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Clean water is an essential part of our everyday lives. We depend on clean, fresh water for cooking, drinking, and bathing. Whether we get our water from a municipal source like a city water department or have our private wells, safe water is not always something we can take for granted. Hidden contaminants can lurk in water supplies, putting our health in danger. Some of these contaminants are biological, and one stands out as a severe health risk: Giardia. What is Giardia, and how can we keep ourselves and our family members safe from it? In this guide, we will explore giardia and how a reverse osmosis water filter is effective at removing this harmful pathogen from our water.

We depend on clean, fresh water for uses around the home. With clean water, we drink, bathe, and cook for ourselves and our families. No matter where your water comes from, hidden contaminants can affect not only your plumbing fixtures, but your health. How can you ensure your home has clean, pure water? A sub-micron whole house water filter system is the solution.

If you’ve got a reverse osmosis system (RO) in your home, but don’t remember when the last time you changed your filters, then it’s probably safe to assume that it’s time to do so. Many RO brands recommend replacing the pre and post-filters every 6 months and the membrane every 12 months. But let’s be honest, not everyone does it exactly at those intervals. The problem that occurs when filters and membranes are not replaced regularly is that the water quality that comes out of the system will go down. 

Even though 85% of homes in America have hard water, the other 15% is fortunate enough to have naturally soft water. According to the Harwich Water Department, the following states have the softest water available: Washington, Oregon, Colorado, North Dakota, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and all of the New England states. The lucky residents of those states won’t necessarily need to have a whole house water softener, but they’ll probably still want to filter their drinking water.