Are Whole House Water Filtration Systems Worth It?

So, how bad could it be, right? Well, while it’s harmless to your health, it’ll eat away at your money and your patience over time. Hard water leaves behind limescale on frequently touched surfaces like sinks, showers, and dishes, which is incredibly hard to scrub off and leaves your bathroom and kitchen looking dirty and ugly. Hard water also affects your water pipes, over time, mineral deposits end up in the pipes, which decrease water pressure and make it harder for the water to heat up. Believe us, that’s a shower you don’t want to have. Perhaps worst of all, hard water can fade the colors on your clothing and make the fabrics more fragile. That favorite shirt of yours that just doesn’t look the same anymore? That’s hard water to blame.

Water hardness is just one issue that could be affecting your water. You might have seen other signs that you just didn’t know were related to your water. Have you noticed any sort of staining on your faucets, sinks, or clothes? Are you seeing faint splotches of green, blue, or orange? If you’re seeing greenish blue stains, you’re probably dealing with acidic water. It’s all in the name: acidic water can corrode your pipes little by little and let heavy metals into your water. You don’t want that. Orange stains mean too much iron in your water. Iron’s great for the body, in moderation. The worst you could deal with is bacteria in your water, which could case sickness to your family.

A water filtration system uses various increasingly small filters to catch any unwanted contaminants in your water, which include excess minerals, sulfur, iron, chlorine, bacteria, and more. By the time the water has passed through the final filter, it’s basically sterile. A good quality filter will even add some minerals back into the water to make it healthy drinking water. In other words, it’s keeping your home cleaner, more durable, and healthier for you. So yeah, it’s absolutely worth it.