About Water Treatment Systems Q: Why are there two or more separate components that make up my whole-house water treatment system?
It all boils down (no pun intended) to the quality of the treated water. Typically, the water softener component is placed at the point where the water enters the home so it can soften (remove dissolved hardness minerals from) all the water distributed throughout the house. That’s how your system protects your water heater, water-using appliances, plumbing, sinks, bathtubs, faucets and other things. What’s more important to you, the water that goes “on you” or the water that goes “in you?” Most people would answer that the quality of the water they consume is more important. That’s why your whole-house water system includes a drinking water component. The drinking water component normally services a special faucet at the kitchen sink and also your ice maker and further refines only the water you use for drinking and food preparation. It would be a waste to refine all of the water used in the home to drinking water quality. Treating drinking water at the point of use reduces the cost of
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