KDF Media vs Silver Impregnated Carbon – which is better in a whole house water filter?
It’s my opinion that bathing in shower water when there is a silver impregnated carbon whole house water filter on the house can harm your skin’s micro-biome. Why? Because silver kills bacteria. It is also a well known fact that the silver leaches into the water supply and needs to be replaced often. KDF Media vs Silver Impregnated Carbon – Which is Better in a Whole House Water Filter?
I use KDF in my Urban Defender whole house water filter. While KDF can be used to turn chlorine into chloride, as it does in shower filters, I use it in the Urban Defender for
- its anti-bacterial properties,
- its ability to remove certain metals from water such as lead, and
- its .01 millivolt electrical ionization.
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A comparison shows that KDF is the better choice. Continue reading