A Shower Head Filter is Great in the Country
May 25th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Shower head water filters can be very handy in remote locations such as a vacation cabin.
If you have ever had the experience of owning or renting a country cabin, you know how much fun it is to be close to nature during the day with the air cooler than in the city, and then have a cozy spot to rest in at night. The one problem is that you really want a nice, refreshing shower after a day of hiking or nature viewing, and frequently the water in a country cabin is not the best to shower in. Since it is loaded with minerals and other things, when you shower in this kind of water, your scalp can get itchy with dandruff, your skin can get dry and your eyes can get irritated. You can eliminate these problems if you install a water filter on the shower head.
If you are out in the countryside, the sink that you get your drinking water from will most likely already have a filter on it, but the shower water is not considered as important as drinking water. By simply installing your own filter, you can have clean water for your showers that will not irritate your skin and eyes.
Most of the time we do not even think about these things, but out in the country, you may have water that is very heavily contaminated with sediment and minerals. Once you start to have a few of the skin problems we have discussed, you will either have to give up the pleasures of your country cabin, or get a shower filter.
Most of the time, water filtering systems are installed on the source of the water for drinking, cooking or making ice. Not too many people give a thought to the water that is used in the shower or even in the toilet. It is very simple and easy to put a shower head filter on your shower anywhere, that there is no excuse not to put one on your shower in the cabin. You don’t need any special skills to do it.
On top of that, maintaining a shower filter couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is make sure you change the filter when it is necessary. Most of them will last at least six and as long as nine months. This depends upon the amount of contaminants in the water. Obviously, the harder the filter has to work, the shorter it will last. One way filters need t be replace frequently, but there are filters that can be reversed, almost doubling their lives.
These shower heads cost so little, starting at $30, that there is no reason that you cannot enjoy clean, fresh shower water when you are away on vacation just as you do at home.
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