10 REASONS WHY A WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM IS THE BEST DECISION FOR YOUR HOME
- SAM PARAZZO
- Apr 1, 2016
- 4 min read
10 Benefits of an Advanced Water Filtration System
Contaminants in water are a real danger, causing everything from lead poisoning to cancer. The solution is an advanced water filtration system. This water filtration system will filter out most of the contaminants that make drinking tap water dangerous to your health. water filter installation is an easy process that your local company can complete. Here are some benefits of an advanced water filter installation.

1. Healthier Water
The body is approximately sixty percent water and relies heavily on water for all its functions. An advanced water filtration system removes the contaminants that make water dangerous to the body, thus allowing the body to work more efficiently.
2. Convenience of Pure Water in Your Tap
With an advanced water filtration system, there is no need to go to the store to get pure water. It is right there in your tap, ready to be used for all the activities of your everyday life. From cooking to cleaning, the filtered tap water will be much easier to use than bottled water.
3. Improves the Taste of Food and Drink Prepared in the Home
Filtering your tap water means your food and drink will have less of a metallic taste and more of the natural tastes of whatever you prepare. The lack of metals and chlorine in your food and drink will improve the flavor of your food and drink by eliminating the metallic and chlorine tastes and smells.
4. Better than Bottled Water
Some bottled water comes from pristine spring water sources, but most bottled water is no better than regular tap water.
In fact, more than twenty-five percent of bottled water comes from public water sources. These bottled waters are treated and purified and sold to people with large profits for the companies, while the customer is just getting glorified tap water, sometimes with toxic chemicals left in.
With a water filtration system in your Los Angeles home, you will be guaranteed pure water. Yes, it is tap water; however, the tap water is filtered for more than seventy contaminants, including lead and asbestos, making filtered water more pure than bottled water.
5. Clothes Look New Longer
Chlorine in tap water bleaches clothes in the washer, resulting in white spots and color fading. Water filtration will prevent these effects from happening by removing chlorine and chlorine byproducts from the water. Your clothes will look new longer and you will save money by not having to replace your clothes as often.
6. Removal of Chlorine and Chlorine Byproducts Reduces Cancer Risks
Chlorine is used to clean water by most municipal sources. It disinfects the water and makes it safer to drink. However, when chlorine interacts with organic material, such as dead leaves and soil, it produces byproducts that increase the risk for cancer of the rectum, colon, or bladder. Removing chlorine and chlorine byproducts from the water upon filtration means less of a risk of these cancers.
7. Prevents Asbestos-Related Cancer
Thousands of people in America are expected to die of cancer due to asbestos exposure in their water over the next twenty to thirty years. Asbestos is one of the most dangerous carcinogens known to humankind, and can be found around hot water pipes from Los Angeles homes built before 1975, as well as in concrete around some water pipes.
An advanced water filtration system can filter out asbestos, greatly reducing your risk of getting related cancers. A point-of-use water filtration system will not be able to do this.

8. Prevents Lead Poisoning by Removing Lead
Long-term exposure to lead in drinking water can cause damage to the nervous and reproductive systems, and raise blood pressure and the risk of anemia.
In children, it can cause learning disabilities, behavioral issues, or cognitive deficiencies. A water filtration system can filter out the lead, reducing the risk of exposure to lead. This is particularly important if your home has lead pipes, as this can greatly increase the chances of lead poisoning, but replacing lead pipes is expensive.
An advanced water filtration system can remove the lead from your tap water, a much less expensive alternative to replacing all the pipes.
9. Filters Out Disease-causing Pathogens
In parts of the U.S., pathogens such as colifern bacteria, giardiasis, and salmonella are real concerns. These pathogens and many others can be filtered out with a filtration system installation, making the water safer for everyone to drink.
10. Removes Industrial Waste, Such as the Waste From Fracking
Industrial waste enters the water sources through groundwater and lakes and rivers. One common issue these days is the by-products of fracking, which causes water to become flammable. Luckily, a water filtration system will remove this industrial waste, allowing for pure, safe water.
Getting an advanced water filtration system can be a life-changing event. Not only will it make your food and drink taste better, it will remove most of the toxic chemicals that cause disease and cancer.
Life can be happier and healthier with an advanced water filtration system in your Los Angeles, CA home, so call Fix It Fast Plumbing at (805) 623-4417 to get yours installed today.
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