Whole House Water Filtration

Do you like the way your drinking water tastes coming out of the faucet? How about the smell of the water? Is your home’s water supply supposed to taste funny or smell like chlorine, or have any chemical smell at all? Hmmm…we don’t think so.

City water or municipal water in particular my have a chlorine smell and taste. And actually this is a good thing. The water is being treated and killing off harmful contaminates like bacteria known to cause diseases like typhoid and cholera. But the side effect of this is the taste and smell of chemically treated drinking water. You might have tried to solve this problem by drinking bottled water, or using a kitchen faucet filtration attachment. Those solutions can work in these point of use areas in your home. But the problem persists, when your skin comes into contact with the unfiltered water coming from the shower, bathtub, or bathroom sink every time you brush your teeth, wash your hands, or take a shower.

There is a solution. It is called a whole house water filtration system and there are many different levels of filtration you can achieve depending on your exact situation. The impurities found in your water can be eliminated before they even enter your home’s plumbing system. Be sure to give Klamath Falls Plumbers a call to discuss your water filtration needs. We can install a simple water filtration system to a complex water filtration system depending on your needs.

Not only is it unnerving to come into contact with water that tastes or smells funny on a daily basis, but this unfiltered water can also slowly damage your appliances and fixtures. Have you noticed the white substance buildup on your shower heads or faucet aerators? This build up is hard water mineral deposits such as calcium or magnesium. This build up can interrupt water flow and and eventually cause blockages. If these mineral deposits are building up on the outside of your fixtures imagine what they are doing to the inside of your appliances such as your: washing machine, dishwasher, ice maker, coffee brewer, or any appliance that has water running through it.

Generally speaking most whole house filtration systems are a 2 step filtration process.

The first step in the process is the sediment pre filter. This pre filter will pick up any larger particles like dirt, sediment, or rust before they can enter your main plumbing system.

The 2nd part of the whole house filtration system usually contains an activated charcoal filtration system. This part of the filtration system is what makes your water taste better.

If your home has hard water, then you very aware your home has hard water, the symptoms are hard to ignore. Symptoms include mineral build up on faucets, your glasses and stemware are constantly cloudy, water spots on your shower glass. Removing the iron mineral from your water will dramatically reduce hard water spots and soften your water. This makes taking showers a much more enjoyable situation.