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What are the side effects of drinking chlorinated water?
Disinfection by chlorination can be problematic, in some circumstances. Chlorine can react with naturally occurring Organic Compounds found in the water supply to produce dangerous compounds, known as Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs). The most common DBPs are Trihalomethane (THMs) and Haloacetic Acids. Due to the Carcinogenic (cancer causing) potential of these compounds, federal regulations in the United States of America require regular monitoring of the concentration of these compounds in mains systems but many providers do not comply.
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Why, if chlorine is such a harmful, unhealthy and potentially dangerous chemical is it added to our h2o?
Cost!! Chlorine isn`t used because it`s the most effective means of disinfection, it`s used because it`s the cheapest. While chlorine, and it`s by-products, are known to have significant adverse health effects on humans, we choose it over water borne disease outbreaks from bacterial water contaminants (like typhoid and cholera which plagued most countries prior to the introduction of chlorine in the late 1800s). With all the technology possessed today, we still essentially pour bleach in our drinking h2o to kill bacterial contaminants. There are more healthful methods of disinfecting public h2o supplies, and some other countries have turned to alternative methods because of recent findings about chlorine risks. The problem is that they are much more costly, and therefore less practical. The fact that less than 1% of the h2o supplied to our homes is used for consumption, it`s just not practical to produce `healthy filtered water` from a central supplier. Most people are not willing to pay the price for alternative disinfection methods, which would more than triple costs. The solution, therefore, is to keep chlorine in our public water systems, right up to the point-of-use and then remove it from our drinking and consumption h2o with home filtration filters or purification, which in reality is the only way to ensure healthy drinking water.
How much chlorine in tap h2o is acceptable?
None! Any chlorine in our drinking water is too much. We need chlorine to kill bacteria, but it should definitely be removed prior to consumption.
What is the difference between a nominal and an absolute h2o filter cartridge?
A nominal 5 micron filter can trap 85 % of particles of five microns and larger; an absolute 5 micron filter can that trap 99.9 % of particles of 5 microns and larger. For most purposes, nominal filtration is fine; when very high grade water is required, an absolute-rated filter may be needed.
What is the function of a h2o sediment filter?
A filter designed to strain out particles like rust, silt, sand and clay. Sediment filters normally do not remove chemical contaminants.
Why are h2o ceramic filters said to be one of the best types of h2o sediment filters?
Ceramic filters are used to make very tight filters whose absolute filtration rating is too tight to allow the passage of bacteria or pathogens like cryptosporidium or giardia. Ceramic cartridges `purify` by straining out pathogens. They do not remove chemicals (unless accompanied by an additive, like carbon, that does).
What is the difference between a granular activated carbon filter (GAC) and a carbon block filter?
Granular activated carbon filters are loose-fill filters in which the carbon is essentially the consistency of coffee grounds. These filters are generally inexpensive and you can also fill these filter cartridges yourself. GAC filters only remove chlorine and will not assist in the removal of any other form of chemicals, giurdia or cryptosporidium. These filters also have the tendency to channel the h2o which entails that not all the water passing through the filters gets into contact with the activated carbon surface; therefore you will still have some chlorine coming out the other end of your filter. Carbon block filters are filters in which the carbon is pressed or molded into a tight block-like structure. Generally speaking, carbon block filters are more effective than GAC filters. Carbon block filters are radial flow aqua filters.
What does CTO stand for?
`Chlorine/Taste/Odor` reduction. Filter makers use this designation for filters for which the maker only claims aesthetic improvement (although the filter may well do much more than promised).
What is a KDF water filter?
Kinetic degradation fluxionis a metallic (copper | zinc) filter medium used to remove free chlorine, lead, iron, and hydrogen sulfide. It is usually mixed with granular activated carbon. The treatment process is usually referred to as "redox," which describes the interaction of dissimilar metals.
How do you know if you need h2o purification or filter systems? What`s in tap h2o?
