Whole house water filters can be just as important to your family’s health as the one you use on your kitchen faucet. Plus, with a whole house water filter system, kitchen faucets and shower filters are no longer necessary.

New studies have shown that chlorinated water vapors can trigger asthma attacks. Pool experts have known this for years. That’s one of the reasons they limit the amount of chlorine used to sanitize indoor pools.

The surprising thing is that the chlorine content in tap water can sometimes be higher than what they use in swimming pools. No one needs to be able to drink pool water, but treatment facilities must kill just about anything that can live in the water and get into the pipes.

With whole house water filter changes you will see the number of asthma attacks you or your loved one suffer. Conditions like dry skin will improve. You won’t be at risk of chloroform gas build up, which has been found in many homes and is produced by showering in chlorinated water.

Actually, with a whole house water filter you will see a lot of changes. Even your clothes will smell better and last longer. Whether you add bleach or not, you are still bleaching your clothes, as long as you use unfiltered tap water on the clothes.

Chlorine isn’t the only dangerous chemical in tap water. Lead, a toxic metal, has been found in the tap water of some of the country’s major cities. Whole house water filters can protect you from lead, but if you live in an older home, you may want to test your water after installing the system.

You see, the reason there is lead in your tap water is because lead was used at one time to coat copper pipes. It was also used to weld together. There are a number of accredited laboratories across the country that can test your water before and/or after installing whole house water filters.

There are more than 2,000 cancer-causing agents in public water supplies, according to consumer activists like Ralph Nader. A high quality whole house water filter will prevent and trap these chemicals, protecting you and your family from their harmful effects.

While whole house water filters may seem expensive at first, compare that to the money you’ll save by not having to buy faucet filters or bottled water. If you frequently use bottled water for outdoor activities, you can bottle it for pennies a day. Almost all department stores carry plastic water bottles, and many of the companies that offer whole-house water filters also offer glass water bottles. You can even get travel bottles that contain your own activated carbon filters.

You won’t need shower head filters and you won’t have to pay the cost of replacing the cartridges in those units. A good quality whole house water filter only needs to be replaced every 3 years or so, unless the water is heavily contaminated.

With a whole house water filter you can also save blocks of time. Instead of shopping for filters and bottled water, you can sit back in the comfort of your own home and enjoy the cleanest tasting water you’ve ever had.

Your shower will start to feel more like a spa. Your skin and hair and even the clothes you wear will be softer. The best whole house water filters contain multiple stages to remove up to 99.99% of contaminants from water, while balancing mineral content and pH levels. Once you have one, you won’t be able to live without it.