You Should Change Your Refrigerator's Water Filter Way More Often Than You Think
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Does your water smell or taste funky? This could be why.
Doing a deep clean of the kitchen means showing some attention to the parts of it you likely don’t think about every day: wiping splatters off the microwave, throwing out items in the pantry that have been there way too long, emptying your toaster’s crumb drawer …
Even if you’re a meticulous cleaner, there’s likely one task that’s been left off your spring cleaning list: changing your refrigerator’s water filter.
If your fridge has an ice and water dispenser, food safety experts say it’s important to regularly change the filter — and you should be doing it more frequently than you might think. Keep reading to find out how often you should do it and what happens if you ignore it completely.
How Often You Should Change Your Refrigerator Water Filter
You may be wondering how the water from your fridge compares to what you get straight from the tap. Is one healthier or safer than the other? Gerald Joseph McAdams Kauffman Jr., the past president of the National Institutes for Water Resources, associate professor at the University of Delaware and the director of the university’s Water Resources Center, emphasized to HuffPost that water from both sources are safe — as long as the fridge’s water filter is kept clean.
