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"Water Filters" part 1 - When, What, Why and How to use a filter.

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  "Water Filters". Water filters cover the gambit from simple faucet filters, refrigerator filters, in-line filters to filter housings with a replaceable filter cartridge to all types of whole house backwashing / regenerating filtration systems that remove, iron, odors, manganese, radium, lead, turbidity and a plethora of other water problems.  This subject covers such a wide range of water problems it could take many blog articles to cover just the basics for water filtration.  One thing I know for sure is what the typical consumer considers to be a water filter and what a water treatment professional would consider a water filter is totally different. In this first "Water Filters" article we will look at filter housings and filter options.  Water filters installed for the whole house are referred to as Point of Entry (POE).  Water filters used for specific locations, like under a kitchen sink, are referred to as Point of Use (POU).  The most basic filtration is a