Water treatment system: basic types

When water is supplied to urban apartments, it is disinfected by chlorination. Therefore, the consumption of liquid from the tap without the preliminary heat treatment by boiling is considered an unsafe solution. The system of water purification of water allows to eliminate inconveniences and to protect family members from harming their health.

Coolers for bottled water

Many apartment owners prefer to consume bottled water, which is delivered to order in special coolers. In fact, this solution has several drawbacks:

1. The consumer can not be 100% sure of the quality of the delivered water.
2. As the container is freed with the air from the environment, a whole mass of microorganisms enters the liquid. If the bottle is not released in a short period of time, its contents may be more dangerous than tap water.
3. Capacities for coolers are used for reuse. With this in mind, the consumer is not in a position to control the disinfection of the tanks. It remains only to believe that the bottles have passed qualitative sanitization before returning back in full.

Mechanical Filters

They are the simplest devices in the form of mesh cylinders. Such adaptations are built into the elements of the water supply system and purify water from suspended components as it passes through the pipes. Operation of devices of this category seems appropriate if it is necessary to protect meters, household appliances and all kinds of valves from clogging with rust, hard mechanical particles.

Household Filters-Jugs

What are the advantages of such a treatment? A household filter in the form of a jug is used for finishing the consumed liquid. Screening of mechanical particles and disinfection of the medium occur due to the use of activated carbon.

Advantages of filter-jugs are:

• mobility;
• Small dimensions;
• low cost;
• Wide accessibility for the general mass of consumers.

The household water treatment system in the form of a jug also has its drawbacks. In the first place here are: low filtration speed, insufficient quality of sifting mechanical particles, as well as inability to eliminate some chemically active substances.

Dispensers

Such a water treatment system has a similar principle of action with a filter jug. The difference is an increased volume of capacities, as well as additional functionality.

Domestic consumers such a system of water purification in volume of 1.5-2 liters will cost 1600-1800 rubles. If there is a function of cooling and heating water, an electronic display, the price may rise to 5000 rubles or more.

Multistage filters

The next category of water purifiers are the systems that adapt to the kitchen sink. Devices of this category are presented in the form of stationary installations, which contain several cartridges, which are responsible for mechanical and chemical cleaning of the liquid.

A clear representative of the devices in this category is the water treatment system "Nortex". Thanks to the use of innovative filters, the device at a high speed eliminates rust, petroleum products, pesticides and heavy metals from the liquid. "Nortex Standard" is a water treatment system that leaves useful mineral salts in the water, removing only technogenic, harmful to health impurities.

When buying a multistage filter, the main thing is to determine what it is necessary to get at the outlet: clean drinking water or liquid that will not spoil household appliances, in particular, leave deposits on the elements of the washing machine.

Integrated water treatment systems for private homes

Many owners of suburban housing mistakenly believe that the water coming from deep wells, is crystal clear and safe. However, as practice shows, most underground sources contain dissolved iron, manganese, hydrogen sulphide, other inert and chemically active contaminants. Therefore, when developing private houses, complex filters are often installed that produce:

1. Aeration of liquid - removal of gases and oxidation of impurities.
2. Disinfection - purification of water from hydrogen, manganese, iron, other potentially hazardous substances.
3. Stabilization of hardness - softening of water.
4. Cleaning on a microscopic level.

Finally

To give preference to this or that water treatment system is recommended taking into account personal needs and operating conditions. To meet the needs of a large family living in a private home, it is recommended to install a stationary, integrated cleaning unit, which is connected to the well. If water is consumed in small quantities in a city apartment, you can limit the operation of the mobile filter-jug or multi-stage device.

In general, to find the optimal solution in a particular situation allows the implementation of a preliminary analysis of the water composition that comes from the tap. On the basis of the obtained data, it is possible to select exactly that water treatment system, the capabilities of which will allow us to consume really clean, safe water.