WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM BUYING TIPS
HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT YOUR FAMILY’S WATER IS SAFE?
Utilizing a water filter has become increasingly important for American homes. Selecting the best home water filtration system for you and your family can seem daunting. With the variety of options for water filtration, it’s important to choose the water filtration solution that works best for your needs.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FILTER NEEDS
Home water filters allow you to get freshly filtered water straight from the tap. When choosing a water filtration system for your home, turn to a brand you trust. GE Appliances offers a wide variety of models ranging from a basic whole house filtration system to a reverse-osmosis system. All products are rigorously tested by GE Appliances and certified by third-party standards organizations to ensure you receive a top-quality product.
CONSIDER THESE THREE TIPS WHEN SHOPPING FOR HOUSEHOLD FILTRATION PRODUCTS:
1 DOES THE FILTER REMOVE CONTAMINANTS* LIKE LEAD AND MERCURY?
Water contaminants* vary depending on where you live, whether it’s rural or urban, the type of water treatment facilities, and service lines supplying water to your home. Refrigerator filters can reduce contaminants*, such as pharmaceuticals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and heavy metals like lead and mercury. Look for a filter that not only reduces chlorine to improve the taste, but that is also certified to remove a broad range of contaminants* including lead and mercury.
2 IS THE FILTER CERTIFIED BY A THIRD-PARTY STANDARDS ORGANIZATION?
Look for a replacement filter product that has been third-party certified by organizations such as NSF, IAPMO, or WQA. These organizations set standards and perform extensive testing on products to ensure they remove the contaminants* they claim to remove. Contaminant reduction varies by filter type, so check the details and specifications on a product to compare the types of contaminants* it reduces, the levels of filtration, and the certification standards.
3 IS IT A BRAND NAME REPLACEMENT FILTER?
We recommend purchasing replacement filters designed by the manufacturer of your water filtration system. Original equipment manufacturers sell their branded replacement filters that are designed and tested to fit that specific system and meet quality standards. Refrigerator filters are engineered to fit the type of filtration system for each refrigerator model, and brand replacement filters undergo testing to make sure they meet rigorous quality and durability standards for that brand. You may find cheaper, counterfeit, or lower quality filters online, but if they aren’t the same brand as your filtration system, they could cause damage or simply not filter out the contaminants* they claim to reduce.
A WHOLE RANGE OF WATER FILTRATION SOLUTIONS
Learn more about GE Appliances’ selection of water filtration systems that reduce contaminants* in your home’s water to deliver fresh, clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and more.
GETTING THE RIGHT WATER FILTER
GE Appliances develops a wide range of water filtration products to provide you with choices. Each of our products solves a unique need, so you’re sure to find just the right product for your home.
When choosing between a whole house filtration system and an undercounter water filtration system, the answer may be both because these systems work in a complementary way. Whole house systems remove bigger particles such as dirt, silt, sand, and rust; while undercounter systems excel at reducing more difficult-to-remove contaminants*. Our GE Appliances refrigerator filters offer many of the same benefits of under counter systems within the convenience of an existing appliance. Investing in one or more of these systems ensures you have fresh, filtered water no matter where you access it.
EASILY REPLACE YOUR WATER FILTER
MOST FILTERS CAN BE EASILY REPLACED BY A SIMPLE TURN OR PUSH
Replacing your filter is critical to ensuring your water quality—most can be easily replaced with a twist or push. Replacement water filters are fairly inexpensive and their life span varies by model type. You’ll notice refrigerator and under-the-sink models have a 6-month filter life span, while whole house filters you should replace every 3-months. Many refrigerator models also have a filter-life indicator, which tells you when it’s time to change the filter.
Investing in and maintaining a high-quality filtration system can ensure your family’s health and wellness years down the road; it also saves money by reducing your spending on bottled water.
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS
WHOLE HOUSE FILTRATION SYSTEMS
UNDER-COUNTER FILTRATION SYSTEMS
KITCHEN AND BATH FILTRATION SYSTEMS
REFRIGERATOR WATER FILTRATION
*Impurities not necessarily in all user’s water.