In the area of Denver, CO, there are a variety of contaminants that can affect the quality of your water supply. This includes things like chemicals, sediment, arsenic, barium, and chlorine. If you consume high concentrations of these contaminants, you can experience GI distress, headaches, and fatigue. Luckily, there are testing methods that can be used to determine what issues are present with your water supply. Plus, there are whole-home filtration systems that can help improve the quality of the water that you’re using for bathing, cooking, cleaning, and drinking. Whole-home water filtration has an array of benefits, too.
Achieving Safe Water Throughout Your Home
Many homeowners choose to have a drinking water filtration system installed in their home. This is a more affordable option compared to a whole-house unit, but it doesn’t cover all the water you’re using for things like cooking, showering, and so on. Also, whole-home filtration tends to use advanced filtration techniques that are more effective than stand-alone pitchers or single-system drinking water systems. Regardless of what fixture or faucet you’re using, you can have peace of mind that your water is safe when you’re using a whole-home filtration system.
Improving the Taste of Your Water
By removing high concentrations of minerals and contaminants, you can improve how your water tastes. This will be noticeable in your drinking water as well as when you cook. You may also notice a difference in how your produce tastes after you’ve washed it using filtered water.
Enhancing the Health of Your Skin and Hair
When you use hard water to wash your body and hair, this can prevent soap from completely washing away. You may feel like your skin and hair have a film on them even after thoroughly rinsing. The minerals in untreated water can bind to soap particles and remain on your skin, causing dryness and irritation. The chemicals in your water can also irritate your skin, make it feel dry, and make it difficult to maintain optimal hygiene practices. Filtering the water that you use to clean yourself can make you feel and look healthier and cleaner.
Considering the Impact Steam Has
Most people like to take a steaming hot shower at the end of a long day to unwind and relax. The chemicals and contaminants in this steam are ingested into your body as you breathe the steam in. Using a filtration system will remove contaminants so you breathe in healthier steam. This can make the process of showering beneficial if you’re fighting off a cold or illness. The steam will help loosen mucus in your airways and soothe irritation without introducing chemicals into your body.
Protecting the Integrity of Your Plumbing System and Appliances
Hard water and contaminants in your water can build up inside your pipes and plumbing fixtures over time. This can lead to more repair needs and a higher risk of pipe damage. With plumbing disasters comes water damage, which can be very extensive and expensive to address. Not to mention, water damage can also lead to mold growth, which is hazardous to your health.
Appliances can experience more frequent repair needs and a shorter lifespan for the same reason. As deposits and chemicals affect the interior components of things like dishwashers and washing machines, you’ll notice they become less efficient and less reliable.
Achieving Cleaner Dishes and Surfaces
We briefly touched on contaminated water making it more difficult to wash away soap and messes. This affects your dishes and other surfaces in your home that you’re trying to clean with contaminated water. When you use filtered water for cleaning purposes, you can avoid water spots and disinfect surfaces more easily.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Bottled water can be expensive, as routine purchases can really add up. Bottled water also increases your carbon footprint by increasing emissions and waste. If you filter all the water coming into your home, you can refill bottles with this water. This eliminates the need for purchasing water from your local grocery store. You don’t have to buy large jugs of it, either, nor run to a water supply store and hope that it’s open to get drinking water.
Protecting Your Home’s Water Supply
There are several things that can go wrong with your local water supply. A water main break or backflow can occur regardless of how secure your residence’s plumbing system is. You can protect the water that you and your family use by installing whole-home water filtration equipment. It might not be able to filter out all bacteria and pathogens, but it’s a good first step to protecting your safety and health.
Addressing Well Water Concerns
If you have well water coming into your home, the quality of your water is a big concern. Most well water is hard and can be full of contaminants. The Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t regulate well water in the U.S., so it’s up to you as a homeowner to protect yourself. If your well is old or poorly constructed, it could be contaminated with sewage runoff. You’ll want to utilize whole-house filtration to protect the quality of your water. Water testing should also be performed to determine what kind of contaminants you’re dealing with. Repeat this testing periodically to ensure your safety.
Whole-House Water Filtration Options
There are several types of whole-home systems available. You will want to choose a system that uses a pre-filter to remove the larger pieces of sediment that are in your water supply. This will protect the integrity of your other filters. These pre-filters are useful for things like silt, rust, and sediment.
Copper and zinc filters can remove chlorine and heavy metals from your water. It’s common for residential water systems to have high levels of chlorine. Chlorine is unhealthy to consume, but breathing it in while you’re showering can lead to shortness of breath and other respiratory issues.
Activated carbon filtration is excellent for removing chlorine and chemicals from your water. These filters do a great job of improving the overall taste of your water.
Post filters are the end state of your whole-home filtration system. They collect any leftover sediment and organic material that is present before the water flows through your plumbing system and out through your fixtures.
You can add on other technology, such as UV filters. These filters destroy the structural integrity of microbes that are in your water supply. Water softener technology can address high concentrations of calcium and magnesium.
If you would like to find out more about having a whole-home water filtration system installed in your Denver residence, Summit Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical can provide you with a consultation from our plumbing services experts. We also provide heating and cooling services such as new equipment installation, routine maintenance to prolong the lifespan of your equipment, and emergency repairs. We offer a variety of plumbing services like piping and repiping, leak detection, boiler service, and sewer repair. We also offer several different electrical services, can perform duct cleaning, duct sealing, and more.
Contact Summit Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical to schedule an appointment in the Denver area today.
