Investing in a whole-home water filtration system for your Lake Havasu City, AZ home provides several benefits. This includes improving the taste of your water, protecting your health and keeping your plumbing system efficient and free of damage. Discussing these benefits in depth can help you determine if this equipment is a wise investment for your residence.
1. Improving the Quality of Your Water
Whole-home filtration systems do a great job of removing a variety of contaminants, such as heavy metals, fluoride, chlorine and chemicals. This provides you with healthier and safer water for things like drinking, cleaning, cooking and bathing. Ongoing exposure to these contaminants can lead to health issues, skin irritation and much more. If your water contains harmful pathogens, you can experience gastrointestinal upset.
It’s important to consider the quality of the water you take into your body. When you shower, you breathe in steam, for example. If this steam contains contaminants, this can lead to health problems. If you have a whole-home humidifier installed on your HVAC system and lack a water filtration system, this can have the same effect. The same applies to the water you’re introducing into your indoor air from cooking and cleaning.
2. Saving You Money Long-Term
There are several ways that investing in whole-home water filtration can save you money. For starters, you will be able to drink the water coming from your tap. This eliminates the need for buying bottled water, which is expensive and harmful to the environment. You can also save money by reducing the prevalence of hard minerals in your plumbing system. You’ll experience fewer maintenance and repair needs.
3. Improving the Taste of Your Water
Contaminants from your home’s plumbing, municipal water lines or wells, and water sources in general can change the flavor of your water. Getting rid of them with whole-home water filtration helps mitigate those changes. This means your water will be more enjoyable whether you’re cooking with it or drinking it.
4. Protecting Your Home’s Appliances
Sediment, minerals and other contaminants in your water supply can take their toll on appliances that use water, like your washing machine or dishwasher. You can extend their lifespan and efficiency by investing in whole-home filtration equipment.
5. Reaping the Benefits of Convenience
Many homeowners choose to install a basic drinking water filtration system in their homes. This is a great way to have ongoing access to healthy drinking water, but it doesn’t address water quality for things like laundry, bathing, cooking and cleaning. Having filtered water run out of every faucet and fixture in your Arizona home is convenient as well as safe, which is why we recommend whole-home filtration.
Cleaner water can make it easier for you to get your clothing and dishes clean. Hard water can leave behind unsightly spots on glassware and fabric. Washing your clothing in hard water can make them wear out faster and result in them feeling stiff. Filtered water can reduce the limescale buildup that you have forming on faucet heads and fixtures.
Considering Different Types of Whole-Home Water Filtration
There are different types of water filtration available for residential use. We can help you select a system, working with your budget and household needs to find something that will benefit you.
Activated Carbon Filtration
Activated carbon filtration can absorb chemicals like pesticides and fertilizers as well as chlorine, organic compounds and more. This improves the overall taste and odor of your water while also improving its safety.
Reverse Osmosis Filtration
By forcing water through a semi-permeable membrane, reverse osmosis filtration removes minerals, bacteria, viruses, heavy metals and sediment. This system is slightly different in that once water is filtered, it remains in a storage tank until you need it. This can make maintenance a little more complex, as the storage tank will need to be disinfected approximately once per year.
Keep in mind, reverse osmosis systems remove all the minerals from your water. Some people like to choose a filtration option that leaves some of these minerals behind, as they can be beneficial to your health and well-being.
UV Sanitizing Filtration
While this option doesn’t trap particulate matter from your water, UV-C light can damage the cellular structure of things like bacteria and viruses. This makes them harmless to the human body. This type of equipment is often used with other forms of filtration for optimal benefits. It’s ideal for homes that get their water from a well since well water is often high in microorganisms.
Ion Exchange Water Softeners
Water softeners improve the quality of your water by removing calcium and magnesium ions and replacing them with potassium or sodium ions. There aren’t physical filters used for this process, but it’s ideal for homes with hard water. Not only does a water softener improve the quality of the water you use for bathing, cooking and cleaning, but this equipment also protects your plumbing system from the damaging effects of hard minerals.
Different Types of Sediment Filters
Different types of sediment filters can be used as part of a multi-stage approach to improving water quality. These filters remove small particulates of dust, dirt and rust. This can prevent clogs in your plumbing system, reducing your need for expensive repairs or replacement.
Acid Neutralizing Equipment
Acid neutralizers can be used in your home to balance the pH level of your water supply. This improves the quality of your water in a way that is beneficial to your health but also prevents corrosion and damage to your plumbing system.
Filters for Iron and Sulfur
If you have water that tastes very metallic or smells like rotten eggs, you may have high levels of iron and sulfur present. There are specific filters for the removal of these things from your water.
Maintaining Your Water Filtration Equipment
Once our plumbing services experts install your whole-home water filtration equipment, you’ll need to keep up with routine maintenance of this system. Most filters will need to be replaced once every 6 to 12 months. There may be additional maintenance needs like routine inspections or disinfecting storage tanks. If you have a water softener, you’ll need to refill the sodium pellets in your unit every 30 to 60 days. A water softener runs a regeneration cycle periodically on its own, but you’ll want to have our team inspect your equipment to ensure everything is working properly.
Air Control Home Services understands that your home has specific needs regarding water quality. We can help you choose a whole-home water filtration system that addresses the specific contaminants present in your water supply. Connecting with one of our water quality specialists is a great place to start. This will provide us with valuable information about the specific contaminants in your water. We can then install a whole-home filtration unit and provide ongoing maintenance and repairs.
Contact Air Control Home Services in Lake Havasu City today for more information or to schedule an appointment with our knowledgeable team.
