Tap water is great its free and all you have to do is turn the knob and it drips out as if by magic! however to make our drinking water safe companies must add extremely poisonous chemicals to it, sounds a bit strange doesn’t it! add poison to make drinking water safe but this is the way it is. Scientists are now providing key evidence to suggest that consumption of these chemicals over a prolonged amount of time can lead to some serious health problems. Here are some chemicals which show up in most tap water around the globe.

* Liquified chlorine
* Fluorosilicic acid
* Aluminium sulphate
* Calcium hydroxide
* Sodium silicofluoride

doesn’t sound nice does it? Also don’t forget that your drinking water comes through a whole host of pipes before it reaches your home, some of which have been there for 100 years, this means it is almost impossible for any type of tap water to be 100% clean, here is the the typical makeup of tap water:

*  Chlorine
* Fluorine compounds
* Trihalomethanes (THMs)
* Salts of:
o arsenic
o radium
o aluminium
o copper
o lead
o mercury
o cadmium
o barium
* Hormones
* Nitrates
* Pesticides

Surprising! considering water is just meant to be 2 ingredients Hydrogen & oxygen!

Water is the most natural and healthy drinks in the world yet normal tap water can contain up to 2100 contaminants and if you are consuming these you can be exposed to all means of nasties such as poisons, lead ingestion & even chlorine. So here are 5 reasons you should use a water filter

1. In order to get the full benefits of water you must drink it from a pure source, tap water is often contaminated with chlorine (to clean it), lead (from pipes) and a whole host of other things.

2. Bottled water is expensive and if you consume the recommended 1 litre of water daily that cost can add up especially when you can buy a water filter and get draw free water from your tap.

3. Several types of cancer can be attributed to the presence of toxic material contained in tap water

4. Pregnant women should drink pure water as impure water can lead to birth defects

5. The only way to ensure your water is 100% clean is to clean it at the point of use.

Water filters are a device which remove impurities from water (usually tap water), this can be done numerous ways by means of a physical barrier, chemical process or biological process. Water filters are extremely useful for filtering drinking water, aquariums & swimming pools.

Water can be cleaned using a variety of different types of water filter and can even be used at home by the normal person who is conscious of drinking tap water which has impurities such as chlorine & lead. they can also make water taste and smell better especially handy if you are in an area that is renowned for bad water.