Adding a good quality water filter to your home plumbing system is a great way to improve the taste and purity of your drinking water supply. Affordable and easy to install, water filters help to ensure that the H2O you drink is of the highest quality. If you’ve had your filter installed for a while, you may find you can boost the quality of your drinking water by giving the filter a deep clean. An important part of maintaining your home plumbing system, cleaning your filter will help to ensure your water stays as clean and as clear as possible.

Why use a water filter?

As water travels through pipes to your home or office, it picks up and dissolves a number of chemicals, compounds, and minerals. Although many of these substances are harmless, others can have a negative impact on your health and on the taste of your water. If you want to improve the quality of your drinking water without having to resort to bottled H2O, a home filter is the perfect solution. As @GreenAmerica explains:

“Putting a water filter in your home is less expensive and far less environmentally damaging than bottled water. And if you choose the right filter, you can minimize or eliminate the contaminants of highest concern in your area.”

Cleaning your filter

Before you begin cleaning your water filter, try to find the manual or instructions that came with the product so you know exactly how to remove the filter and clean it properly. You’ll then need to locate the filter and ensure you have the right tools with which to remove, clean, and replace it.

The next thing you’ll need to do when cleaning your filter is to turn the water in your property off. If you leave it on, you may find you get a little bit wet as you try to remove the filter and clean the system. That being said, before you turn the water off, fill up a bucket with clean water and place it in your sink. You’ll use this later on in the cleaning process.

Once you’ve familiarised yourself with the instructions, found the filter and turned the water off, you’re ready to get started. Remove the filter from the system and follow the instructions in the manual. In most cases, you’ll need to rinse the filter and you may also need to replace some elements of the device. If you’re unsure how to clean your filter, get in touch with the company that supplied the device to find out more.

Putting a little time and effort into maintaining your home water filter will help to ensure that the quality of your drinking water is consistently high. To find out more about the benefits of water filters, or to invest in a filter of your own, take a look around our site or get in touch with us today.