Filtered Water

Here we sift through the ever-increasing  mountain of information and technologies on Filtered Water. We'll look at it from a personal, home and office point of view.

For starters there’s the familiar bottled water which can be sourced straight from a natural spring or, as in many cases, is simply filtered town water. We have a page on allnutrition.net dedicated just to Bottle Water so we won't go into it here.

There are any number of systems and ways to Filter Water for everyday use. There are water filter jugs, ceramic water filters, carbon water filters and water filters which use several technologies to remove the more complex chemicals an minerals found in our water.

It doesn't end there - consider Distilled Water (again, we have a page dedicate to this topic), water ionisers,  pi water filters, reverse osmosis water filtration systems, volcanic rock water filters and in-built Water Filter systems for the entire house.

For personal on-the-go use, I have a 1 liter sports-type bottle with an in-built filter. I just pour in plain Water straight out of the faucet. Easy. Every 3 months or so i simply change the filter unit.
I find this a much cheaper way of drinking purified Water (though I'm still more than OK with drinking straight from the faucet).

The other way for 'portable' Filtered Water is an in-home system, like the one you gossip around at work or one fixed to the main kitchen tap. I know many people who have taken the plunge (pun not intended) and invested in an in-home system as they know they'll get lots of use out of it not only at home but filing up bottles before they go out each day. Much cheaper, convenient and better for the environment that buying plastic Bottled Spring Water.

In-home and office or business Filtered Water systems use the same technology and in some cases the only real difference is capacity.
Filters fixed to the main kitchen tap were initially most popular but tended to be a little cumbersome and reduced Water pressure significantly. This system has moved on and become more incorporated into the under-sink water supply. It is still the most convenient and takes the least amount of room in the home or business. Regardless it still requires a separate tap for pure and town water...unless you don't mind cleaning the dirty dishes in pure, filtered water. My accountant minds.

The Water Cooler. The font of all office gossip and what's hot on TV. There are too many types to go through here and keep us all interested.
They generally come in Bottled form which is delivered, stored and used when required or the in-built Water Filter tapped into your home or office supply.
The Bottled form is still popular but is on the decline as it requires storage and a strong back to lift and place onto the system.
Much better and convenient are the systems plugging straight into the main supply. These are ideal when you want a ready supply of Water but don't want people to have to go to a kitchen to find it. These can be placed anywhere as long as a plumber can tap into the water supply. Generally a fairly easy task.

Reverse Osmosis System. The king of all personal Filtered Water.
Using water pressure, ordinary town water is forced through an extremely fine reverse osmosis membrane that filters it down to molecular level. This eliminates  up to 95% of the total dissolved solids including sodium, arsenic, asbestos, chromium, flouride, aluminium,  lead, mercury, nitrates. In some Reverse Osmosis systems these pollutants and impurities are flushed down the drain. You're left with just the highest quality, pure and oxygen rich, Filtered Water on tap.


Enjoy!