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Top 4 Most Popular Water Filter Technologies

The Top 4 Home Water Filter Technologies Explained

Whether your water comes from a private well or a municipal water utility, home water filter systems can reduce and even remove different pollutants from your water. But with so...

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Unbiased Guide to best Water Filters for your home

Ultimate and Unbiased Guide to the Best Water Filters for Your Home in 2024

Researching the best water filter can be hard. For various reasons, it can be difficult to get the unbiased information and advice you’re looking for. That’s why we’ve prepared this Ultimate...

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What type of water filter is best?

What Is the Best Water Filter?

These water treatment technologies are not all the same. They specialize in reducing different contaminants and there is NO silver bullet–no one filter or system that can do it all...

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Quick Guide to Certified Water Filters for Lead

Quick Guide to Certified Water Filters for Lead

This affiliate-free guide contains a comprehensive list of which filters are certified to NSF/ANSI standards for the reduction of lead, why that’s so important, and how to make sense of...

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Quick Guide to Faucet Filters

Quick Guide to Faucet Filters

Read our unbiased look at the most popular faucet-mounted filters on the market—PUR, Brita, Waterdrop, and Culligan to find out what the remove and what they won't remove from your...

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What are NSF Certifications for Water Filters? 2024

NSF/ANSI Certifications Explained

The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) is an independent product testing, inspection, and certification organization to ensure that the devices are composed of nontoxic materials and/or that they reliably and adequately...

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Do I need a water softener?

Do I Need a Water Softener?

If your faucets and clothes are covered in stains and you feel a ‘scummy’ residue on your hands after you wash them with soap, you might have hard water. Find...

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Should I Boil My Water Before Drinking?

Is Boiled Water Pure?

You may have heard that boiling your water will make it safer to drink. However, it’s important to know the facts about boiling your water before switching on the stove....

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