The quality of life is, first of all, the correct water treatment in the apartment. The state of the body and general well-being, appearance depend on how much clean liquid a person consumes. The choice of a household cleaning system must be approached carefully. The final stage of preparing water for use in an apartment is filtration. Its method directly depends on the composition of the natural resource supplied to residents by utilities.
Ways to clean water in the apartment
The simplest methods for processing liquid from a tap include:
- Boiling. The method is the most time-consuming, requiring the consumption of additional resources (gas, electricity). The result, to put it mildly, is not lively. In addition, such preparation will take a lot of time (the need to cool). Upon boiling, the chlorine present in the liquid forms toxic compounds. And sand, rust, and other impurities cannot be defeated at all.
- Upholding. No less time consuming, time consuming, process. Water is defended for at least 7-8 hours. You can use only its upper layers, and this is an overspending of the liquid, which simply flies away literally "into the pipe."
- Freezing When exposed to subzero temperatures, the processed medium becomes softer, most of the bacteria in it die. But this method is partially good. Here you can also use only the water that freezes first. The rest must be drained.
- Filtration. The most reliable cleaning method. In this case, the installation for processing the liquid must be selected depending on the type of impurities in it.
Water Filter Classification:
- Sorption. They suggest the presence of carbon cartridges. Such devices purify water from odors, improve color, but do not exempt from heavy and other metals, bacteria.
- Electromechanical. Under the influence of electricity in a liquid, redox reactions occur. As a result, salts of heavy metals, toxic compounds, bacteria die. After such cleaning, the water must still stand at least 6-7 hours due to its increased acidity.
- Filters based on reverse osmosis. The most reliable systems through which only water molecules pass through their membranes. All other harmful inclusions settle on the walls of the treatment cassettes.
- Mechanical. The simplest of all devices. They are inexpensive, but their effectiveness is many times lower than that of the above modifications.
Before choosing a filter, it is better to analyze the borehole / well / household resource and find out exactly what it needs to be cleaned from.
Types of water purification equipment
To purify tap water in apartments, you can choose a device from the popular ones on the market.
- Standard jug with replaceable cartridge: “Barrier” or “Aquaphor”. Cassettes for them are produced for different environments - enriched with iron, hard, chlorinated, etc.
- Dispenser The device is similar to a jug, but has a larger reservoir for liquid. Some models are improved heating system. However, like a standard jug, the dispenser has a low degree of water treatment.
- Multistage filter. It has the appearance of a complete system of several cassettes. The processed medium passes through each of them, gradually getting rid of chlorine, iron, heavy metals, bacteria, etc. A multi-stage device is relatively expensive, and there is no guarantee that bacteria will be completely cleaned.
- Charcoal filter. It is made from a coconut shell through which running water passes.As a result, all impurities settle on the walls of the sorbent material. The main disadvantage of the carbon filter is its size (100x35 cm). The service life of the coconut adsorption pad is about a year.
- Mechanical filters (rough cleaning). They look like grids with holes of various sizes. She holds up all the suspensions that are in the water. Such devices are more suitable for primary processing of borehole or well resources.
- Filters with reverse osmosis system. They process water to an ideal state. Able to fight not only with suspensions, but even with bacteria and viruses. Fluid under high pressure passes through the thinnest membrane, which passes only healthy molecules. All impurities settle on the walls of the installation and then merge into the sewer. The most popular system is Geyser.
Another option for devices is nanofilters. This is a special seven-step water treatment system. After this treatment, the water is similar in composition to melt. In addition, such a device is able to regulate the pH of the liquid using special bioceramic small balls.
Criterias of choice
The water treatment system for the apartment is selected according to the following criteria:
- general condition of tap water;
- productivity (should cover the consumption of the consumed resource in the house for specific needs - drinking, bathing);
- system dimensions;
- installation complexity;
- service life and the need to purchase additional components (cartridges, membranes, etc.);
- the cost of the device and the ability of the family to bear certain financial costs for training at various levels.
Recommendations on the selection of the type of filter depending on impurities in the liquid:
- suspensions are well removed by coal devices;
- iron neutralize electromagnetic installations;
- to combat bacteria, organic and chemical impurities, it is better to take systems based on reverse osmosis;
- it is desirable to remove manganese using catalytic charges;
- if water has many impurities, it is better to subject it to multi-stage treatment.
When buying a complex wastewater treatment plant, it is worth asking whether there is a service company in the city that can, if necessary, replace elements, diagnose the installation, etc.
Mounting Features
Stages of installing a water filtration system for an apartment:
- The standard jug and dispenser do not require a connection. Rather, they are designed to prepare liquids for drinking offline. You just need to fill in the water in the upper receiver and wait until it passes through the cartridge with porous, absorbent substances. The service life of one cartridge is 1-3 months depending on the number of people in the family.
- Attachment on the crane. Joins with the mixer. Not suitable for all taps. First you need to ask the seller what gander you can screw the flow filter on, so that later you do not have to change the entire mixer for it.
- Multistage integrated cleaning system or reverse osmosis station. Crashed into the water supply under the sink with the withdrawal of a separate faucet. Such installations can only be installed by a specialist.
Pure drinking water is the key to health and longevity. Correct installation of the station extends its life.
