Last week, I came across a person online who shared her experience of choosing a whole house water filtration system.
I strongly agree with one part of her approach.
In order to purchase the best whole home water filtration system, knowing what the district water testing has found and how it’s getting to your house will give you something to google, helping identify the whole house water filtration system that best matches your water conditions and household needs.
She said that her local water districy has carried out several upgrades to the main water lines over the past decade, and the plumbing in her house consists mainly of Poly, CPVC and some PEX. As she is happy with the water quality coming to her house, thus she just use a activated carbon water filter for entire home.
I was quite happy for her when I learned that the tap water supplied to her home was of good quality. However, when she said that she used only an activated carbon filter because the water quality was good, I became concerned.
Over time, activated carbon filters can become prone to bacterial growth, causing serious secondary contamination and potentially making the water quality worse than if no filtration system had been installed at all.
According to the CDC, Taste, smell, and appearance are not always good indicators of water safety. Harmful germs and chemicals often do not change the look, taste, or smell of water.
Why Activated Carbon Water Filter Makes Water Taste Better
We all know that activated carbon water filter is mainly used to adsorb chlorine, chlorinamine, odors, discoloration, and certain organic compounds and heavy metals from water, thereby effectively improving its taste.
When users first install an activated carbon water filter system, they are usually very pleased because the water tastes better.
The Risk of Bacterial Growth for Activated Carbon Water Filter and Why ChengrongTimes Recommend Ultrafiltration Water filter
However, activated carbon filters themselves can also become prone to bacterial growth. In addition, activated carbon water filter removes chlorine and chloramine from the water—which kills germs in water—can lead to significant bacterial growth inside household plumbing.
For this reason, ChengrongTimes has always advised against installing an activated carbon water filter on the main household water supply line, because the risks far outweigh the benefits.
However, the most mainstream whole house water filtration systems currently used worldwide are still based on a combination of a 5-micron PP sediment filter and activated carbon water filter.
In our view, this is an outdated and scientifically unsound design. For whole house water filter, an ultrafiltration system is the best solution.
What Makes ChengrongTimes Different
As one of the top three manufacturers in the whole house ultrafiltration water filter industry, ChengrongTimes uses 316L stainless steel housings for our whole house water filtration systems.
Compared with 304 stainless steel, 316L offers stronger corrosion resistance and is more suitable for outdoor installation, making the system more durable and reliable.
Most ultrafiltration water filter peers use 304 stainless steel, and some may even use substandard materials falsely labeled as 304 stainless steel.
And our 0.1μm PVDF ultrafiltration membranes and 0.01μm PVC ultrafiltration membranes are independently developed and manufactured by Chengrong factory. Compared with competitors that rely entirely on externally sourced ultrafiltration filter cartridges, we can effectively control the quality of the raw materials and every stage of the manufacturing process.
SGS testing reports have confirmed that ChengrongTimes ultrafiltration membrane cartridges are complies with the NSF/ANSI 58 standards, while most competing products are not tested by SGS and would be unlikely to meet the standard even if they were.
So, if you are looking for a truly reliable and stable whole house water filtration system for your home, have a small try, move beyond traditional PP sediment filter and activated carbon systems, which only offer limited filtration efficiency and are prone to bacterial growth.
Try a ChengrongTimes 0.1μm PVDF or 0.01μm PVC whole house ultrafiltration water filter system—you’ll be glad you did.
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Comparing with 0.1μm PVDF ultrafiltration water filter, the 0.01μm PVC ultrafiltration water filter could not just clear the inlet water to crystal clarity, but also effectively eliminate bacteria and viruses for higher-level whole house water filtration requirements.
