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GE SmartWater MWF Refrigerator Water Filter

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GE SmartWater MWF Refrigerator Water Filter
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The General Electric (GE) MWFDS SmartWater Refrigerator Filter reduces lead cysts, asbestos, mercury, and other sediments and pesticides as well as tastes and odor from chlorine treatment for better tasting and healthy water. The filter is NSF tested and certified. Manufacturer number: MWFDS. SKU number: 4299855.
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Replacement water filter for refrigerators Works with a wide-range of GE models Replaces GWF, GWFA, GWF01, GWF06, MWFA Eliminates home delivery/store bought bottled water Should be replaced every 6 months
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What You Must Know About Home Filtration of Tap Water

Interested in home filtration of tap water? Well, that’s great! But there are a few things to know and understand before you go out (or, even better, get online), and buy a filter or water purifier. Let me explain.

I’m really glad you’re interested in filtering your water! You should be! The number and types of contaminants found in our tap water is staggering. You do need to know a few things, though, because there are many different types of contaminants and they need different types of filters or purifiers to get rid of them.

Four of the most popular water filtering and purification technologies are reverse osmosis, distillation, ultraviolet radiation, and carbon and ceramic filters. Each of these has its strengths and drawbacks for home filtration of tap water.

Reverse osmosis has long been a very popular type of filtration technology. It works by pressuring the water to be filtered through a porous membrane, which filters out the impurities. Reverse osmosis is cost effective. It does, however, have a couple of issues you need to know about for use in home filtration of tap water. It’s very inefficient. It will take four or so gallons of water to create one pure gallon. Also, reverse osmosis removes those all important trace minerals, like potassium, that we actually need in our water. You certainly don’t want that. Your water will be tasteless, and there might even be some serious health consequences to drinking that sort of water.

Distillation is also commonly used for home filtration of tap water. Distillers are very expensive compared with other methods. Also, you might not want to use a distiller on water that has chlorine in it. (That covers 99% of water that comes from water treatment plants.) Chlorine can combine with organic impurities to create chemicals that are carcinogens. Because of the way distillers work, they’re not always capable of removing these chemicals.

Ultraviolet radiation, or light, works great, if you’re only using it to kill living contaminants. UV can do nothing for inorganic contaminants like asbestos, aluminum, lead, pesticides, or prescription drugs. If your water comes from a source that you think is reasonably secure from these sorts of pollutants, then UV is a cost effective, efficient way to make sure that you’re not drinking harmful bacteria, viruses, or microorganisms.

Perhaps the best overall systems for home filtration of tap water are made with carbon and/or ceramic filters. These types of filters are generally used in two-step systems that are able to filter out both organic and inorganic contaminants while leaving in those trace minerals we need so much. These types of filters are cost effective and efficient. If you’re interested in home filtration of tap water, then these are definitely the types of filters you need to consider.

By: R. Lee Cole

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