Access to clean drinking water is a priority for Long Islanders, given concerns about local water quality, including nitrogen pollution, PFAS/PFOAs in the water supply, and saltwater intrusion. (Here are some other signs of water problems in your home to look out for, too.) The question is, what’s the right water filtration system for you if you have particular concerns or certain water quality?

5 Options for Water Filtration 

Choosing the right water filtration system depends on your household needs and the specific contaminants in your area. Here’s an overview of the most effective water filtration systems and their applications for Long Island homes.

1. Activated Carbon Filters

These filters use charcoal to remove chlorine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and unpleasant odors and tastes from water. In Long Island, where chlorination byproducts are common due to municipal water treatment, an activated carbon filter is an excellent option for basic filtration.

Best for: Municipal water users concerned about taste, odor, and chlorine levels.

2. Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems

RO systems use a semi-permeable membrane to remove a wide range of contaminants, including arsenic, lead, fluoride, and nitrates. These systems are particularly useful for all Long Island homes, including those with well water, which may contain higher levels of these contaminants due to agricultural runoff or natural deposits.

Best for: Homes with well water or concerns about heavy metals and nitrates presence in the water supply.

3. Whole House Filters

These systems treat all the water entering your home, removing sediment, chlorine, and other contaminants at the point of entry. Long Islanders dealing with hard water, sediment, or multiple contamination sources can benefit from this comprehensive solution.

Best for: Families wanting clean water for drinking, bathing, and cooking from every faucet.

4. Slim Line Big Blue Filters

Slim Line Big Blue Filters are a robust solution for addressing sediment, chlorine, and other contaminants throughout your home. These filters are designed to handle high water flow rates, making them ideal for Long Island homes with larger households or significant water usage. They work as a point-of-entry system, ensuring clean water from every tap.

Best for: Homes with high water demand or noticeable sediment and chlorine levels.

5. Water Softeners

Hard water is a common issue in parts of Long Island, causing scaling on appliances and plumbing. Water softeners replace hardness-causing minerals like calcium and magnesium with sodium or potassium, improving water quality for household use.

Best for: Reducing hard water problems like scale buildup.

Tips for Choosing a Filtration System on Long Island

  1. Test Your Water: To understand exactly what’s in your water, it’s important to have it tested regularly. 
  2. Know Your Source: Long Islanders with private wells often need systems that are different from those on municipal water.
  3. Consider Local Concerns:  PFAS/PFOAs in the water supply, Nitrogen pollution, and Saltwater intrusion are common issues in the area. Choose systems designed to address these issues.

Simply PURE Water Filtration, Inc. is here to help, offering both free and paid water quality analyses to give you the best information about different contaminants lurking in Long Island water.

And when it comes to actually removing those contaminants, we have cutting-edge reverse osmosis technology. These systems are designed to effectively filter out nasty contaminants, ensuring that your water not only meets but exceeds safety standards. With Simply PURE Water Filtration, Inc., you can trust that your family is drinking clean, safe water right from your tap.

By taking these simple steps, you’ll not only improve your drinking water, but you’ll also make it more convenient, without needing to buy expensive bottled water on an ongoing basis! Follow us for more news on Long Island Water Quality, and don’t forget to request a water quality analysis today.

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About Simply PURE Water Filtration Services

Living in and serving the Long Island community, we strive to make sure everyone has access to clean, healthy water. We have the experience, knowledge, and industry-leading technology to provide clean water solutions for water impurities, contaminants, hard water, bad tasting/odors, well water, acidity & pH regulations.

Proud members of the WQA (Water Quality Association), and the EWQA (Eastern Water Quality Association), we adhere to strict guidelines and the WQA code of ethics. As a Pentair True Blue Partner and Authorized Distributor of Pentair Products, there’s nothing comparable to the performance, and efficiency of our whole house purification systems, water softeners, neutralizers, whole-house filters, and alkaline reverse osmosis systems for drinking in the convenience of your home.

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Our products are all NSF / ANSI certified, meeting the highest safety standards and quality performance. Providing our community with only the best experience of high quality water that’s Simply PURE from our family to yours!

