A whole house water filter is the best way to get clean and healthy water throughout your home.  The initial cost for a whole house filter system may be a little more but it certainly could pay off in the long run. But why go to this length?

Because of chlorine and other chemicals, you probably realize that you should not drink unfiltered tap water.  You may not realize that chlorine vapor is another health hazard.  Products vary in their effectiveness, but the best whole house water filters block nearly 100% of the chlorine, so that it can never be vaporized in your home. 

Chlorine gas is a respiratory irritant. It was first used as a chemical weapon in World War I.   Whenever you use hot water, chlorine becomes vaporized.  Physicians are prescribing or recommending  water filters for showers for their patients who have asthma. Also a whole house water filter that blocks chlorine would also be effective.
 
When chlorine is used by water treatment plants for disinfection, a number 'by-products' are let go into the water.  They are noted as THMs and one of them is chloroform gas.  Only the best whole house water filters block THMs. 

Government agencies have said that there is some level of chloroform gas in most homes in the United States.  The problem that they noted was taking a shower in chlorinated water.

But, if you live just about anywhere in the United States, you have to shower in water that has chlorine in it. Since government agencies will not go so far as to recommend shower or whole house water filters, what can you do? 

Exposure to low levels of chloroform gas causes dizziness, headaches and fatigue.  Chronic or long term exposure to small amounts of chloroform gas can cause damage to the liver and kidneys.  A whole house water filter that blocks THMs can protect you from the dangers of chloroform exposure.

The problem is that not every whole house water filter can do the job.  Some that block chlorine do not block THMs.  It's illogical, since THMs are a by-product of chlorine, but it's true, just the same. 

Other whole house water filters, reverse osmosis, for example, do not even block chlorine.  So, you have to shop carefully and request certified performance data before you buy any whole house water filter.

Probably the worst thing is that researchers believe that there is a link between certain types of cancer (rectal and breast cancer are two examples) and showering in chlorinated water.  Drinking it and inhaling the chemical is a problem, but in the shower, it is absorbed through the skin.  So, chlorine blocking shower filters and whole house water filters should be considered cancer preventatives. 

 When you consider what the right whole house water filter can do for, the cost seems unimportant.  Just remember that all whole house water filters are not the same and a higher priced system is not always the most effective.   Please visit my website for more information on water filters. - Larry L. Taylor
    

About the Author:

Larry L. Taylor is a dedicated advocate of living a healthy lifestyle and diligent researcher of water purification systems. Visit his site at: http://www.CleanWaterPure.com (discount code 3932) to discover which water filtration systems Larry recommends after extensive comparisons. This article may be reprinted on a blog or website if this resource box is included.