Most municipal systems keep us safe from outbreaks of life threatening diseases and nasty intestinal bacteria, but can they protect us from high concentrations of chemicals and heavy metals present in today's tap water? Even the taste and smell of chlorinated water leaves much to be desired, not to mention the dead, decaying bacteria chlorine leaves in its wake.

Today, it is virtually impossible for current municipal systems to deliver crystal clear filtered or purified water through thousands of miles of pipes to our homes. We are left with the task of cleaning up our own water supply at the point-of-use.

Point-of-use systems (POU), such as carbon filters and reverse osmosis purifiers, can eliminate the problems of bad taste and odor, and remove the contaminants that may affect you and your family's health over the long term. These systems use activated carbon filters and specially designed membranes to remove the harmful pollutants before they pour out of your kitchen faucet or into your ice cube maker.

Filtered Water
Activated carbon filtration is an effective method of improving water quality in the kitchen. It can reduce organic and solid particles, contaminants, and offensive tastes and odors from your drinking water. It is also an effective tool in reducing some heavy metals, such as lead.

There are two ways to install carbon filtration systems. When the system is installed outside the home, complete point-of-entry (POE) coverage can be accomplished. This means all the water that enters your home is filtered before it is used in a shower, bathtub, sink, or icemaker. In addition, your carbon filtration system can also be installed at the kitchen sink, to supply clean drinking water and service to the refrigerator icemaker. In this case, a third faucet is added to the sink top to supply your family with refreshing filtered water for cooking and drinking.

Purified Water
Purified water is taken one tremendous step further. After the source water is filtered through activated carbon, it is forced at high pressure through a microscopic membrane with rejects the maximum amount of contaminants present in the water. This is the process known as Reverse Osmosis (RO).

Once the water is purified, it is stored in the RO system's 2 gallon holding tank. These systems are designed to refill the holding tank at the rate of 1 to 2 gallons of purified water per hour. This will ensure an average family of the constant availability of purified water and ice cubes.

Whether you choose a simple carbon filter or an efficient Reverse Osmosis purification system to protect and improve your drinking water quality, you will definitely enjoy the refreshing purified ice cubes as well as the enhanced flavors of food, coffee and tea. Over time you may notice increased energy levels, better digestion, and improved immune response. In the end, the reward will be cleaner, healthier water for you and your loved ones.