Water & Air – Filter Systems News

Our Monday “deal of the day“, which premiered on our blog a couple of weeks ago, has now evolved into a “weekend special.” Stay tuned in to our blog every Friday afternoon to find out which of our products we’ll be offering to you at a special discounted rate.

This weekend’s special is the Rainshow’r Chlorine Shower Filter. We figured that with daylight savings time coming up this weekend, that you might be spending a little more time outside in the coming months, and as hotter weather approaches, you may be inclined to shower a bit more frequently. With more frequent showering comes more frequent exposure to chlorine which can be toxic in large doses. Studies have shown that people absorb more chlorine in the shower than they do from drinking chlorinated water. Chlorine in your shower water can cause dry, irritated skin, dry and damaged hair, and even asthma and other respiratory problems. This inline shower filter removes excess chlorine from your water, leaving your skin and hair soft, healthy and clean, and leaving you and your loved ones healthier.

This filter is easy to install; it attaches to existing shower plumbing and any standard or hand held shower head. No tools required.

From now until Sunday, March 13 at midnight, you can purchase this shower water filter on sale for only $22.99 (regularly $30.00)!

We talk a lot about “greening” your lifestyle by dropping unnecessary habits like bottled water. But, perhaps you’re wondering about some other ways to live a more eco-conscious life. Using more efficient air and water filters is just one step in building an eco-friendly home. Erick, a writer for San Diego custom home builders, Murray Lampert construction, shares with us a few more simple, and fairly inexpensive things you can do to reduce your home’s carbon footprint:

The Simple Stuff

Recycling – One of the easiest ways to help green your home is to start recycling. It’s simple, and most communities today offer recycling services to their residents. All you have to do is set up a recycling system with your family. Label different containers for the various recyclable waste products instead of throwing them all together in the trash. Recycling is also a great way to get children involved in eco-friendly practices and to help them learn about environmental issues and ways to live healthier, more eco-conscious lives. Recycling with your kids gives you a chance to explain to them how decreasing the amount of wastes in landfills helps the planet.

Eco-Friendly Light Bulbs – Another simple way to make your house greener is to save on energy by changing your light bulbs. Replace those old incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. They’re inexpensive and will make a difference in your monthly energy bill.

New Hot Water Heaters – You can also save power by switching from conventional hot water heaters to solar hot water heaters or on-demand tankless water heaters.

Shower Heads – Conventional shower heads can waste a lot of water. Switching your old shower heads to pressurized and low-flow alternatives can save you gallons of water per day and will make a huge difference in your monthly utility bills. A low flow shower head typically uses about 2.5 gallons per minute or less, as opposed to 6 GPM from old shower heads. Filtering your shower water can also help you maintain a healthier home, as it removes toxic chlorine from your water supply. Most Sprite filtered shower heads are low-flow.

Optimize Water Use – Another good way to save water is to place containers outside to capture rainwater to use for garden irrigation. You can also save your shower’s “gray water” and use it to irrigate your garden as well.

Eco-Friendly Landscaping

Landscaping your yard or garden with local, native plants is a great way to make your home more eco-friendly. Because native plants are acclimated to the local ecosystem, they’ll grow without much soil amendment. This means less pesticides and artificial fertilizers that harm the environment. Visit your local nursery to learn more about native landscaping options.

Eco-Friendly Home Building

Next time you’re planning a home remodeling project, look for remodeling companies that have LEED certification, or some other type of government green building certification. Most eco-friendly builders use natural products that don’t contain harmful chemicals. These will not only help the environment, but will make your home safer and healthier for your family.

To learn more about other eco-friendly ways to remodel your home, shop around with various local home builders and remodeling companies for advice, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

We just wanted to briefly announce the publication of one of our new buyer’s guides. If you’ve been wondering how to go about buying a shower water filter, look no further!

This guide lists many of our most popular shower filters made by Sprite, AquaPure, Rainshow’r and Culligan. Shower filters typically reduce chlorine, which is very important, as prolonged, daily exposure to this chemical often happens in the steamy shower environment and has been known to cause numerous respiratory ailments, including asthma. Owning a shower water filter can help greatly improve your health. It is just one of several home water filters you may want to consider. For more on this, check out our article, “The Advantages of Shower Water Filters.”

If you have any questions about the air and water filtration products we carry, please don’t hesitate to contact our air and water filter experts at 1.866.438.3458, or visit our water quality forums, online.

Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Sparks, Nevada is proud to be the first outdoor water park to have all its pools equipped with UV filtration. Though many water parks are beginning to implement UV filters, they are not installed in all pools, because this type of filtration is significantly more expensive than the traditional chlorine method. For the officials at Wild Island Park, however, the system is worth the high investment.

UV filtration eliminates parasites and microorganisms that are resistant to chlorine, such as cryptosporidium and giardia. Chlorine reacts with microorganisms in the water resulting in dangerous byproducts like chloramines and trihalomethanes which can cause allergies and other, more serious respiratory problems. Chlorine itself is also harsh on skin and eyes. The UV system destroys all bacteria in the water that passes through it, preventing microbes from re-entering the pool. Moreover, UV light has a photo-oxidation effect that destroys chloramines and other harmful byproducts of chlorine without the addition of more chemicals. Thus, the UV system cuts down on the use of chlorine as a disinfectant. Water park visitors have claimed that they could “feel the difference” upon exiting the pool. 

Chlorine is not just a problem in swimming pools. Since it is a common disinfecting method used by municipal water treatment plants, chlorine is often present in the water you drink and use for bathing. Chlorine in drinking water often causes water to have an undesirable taste and odor and can be toxic in large amounts. Many refrigerator filters, faucet water filters and undersink filters reduce or remove chlorine. Showering in chlorinated water can also result in dry, itchy skin and upper respiratory problems, especially when the water is hot and you breathe in the vapors. Shower water filters can also cut down on water chlorine levels. For healthy drinking water that is not treated with chlorine, or that is contaminated with parasites that are resistant to chlorine, Filters Fast carries several UV water filters to suit your needs.