Water Purifier System Reduces Risk Of Illness

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 45 million Americans drink water contaminated with chemicals, lead, germs, parasites and other impurities. Even those who drink bottled water are not very safe as only about 55 percent of suppliers use a water purifier system when filling the bottles.

The Harvard School of Public Health believes that as much as 10 percent of the serious gastrointestinal illnesses suffered by children are caused by them drinking tainted tap water. Numerous water purifier systems utilize granulated activated charcoal or compressed charcoal filters to remove many of the impurities found in their drinking water. Generally, the filters are about one micron, which can remove hard chemicals, metals such as iron and other impurities.

Several are designed to attach to individual faucets, or under the sink and some water purifier systems install onto showerheads. With the removal of the larger impurities, the result is soft water and these systems do not require the use of a whole-house water softener system. Whether the water purifier system uses a one or two-stage-filtering system, is a matter of choice depending on your budget and the condition of your water source.

Other Systems Can Trap Bacteria

Studies have shown that bacteria usually are as small as .001 microns, and carbon filters, granulated or compacted, may not catch them all. Other water purifier systems make claims that they do, with filtering capacities as low as .0001 microns. A reverse osmosis filtering system uses layers of micro-fiber membranes to stop the intrusion of disease-causing bacteria as small as .0001 microns. That size filter will stop nearly everything in the water except radiation.

The biggest downfall with a reverse osmosis water purifier system is that due to the filtering size, the feed water requires more pressure to push it through the filter. The industry standard says water should be about 77 degrees Fahrenheit at 60 pounds per square inch for optimal flow. Despite the claims of some distributors to be able to supply 75, 80 or even 100 gallons per day, since most households’ water intake is colder than 77 degrees and lacks the 60 psi. water pressure, the system will most likely only generate between 40 and 50 gallons per day.

An ultraviolet water purifier system is designed to kill all bacteria in the water, but it has no effect on non-bacterial impurities. A separate filtering system is needed before the water is exposed to the UV radiation to be effective.

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