Buyer's Checklist

Drinking Water Filtration System
BUYER’S CHECKLIST
Yes	No	Is the drinking water filtration system effective at removing chlorine, chloramines and trihalomethanes? (Very important for municipal water.)
Yes	No	Is the drinking water filters effective at removing pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides as well as tastes and odors? (Very important if you have a private well.)
Yes	No	Is the system effective at removing hydrogen sulfide? (Important if your water has a “rotten-egg” odor.)
Yes	No	Is the whole house water filter effective at removing mercury, cadmium, chromium, cyanide, aluminum, arsenic and lead?
Yes	No	Is the system effective at reducing excessive levels of copper, manganese, potassium, selenium and zinc?
Yes	No	Is the system effective at removing fluoride? (Important if your water supply is fluoridated or naturally contains .5mg/L or ppm. or higher of fluoride.)
Yes	No	Is the home water filtration system effective at removing nitrates? (Very important if you have a well and live near an agricultural area.)
Yes	No	Does the system preserve healthy minerals of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, copper and zinc?
Yes	No	Is the countertop water filters guaranteed to remove at least 99.95% of cysts? (Very important for all water supplies.)
Yes	No	Is the system guaranteed to remove at least 99.95% of all bacteria, algae, molds and spores? (Very important for private water supplies and important for people on municipal supplies who want to be safe from breakdowns that occur forcing “boil-alerts” in municipal systems.)
Yes	No	Does the system destroy viruses? (Very important for private water supplies.) Possible UV water purification needed.
Yes	No	Does the reverse osmosis water filters system render the treated water bacteriostatic or unable to support the growth of microorganisms? (Important if you want to dispense water into portable bottles and keep it fresh for reasonable periods of time.)

		Home Water Filtration System
		Value Guide
Yes	No	Is the system durable?
Yes	No	Is the system designed around standard sized components? (Important if you want to upgrade your existing system as technology changes.)
Yes	No	Will the system operate without electricity?
Yes	No	Does the system waste large amounts of water?
Yes	No	Will the system dispense a continuous flow of water? (This is important if you want to use treated water for cooking, washing vegetables, boiling pasta, etc.)
Yes	No	Is the system designed so that it cannot deliver unsafe water if a component fails?
Yes	No	Is the system designed so you can know when to change cartridges?
Yes	No	Is the system reasonably easy to install? (Can the average homeowner install the system without hiring a plumber?)
Yes	No	Is the system reasonably easy to maintain? (Are replacement components easy to obtain and convenient to replace?)
Yes	No	Is the system reasonably inexpensive to buy? (Beware of companies that use outside salespeople or multi-level marketing. They must charge high prices to pay for high commissions and marketing costs. Not only is their equipment overpriced, it is often of mediocre quality — in spite of their aggressive marketing hype. Also avoid cheap systems containing carbon that mount on the end of your faucet or the increasingly popular pitcher-style filtration devices. They may help the water taste better but they can’t make it safe.)

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