[D689]Drinking Water System Filters

Directly comparing the costs of drinking water filters can be bewildering. Although a more expensive drinking water filter usually outperforms the cheaper version, there will be some surprising exceptions. We looked at 10 of the top rated drinking water filters and found they ranged from $34.95 to $420.00 -- simply amazing price range! What factors go into making one water filter so much more expensive than another?

Mark up can be a concern. You may know that resellers buy a product from a factory and then "mark up" the price in order to make a profit. Companies that do not manufacture anything are called resellers. They simply go around the world looking for products that they can buy for a relatively low price and sell for more. In fact, drinking water filters are no different from any other product.

So, if you can buy a drinking water filter (or any other product for that matter) directly from the factory, you will save money. At times you save the cost equivalent of buying two, or even three, of them. The mark up by the reseller of the product is crucial. If you look into it, you'll discover the majority of potable water filter makers pricing are comparable to each other. The average price is around $140.00 for a counter top system.
But what about those really low priced models? Brita and Pur are the most highly advertised and also the most frequently heard. Let's examine them and see if they are truly worth it.

A Brita drinking water filter for the faucet retails for about $34. Although it removes chlorine, it does not remove other by-products like THMs. It makes no sense to me to block only one of them. Chlorine and THMs have both been linked to cancer. In breast cancer patients, the measure of THMs in the fat cells is elevated as compared to that of healthy women. Significant numbers of new rectal cancer cases -- possibly into the hundreds per day -- can be attributed to chlorine, say experts.

There are some other impurities that a Brita drinking water filter cannot block.
These include VOCs (chemicals found paint thinners, dry cleaning solvents and gasoline) and MTBE, a gasoline additive. All of these substances have been found in public reservoirs and cannot be removed by treatment facilities. The concentration limits established by federal regulation as "safe" are regarded by some in the scientific community as far too high, given that even low exposure, when continued over years, can increase the incidence of heart disease and cancer.

PUR drinking water filters remove even less impurities than Brita. Often, consumers seek out PUR drinking water filters because the flavor and hue of their home water supply doesn't meet their standards. Many people are not aware that the PUR filters they buy do not filter many dangerous chemical contaminants. What they fail to understand is that while chlorine can be removed easily, THMs are much more stubborn. Herbicides and pesticides that the United States use regularly are not blocked by these filters. Anything that is used in the environment eventually ends up in the reservoir and finally makes it in to your home. A proper water filter eliminates every one of these chemicals.

The best drinking water filters are reasonably priced and block everything that we can throw at them. Spend some time looking for one and do all the research. Feel free to check out my website below for more information. You will discover that the ones that are promoted widely and frequently do not usually turn out to be the best.