Do water filters clean tap water?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at
11:14 am
Do they clean tap water so all the bad chemicals from tap water are gone?
Thanks.
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I think you need to define "bad," "remove," and "chemicals." You may also need to say where you live so we know what kind of water you have. It is different in different countries and even in different parts of the same country or state. If you live in a normal, suburban or urban part of the US, your water is probably fine.
Some people object to flouride and chlorine in tap water. It takes different processes to remove them.
Flouride is in the water to foster healthy teeth. There are those who think that it does something else. Removing it requires complex processes. The filters you buy at the store don’t cut it. (See my first citation). There are nutcases who think it is all one massive government conspiracy. See my second citation or just type "flouride conspiracy" into Google.
Chlorine serves a very important function of killing bacteria and other things that would make us very sick. However, there may be good reasons not to drink the chlorine itself. #
Some water supplied by cities and counties is so chlorinated, the water is almost white and even comes out of the pipe with a smoke-like puff. This is some serious chlorination that really should be removed by a whole house filtration system. These whole house systems typically use reverse osmosis.
For normal chlorine levels, there’s a simpler way to remove the chlorine from your drinking water. Install a Brita, Pur (or similar) filter that attaches to your faucet. There are also water pitchers with filters available that will purify the water. In-line filters, which sit under your kitchen sink, are also an effective way to remove chlorine.
Since I didn’t know which "chemicals" you meant, I picked the usual suspects. Since they’re not necessarily "bad," I ignored that word. If you were thinking of other chemicals, you’ll have to be more specific.
Note that none of these systems is likely to truly "remove" the chemical. These products, especially those for household use, simply reduce the amount a whole lot. They leave only negligible amounts of the chemical in the water. Let’s just be clear: there is still a tiny bit in there.
yes.
i ‘m not sure but idon’t think they clean the taps