Thursday, May 7, 2009

What Should You Know About Replacement Water Filters?

By Peter Abertoning

Replacement water filters. Is the cost of replacement cartridges a problem?

If you understand the risks associated with drinking water from the regular municipal water supplies then you understand the need for a great water filter, not just a good one, so there's no doubt that you need a good water filter in your home.

But when you look for water filters you'll find that some need regular replacement of the filter cartridge. Is this an issue?

The filter medium that filters out all those impurities can become clogged with contaminants and will work less effectively over time, so you need to buy a new filter cartridge.

This is good. This means that the water filter is working and the contaminants that you would otherwise be drinking are now captured in the cartridge. When you throw the cartridge in the trash youve just thrown out all the impurities that you would have drunk. You can feel good about this.

But it costs money to buy replacement water cartridges and some people choose their water filter based not on choosing the best water filter but on the cost of the cartridges. And that's not the best way to choose your water filter.

You need to buy the best water filter to filter your water and keep you healthy. You shouldn't factor in the cost of replacing the filter just to save some bucks, and end up with an inferior water purifier.

But it's quite true that cost is also an issue for many too. And there is good news for those people.

The best filters that money can buy are in fact not the most expensive water filters, and even if you factor in the cost of replacement cartridges they are extremely cost competitive.

There are water filter comparisons done which show that the best water filters cost around 9.6 cents per gallon to use, and some of the others can cost anywhere up to 25 cents a gallon to use, and that's with all costs, including replacement cartridges, included.

In fact of 10 drinking water filters tested the best water filter was the cheapest water filter to buy and use. Good news for anyone on a budget.

So if youre looking for a water filter and are wondering about the cost of cartridge replacements then rest easy, the best water filter is also the cheapest water filter to buy and use. The best replacement water filters are in fact extremely good value.

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