Sand Water Filter – Do You Really Need One?
There are few situations here in the US where you would need a sand water filter, unless for your garden or pool, as they are very basic and produce a slow flow rate. Sand water filters have been used for over 100 years to treat waste water. They are generally used on a larger scale to treat a water supply for a whole community, in conjunction with reverse osmosis type filtering. They are becoming more advanced and popular in third world countries to give them an improved supply, especially if the water is from a well or a similar source like a drinking hole. Even if you are considering one, you need to look for an additional home filtration system as well, as the sand filter will not remove the dangerous contaminants that lurk in our present day water supply. With recent studies showing how we have thousands of toxins in our supplies ranging from herbicides and pesticides to prescription drugs, lead and chlorine, a proper filtration system is necessary, on top of a sand water filter.
