turned off
- Distinctive separate designer faucet
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- Has a water storage tank that takes up space under your sink
- May need to cut hole in countertop to hook up separate faucet; alternatively sometimes a hole is present that is not being used (it may have a decorative cover over it)
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- Reverse osmosis filtering is THE most thorough way to filter water leaving only the purest, great tasting water
- Quick & easy to install (most times in 30 to 35 min, by a Novice)
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- System can be larger, to accomodate the reservoir of filtered water, taking up precious counter space
- Must be connected to available water source under your counter for proper water pressure to filter water
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Home Water Coolers
Price Range: $499 - $1,199
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Most recommended for functionality and water quality - these systems combine the best of all possibilities!
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- Only systems to have cold, room temperature and hot water available "on demand" - great for home!
- Quick & easy to install (most times in 30 to 35 min, by a Novice)
- Some have reverse osmosis filtering - THE most thorough way to filter water leaving only the purest, great tasting water
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- System can be larger, to accomodate the reservoir of filtered water, taking up precious counter space
- Must be connected to available water source under your counter for proper water pressure to filter water
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Pitcher Filters
Price Range:
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Not Recommended due to Relatively High Annual Cost of Ownership
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- No installation necessary
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- Does not filter as robustly as other types of filters. Some, like Brita, disclose that they do not purify water at all.
- Annual cost per gal higher than more robust systems
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Faucet Mount Filters
Price Range:
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Not Recommended due to Relatively High Annual Cost of Ownership
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- Easy to Install and maintain
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- Does not filter as robustly as other types of filters
- Annual cost per gal higher than more robust systems
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