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The popularity of household water treatment systems have grown over the past few years for a number of reasons. Many individuals have turned to water systems to improve the taste of their drinking water, and others because of the recent increase in reports of contamination of city and private water supplies.

Depending on the particular water treatment system, you could spend anywhere from $15 to over $1000. The products available for purifying water vary from disposable filters, which fit on your personal water bottle, to a complete household system which purifies all the water in your home, including your shower water. Unfortunately, there isn't a single product on the market that will remove every contaminant that may affect water quality.

For this reason, you have to first identify what contaminants are in your water before you can decide which filtration system would suit your needs best. In order to identify contaminates in your water, you can contact your local health department, or a consultant, for information on water testing facilities. In addition, there are water-testing laboratories which may be of service to you.

Once you have identified what contaminates you need to remove from your water, the next step is deciding what type of system would best suit your needs. A point-of-use system is installed where you use the water, such as on your kitchen or bathroom faucet. If you do not want a filter on your faucet, other point-of-use systems include under the sink systems and countertop units. There are even pitchers that sit on the countertop; however, they require filling. Then there are point-of-entry systems, which connect to the main water pipes and filter the entire water supply for your home. The latter tend to be more expensive, and many must also be professionally installed.

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