The only sure way of knowing what is in your tap water is to have it tested. It is common knowledge though that all tap water in Australia does contain chlorine and in some areas fluoride. Anyone who has owned fish knows that chlorine can kill; chlorine`s sole purpose as a pesticide is to kill living cells and organisms. When we consume chlorine, it kills some part of us. It has been linked to cancer, heart disease, birth defects and many serious illnesses. However, chlorine is not the only harmful substance in tap water The risk is real and the solution is easy: quality in-home water filtration. Everyone can benefit from a home water filtration system.
Cloudy water, what is it and should I get rid of it because it smells and tastes fine?
The cloudy effect could be caused by something as simple as your h2o pressure being to high, turn down your water pressure and the cloudy effect could be reduced or even removed. Turbidity, which is particulate or colloidal (sediment) matter in the water could be causing the cloudy effect. Filtering the water will remove turbidity and using a filter will also reduce water flow and water pressure (Albeit Slight), thereby resolving both these first two potential causes. Hard Water is caused by a high level of mineral content in your water could also be the cause. Using Reverse Osmosis filtration will remove the mineral content of water. Then we get back to what`s in tap water, even though your water tastes and smells ok, it is often what we can`t see and taste that is equally as important for us to consider treating by purification, filtration, reduction and removal.
What is a reverse osmosis membrane h2o purification system?
Reverse osmosis treatment (RO) is a process where water (H2O) is purified using a semi-permeable membrane at high pressure. Pressure is applied continuously to the feedwater, forcing water molecules through the semi-permeable membrane. Water that passes through the membrane leaves the unit as product water; most of the dissolved impurities and minerals remain behind and are discharged in a waste stream. Typically, it uses more then 1 liter of feedwater to make 1 liter of reverse osmosis purified water (in the filtration and purification system we use at Splish Purified Water we reduce this waste of water considerably by recycling a high percentage of the discharged water). In a reverse osmosis drinking aqua system the idea is to use the membrane to act like an extremely fine filter to create drinkable water from salt water and otherwise contaminated water. The contaminated (or salt) water is put on one side of the membrane and pressure is applied to reverse the osmotic process.
What does it entail to ozonate the water?
Ozone occurs naturally in our environment at the outer levels of the atmosphere and is 3 molecules of oxygen joined temporarily through the electro static nature of the stratosphere. O3 is a volatile joined molecule which seeks to return to its natural H2O and O2 state and the volatility of this molecule ruptures the cell walls of any viruses, bacteria or living organism in the h2o. Within a few hours after ozonating the O3 molecules have all converted back to H2O and O2 with no traces left.
A question that we are faced with very often is `Which is the best, filtered, distilled or reverse osmosis H2O?
The best and purest water you can drink is either our Splish Purified Water or to purchase a reverse osmosis system with an in line mineral cartridge after the RO membrane. We purify our water; stripping it from all harmful chemicals as well as sediment. But in this process we also remove the minerals from the water. We then ozonate and mineralize our water making it the purest healthiest water you can drink. You might then ask why we mineralize our water? Well for the simple reason that the human body was designed to run on water (H2O) that exists naturally on our planet, that contains traces of inorganic minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. Nowhere on Earth does de-mineralized water occur naturally. Distillation and reverse osmosis systems produce de-mineralized water with an acidic pH. Many recent reports claim `prolonged consumption of distilled or de-mineralized water can only lead to some form of mineral deficiency`. Water by nature has to balance itself and when minerals are stripped from water, it causes the pH to drop and h2o to become acidic. It then seeks to balance itself (a basic law of nature) and does so by taking on minerals, primarily calcium. If we consume de-mineralized water, it will actually pull its `balancing minerals` from your own body.
What is a gravity H2O filter?
A filter that works without water pressure. You pour H2O into an upper chamber and it filters through to a lower containment vessel.
How does a siphon H2O filter work?
Water is `sucked` from an un-pressurized container, through a filter, to a vessel located beneath it. Siphons can provide much better flow rates than standard gravity filters.
What is an H2O axial flow cartridge?
A filter cartridge in which H2O enters on one end, flows the full length of the cartridge, and exits through the center hole at the other end. Axial flow cartridges usually contain granular or loose-fill filter media.
What is a H2O radial flow cartridge?
A cartridge in which the H2O flows from outside to inside and uses the entire surface area of the carbon and carbon block cartridges are radial aqua flow filters.
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