Sometimes a standard water filter is just not good enough. Homeowners may consider upgrading their home water filter system for one or more of the following reasons.

Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, advises homeowners to take active measures to keep their air conditioning unit in good condition. 4 Eco Services has recently received a high volume of calls from clients requesting emergency maintenance for their air conditioners; in most cases, the client has not properly maintained their unit.

Think your electricity bill is high? Maybe that’s because cooling systems account for 17 percent of the electricity used worldwide. If that doesn’t grab your attention, then what if we told you that the world’s energy consumption for cooling might increase by 600% by 2050? Though this increase will be largely driven by Asian and African countries, researchers around the world are developing ways to reduce energy consumption.

Whether you’ve just moved into a new house or if your home’s water is tasting unusual, here’s what you need to know (and do) before upgrading the water filter.