Improving water quality in your Austin home comes with health benefits and convenience. Having fewer harmful minerals or chemicals in your system and reaching your water intake goals due to easy access to high-quality water are big benefits. But beyond health reasons, installing a whole home water filtration system can enhance your home and life. Here’s how.

The Benefits of Water Filtration Systems

You already know the water flowing through your faucet may be full of minerals, bacteria, and other impurities. The disinfection chemicals used in city water are what separates it from well water. But while these chemicals may kill some bacteria and viruses, they don’t make the water safer to drink, better for bathing and cleaning, or less damaging to your plumbing. To learn about the water in your area, search the Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database, which you can search by zip code.

Here are the top benefits of water filtration for your home:

Safer drinking water. Drinking water safety is a priority for Austin homeowners. By installing a filtration system, you can remove the chlorine and ammonia chemicals, minerals like copper, lead, and arsenic, and sterilize against harmful bacteria, making your water safer to consume.
Less strain on the bank. Rather than stocking your fridge with expensive bottled water, you can invest in a filtration system that will provide hundreds of gallons of clean drinking water. Cutting down on plastic bottles is better for the environment and your wallet.
Easier on the pipes. Hard water, or water with heavy mineral content, can cause mineral buildup that leads to plumbing corrosion and clogs. Without a home filtration system, you’ll also deal with soap scum and water rings in your tub and toilet bowl. Be kinder to your home plumbing with water filtration.
Softer skin and hair. While hot water can dry out your skin, the dryness goes up a notch when the water is full of minerals and chemicals. If you experience itchy dry skin after a shower or dull, breaking hair, it could be due to hard water. By filtering out the minerals and chemicals, you’ll notice softer skin and hair.
Home appliance optimization. When you have hard water, appliances like the dishwasher and laundry machine must work extra hard to compensate for the minerals in the water. Add a filtration system and watch your dishes and clothes come out cleaner—with less detergent too!
Better water flavor. Some may claim that water doesn’t have a taste, but when there are minerals and chemicals present, they do impact the flavor. Running your water through a filtration system can make it taste lighter, smoother, and fresher.

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Types of Filtration Systems

While most whole home water filtration systems combine different filters to be most efficient, choosing the right filter for your Austin home will depend on where you source your water and how you use it. Well water that contains heavy metals will require different filtration than city-treated water with disinfectant chemicals and pesticides.

Here are a few common questions about filters and how they work.

What is a reverse osmosis system? A great option for well water filtration systems, reverse osmosis (RO) filters effectively remove harmful toxins, including arsenic, lead, fluoride, and more.

How does a reverse osmosis system work? RO systems apply pressure to the water, running it through a 0.0001-micron semi-permeable filter. The filter separates impurities, allowing the water molecules to pass through without the contaminants.

What is an activated carbon system? This type of filtration system is ideal for city-treated water because of its ability to absorb chemical contaminants, minerals, and bacteria. The water runs through a porous charcoal filter that catches the contaminants. However, the filter can’t pull everything from the water. That’s why a home with heavy metals in the water should implement more than a carbon filter in its filtration system.

Where should you use a mechanical filter? Because a mechanical filter primarily filters out sediment and can’t remove contaminants dissolved in the water, it’s commonly used for a pre-filtration process to supplement another filtration system.
Why add an ultraviolet filter? On the flip side of mechanical filters, ultraviolet filters can’t break down sediment particles. It works by sterilizing bacteria and viruses with UV rays. Systems that include a UV filter will place it at the end of the filtration cycle as a final water cleaning before consumption.

Professional Water Filtration Installation in Austin

Pure water, free of chemicals, minerals, and other impurities, offers several benefits to enhance your home and lifestyle. The right water filtration system can improve your health, prolong the lifespan of appliances, and enhance your cleaning.

Ready to add a whole home water filtration system to enhance water purity for your Texas home? Fox Service Company is here to help. Request service online or call us at 512-488-1120 to get started with a free estimate.