!8: Shopping Ge Water Filtration Systems: December 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011

GE SmartWater MWF Refrigerator Water Filter, 2-Pack

!±8± GE SmartWater MWF Refrigerator Water Filter, 2-Pack

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GE’s NSF-certified MWF replacement refrigerator water filter—part of the company’s SmartWater filtration series—is the improved version of the GWF model, providing you and your loved ones cleaner, healthier, and better-tasting drinking water at home. By reducing contaminants like mercury, toxaphene, p-dichlorobenzene, carbofuran, alachlor, benzene, lead, cryptosporidium, and giardia, the MWF is a safe and affordable way to contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

MWF Replacement
Refrigerator Water Filter
At a Glance:

Fully interchangeable with GWF installations
Certified up to 300 gallons with a flow rate of .5 gpm
Pressure requirement: 40-120 psi, non-shock
Backed by a limited 30-day warranty

GE's NSF-certified MWF replacement refrigerator water filter should be replaced every six months (view larger).

NSF Certified
NSF International is an independent nonprofit organization that examines consumer products to ensure they comply with strict standards for certification. By analyzing product materials, observing manufacturing facilities, testing products repeatedly and monitoring product development, the NSF serves as a safeguard for consumer safety. And the GE MWF is NSF certified.

GE Warranty Information
For a period of 30 days after the date of original purchase, GE will replace (at no charge) and part of the water filter cartridge that fails because of a defect in materials or workmanship. The warranty extends to the original purchaser and any succeeding owner for products purchased for home use within the United States. The warranty does not include service trips to your home for product tutorials; improper installation; failure of the product if it is misused; replacement of the cartridge because of water pressure that is outside the specified operating range; damage to the product caused by accident, fire, or flood; and incidental or consequential damage caused by possible defects with the appliance.

About GE Replacement Filters
It's important to change your filters as recommended to ensure you have the filtered water your home and family need. GE replacement filters make changing filters easy. For example, you'll never have to worry whether you've installed the filter upside-down—their filters can be installed in either direction.

What's in the Box
One two-pack of GE MWF SmartWater replacement refrigerator water filters.


The MWF's new design is slim and compact, making it easier to install and remove while also taking up less space in your fridge (click each to enlarge).

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Pros and Cons of Reverse Osmosis Filtration Systems

!±8± Pros and Cons of Reverse Osmosis Filtration Systems

With all the fuss surrounding the reverse osmosis filtration systems, most people assume this must be a fancy system that delivers the best water it possibly could. Some immediately want to look into it further, and others perhaps even run out to purchase one. But of the types of filtration systems available, is this really a filtration system the average homeowner should be buying? Let's see how it works and how it rates on the safety scale...

A reverse osmosis filter uses an extremely fine semi-permeable membrane inside the unit, with a drainage hose attached to the unit. The drainage hose is where the contaminated water is disposed off once it is filtered, while the 'pure' water travels through the membrane. High pressure is used to force the water through the membrane, leaving behind any impurities that are larger than a water molecule.

The advantage of the reverse osmosis system is that it will easily filter out most organic contamination, bacteria, and heavy metals...and all without raising your electricity bill, as none is used.

The cons of the system, however, are hair-raising. Not all of the contaminants are smaller than water molecules so the filtration membrane allows a few of the smaller microbes to escape thorough to your drinking tank. Keep in mind that chemicals such as herbicide and pesticide molecules are both smaller than water molecules, so most reverse osmosis filtration systems cannot, and should not work alone.

They must work in tandem with a carbon filter to keep those smaller contaminants out of your water. They are also slow, producing only around a gallon of water per hour, so the unit will also come with a storage tank, allowing it to keep working even when you aren't around to ensure you have an adequate supply.

The disturbing aspect for those that are environmentally conscious is that for every gallon of water you are purifying with a reverse osmosis filtration system, you are using up to four gallons. With water shortages a viable threat when river and lake levels drop, most do not want to waste such a valuable natural resource. It's scary to think that in making your water safe for consumption, you might be doing just that.

And last but not the least; the system's major defect is its inability to differentiate between what is good for your health and what is not. So while the pesticides can pass through into your glass of water, the minerals so essential for your body will be filtered out every time, leaving the water in an acidic form that actually harms the body tissues in the long term more than a bout of diarrhea would! In the end, it is your personal health which may cause you to choose something that does more than just give us fancy words and unsafe water, and rightly so.