While the invention of modern plumbing made it easier to receive portable drinking water in even the most desolate of places, it also increased the reliance on an outside source to deliver safe water at all times. While this is normally not a problem, when it goes bad it can be very dangerous. This is why home water filters are so important for those most at risk: people in the country.
Why Are Rural Homes More At Risk?
The simple fact is that the large cities in Australia have a much more extensive and comprehensive water authority than any rural town could afford. This doesn't mean that water in the city will never have problems, but it does mean that there are more checks and balances to ensure that if there is a problem it is caught before the water goes out to the public.
In the country this type of infrastructure is just not viable, and so problems can sometimes slip through the gap. This risk is heightened even more if your home has its own water supply on your property and is not connected to the main.
What Do Home Water Filters Do?
Home water filters come in many shapes and sizes but all with one goal in mind: purifying the water that enters your home. Many people use home water filters to remove weird tastes from the added chemicals that water authorities add to aid in public health (such as fluoride). But for those in the country, the filters can perform a much more necessary function than that. Home water filters can filter out deadly bacteria and viruses that can come from a poisoned water supply and may be initially undetectable to taste. You can put home water filters on the main entry pipe to your home so that it filters all the water coming in or you can put it on individual outlets if you think cleaning all the water (even the water in the toilet) is unnecessary.
How Long Does It Take To Install Them?
Installing home water filters does not take that much time at all, and in almost every case it will be set up within a couple hours. If you have a large property with several places that need to get filters installed, then this time frame can go up. But in general your water will be out of action for less than half a day.
