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Brita Water Filters As a Part of Modern Life

Brita Water Filters As a Part of Modern Life

Article by Steve Swatkowski

The idea for the Brita Products company began in 1966 in a small town in Germany, when founder, Heinz Hankammer’s vision for better tasting water prompted him to design and build a water filter that produced desalinated water.  This vision grew into a successful company, which Hankammer named after his daughter Brita.  Today, Brita is one of the most successful water filtration companies in the world, and has become, for many, a staple household name.

Types of Brita Water Filters Brita Pitcher Filters Brita pitchers come in a variety of sizes, colors and styles.  With sixteen unique designs, there is a Brita water pitcher to suit any household need.  These may be stored in the refrigerator for chilled water or out on the table while entertaining guests.  The Brita Ultramax Water Dispenser is ideal for larger families.  With a capacity of 18 8-ounce glasses of fresh filtered water, this dispenser may also be stored on a refrigerator shelf or on the kitchen counter for easy access.  Each Brita water pitcher filter reduces copper, chlorine taste and odor, and mercury.  They remove only trace amounts of fluoride, which is important for good dental health.  Brita Smart Pitchers have an electronic indicator that lets you know when it is time to change the filter.  Brita replacement filters for pitchers are easy to install: simply soak the Brita filter cartridge upright in cold water for 15 minutes, rinse briefly under cold running tap water, and press the filter firmly into the reservoir.  The first two pitchers of filtered water should be discarded.  These Brita filter cartridges have a filter life of up to 40 gallons and should be changed, on average, every two months. Brita Faucet Filters Each Brita faucet filter reduces lead, total trihalomethanes (TTHM – a chlorination byproduct), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), certain pesticides and herbicides, chlorine taste and odor and sediment.  These filters also remove microbiological cryptosporidium and giardia.  The basic Brita replacement faucet filter comes in white or chrome for a custom look and has a filter life indicator that lets you know when it’s time to change the filter.  The advanced system has a few more styling options to complement kitchen decor: white on white, chrome on white or chrome on black, along with a filter life indicator and a convenient spray option to give you control over water flow with three options: filtered, spray or stream.  These filters attach directly to the faucet output in minutes for easy installation.  The filter life for each faucet replacement Brita filter cartridge is 100 gallons.

Brita Refrigerator Water Filters Brita manufactures refrigerator filters to fit select Whirlpool, KitchenAid, GE, Frigidaire, Kenmore, Maytag and Jenn-Air refrigerator models.  Each Brita refrigerator filter reduces chlorine taste and odor as well as sediment and lasts about the same amount of time as other refrigerator water filters – approximately six months.  Installation differs depending on the refrigerator model, but is relatively easy and requires no special tools or equipment.

Whole House Water Filters Are a Must

Whole House Water Filters Are a Must

Article by Jay Cunningham

The water that is supplied to houses through taps might not always be fit for drinking.  And if it is not safe for drinking then you may want to think about using it for preparing food and showering too.  That is why numerous individuals today are purchasing whole house water filtration systems.  They want their families to have safe clean water to drink and bath in.  And not only will all your water within your house, not matter what room it goes to, be clean but it’ll save you cash in the end.

And if you think a water filter only impacts water think again. Air quality rises too as chlorine is taken away from the water.  Your clothes are less contaminated with dangerous chemical substances due to washing them in unsafe water.

Cleaning is reduced, the air is better – making for an overall healthier home environment.  Cleaning time is cut down as there is no build up left from chemicals in the water to clean up from kitchen sinks, toilets and showers.

With a whole house water filter you can enjoy your shower and know you are getting clean water.  The risk of being afflicted with serious diseases can be lowered substantially when water free from harmful chemicals is used for showering.  You may think you only get affected if you drink the chemicals in water but they are also soaked up from the skin.  This can easily make you fairly toxic and sick.  The chemicals can cause cancer and you’ll be able to have breathing problems from chlorine fumes.

Our skin and hair have protective oils on them that the body needs and chlorine strips hair and skin of those oils.  A whole house water filter protects against that and against the vapors from chlorine that can trigger bronchial asthma and respiratory problems.  If you have allergies this is a real plus.

House water filters can prove to be efficient protection against pollutants in the water supply, if the facility for treatment of water in the local region develops a problem.  The bacteria that is in water is also removed with a filter.  With a whole house water filter in place your entire plumbing system will be chemical and bacteria free.

An outside water filter eliminates counter clutter and does much more than an under the sink filter is going to do.  The whole house water filter performs its functions effectively while remaining largely invisible.  The taste of the water provided by it after filtration is also much better than that of plain tap water, since chlorine and other such chemicals that may affect taste are removed.

Learn the facts and judge for yourself whether you need a whole house water filter in your house. There is, obviously, a lot of efficiency and convenience that the use of whole house water filters can provide. And not just to your kitchen but to the entire house.

About the Author

Consumer product reviewer Jay Cunningham is always Looking for the best whole house water filter or the best gps for the money.

Using Water Filters with Your Bidet Toilet Seat

Using Water Filters with Your Bidet Toilet Seat

There are two main benefits for using a water filter with your bidet seat:  (1) it’s better to use filtered water when cleaning your sensitive parts and, (2) it keeps the internal parts of your bidet seat free of sediment and impurities found in normal tap water.

Your bidet toilet seat works with a series of hoses, water reservoirs, and other parts where water runs through.  For example, your bidet routes water from the tap and through the internal water heating system, then out the spray outlet found at the tip of the wash nozzle.  It’s important to keep this system clean and free of mineral build-up, and a bidet water filter helps achieve that.  A good comparison would be to look through an old pipe when a building is re-doing their plumbing.  Mineral build-up can be seen all over the inside walls of the pipe, and you wouldn’t want the insides of your toilet bidet seat looking like that!

It goes without saying that there are definitely benefits of using clean, filtered water to clean yourself, particularly your private area.  You wouldn’t want to expose one of the most sensitive parts of your body to particulates or bacteria.  And when considering how easy and inexpensive these water filters are to install, there really isn’t a good reason to go without them.

Two types of bidet water filters are generally available, carbon filters and iodine filters.  Carbon filters work because of a chemical process called adsorption.  This is when the atomic charge of carbon frees particles and contaminants from their bond with water.  As water passes thru the carbon filter, these particles chemically attach to the carbon, leaving clean filtered water to pass through.

Then there is the iodine filter.  This type of filter works by adding a very small amount of iodine to the water as it passes thru the filter.  This process sterilizes the water.  Iodine is a common household item which is frequently used to treat scrapes and cuts.  Iodine works for this purpose because it’s actually an antiseptic which kills bacteria.  This concept is similar to how iodine water filters work for your bidet toilet seat.

Installing a bidet water filter takes just minutes.  There’s a water outlet behind your toilet, which is connected to your bidet seat through a hose.  This is the hose that supplies tap water to your bidet seat.  Bidet water filters are designed to be attached to this hose, as they have one male end and one female end.  To install, close the water shut-off on your water outlet.  Then unscrew the hose which connects to the water outlet, and attach the female end of the water filter directly on to the outlet.  Re-attach the hose to the other (male) end of the filter.  Open the water-shut off valve, and then look around the area of your toilet bidet seat to ensure there are no leaks.

It’s recommended that you replace your bidet water filter every four to six months.