Simply PURE utilizes accurate testing methods before and after system installation, as well as annual maintenance of all your water treatment equipment. Our Revolutionary Custom Built Water Treatment systems upon the completion of a Free In-Home Water Analysis, or an in-depth Comprehensive Water Analysis of your choice sent to our Certified Laboratory.

Customers Frequently Ask..

The answer to this question depends on which kind of drinking water you’re talking about. There are multiple agencies responsible for regulating water quality in the U.S., and there are some who are more critical about the way it’s handled.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in charge of overseeing the water that comes out of your tap. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees and regulates the quality of bottled water.

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Individual states are responsible for regulating water that is bottled and sold within their borders. Finally, your municipality must make sure it is following federal and state standards regarding water quality.

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The EPA does not regulate private wells, and rules for testing differ from state to state. In many cases, it is the homeowner’s responsibility to make sure their well water is safe.

Certain things can affect the flavor, odor, and appearance of your tap water, not all of them are necessarily harmful.

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Many people with public water can taste the chlorine, although the most noticeable problems tend to come from private wells. Contaminants like sulfur can impact the smell, while iron will cause discoloration and staining.

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The overall amount of total dissolved solids (TDS) in your tap water will definitely affect the taste, smell, and appearance. While many of these issues are not serious concerns, they can certainly be a nuisance. Water filtration systems, including a high-efficiency water softener to reduce hardness, can provide solutions.

This process is called “reverse” osmosis because the pressure forces the water to flow in the reverse direction (from the concentrated solution to the dilute solution) to the flow direction (from the dilute to the concentrated) in the process of natural osmosis. RO removes ionized salts, colloids, and organic molecules down to a molecular weight of 100.

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You can get a whole-house RO, but more commonly, a point-of-use RO system would be on your countertop or installed under the sink. They’re great for treating water for cooking and drinking, but they don’t usually produce large amounts of treated water — more like 3 to 10 gallons a day. For that reason, typically people choose to install RO-treated faucets in the most popular areas of the home such as kitchens and bathrooms, as opposed to installing it for every drinking tap. Just like any other kind of filter technology, reverse osmosis systems require regular maintenance. That includes periodically replacing the unit’s prefilters, postfilters, and membrane modules.

Due to the media attention Flint, Michigan, received over its water crisis, a lot of people have questions about lead in public water systems around the U.S.

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Lead (as well as copper) typically enters the public supply by leaching into water from corroded fixtures and outdated plumbing. Homes built before 1986 will likely have plumbing with copper pipes using solder that may contain lead.

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Lead can cause serious negative health effects, especially in children. The challenge is that it is undetectable by human senses. You can check with your local water authority for information about lead levels, but it’s important to note that the CDC and EPA say there’s no level of lead recognized as safe for consumption.

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If you have concerns about the presence of lead in your water, you can have it tested in a state-certified laboratory. You can also read more in our article on lead in drinking water.

Softening hard water can mitigate many of its objectionable effects. Water softening can be done either at point of entry or point of use. One of the unique advantages offered by point-of-use water softening is the opportunity for homemakers to have either hard or soft water for drinking. This choice is not available if the water supply is softened municipally. Hardness minerals can be reduced in water to make it “softer” by using one of three basic means:

  • Chemical softening—lime softening, hot and cold; lime-soda softening
  • Membrane separation softening—Nano filtration
  • Cation exchange softening—inorganic, carbonaceous, or organic base exchangers
  • Softening water for home needs is done almost exclusively through the use of cation exchange.

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"Absolutely amazing service from beginning to end. Trustworthy and reliable to work with. And the water taste!! It’s incredible the difference after we installed our water filtration system throughout our house. Also knowing my kids are drinking the purest of water is the biggest game changer. I would absolutely recommend Vinny and staff."

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"We had a recent installation done by Vinny at Simply PURE and we couldn’t be happier. Vinny is reputable, reliable, efficient and the service is great. The water is so clean and tastes great, we don’t have to think twice about what is coming out of our faucet! Thank you Vinny!

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