Questioning the quality of filtered water may seem odd given that filtered water is often offered as a solution to improving the safety and quality of tap water and reducing or eliminating bottled water consumption. Depending on the type of water filter you have installed in your home, the filtration process that your tap water goes through is responsible for removing a significant proportion of the contaminants present in it. But there can be a mismatch between the type of contaminants present in your tap water and the type of water filter system that you have. Because not all filters are created equal and not all filters remove every type of water contaminant, there can be differences in filtered water quality as well. So when can the quality of filtered water be less than what’s desirable? And is filtered water ever unsafe to drink?
Here are some of the most common situations that have an influence on the safety and quality of the filtered water produced by your system:
