Buying a water purifier, did not pay attention to the “4 late costs”, or bowel repentance! Too costly

Nowadays, people are more and more concerned about health, especially the issue of drinking water safety. Many families in the decoration or improve the quality of life, will choose to buy a water purifier. It seems like a once-and-for-all choice, but many people use it for a period of time only to find out - this thing is really not imagined to be so worry-free and money-saving! Most people buy before only look at the publicity in the “direct drinking” “efficient filtration” and other selling points, but ignored the hidden behind the “late cost”. Today, we will talk about those easily overlooked water purifier invisible expenses, after reading you may reconsider their decision!

Filter cartridge replacement: the real “gold swallowing beast”
Before you buy a water purifier, you are not by the businessman said a lot: “Filter cartridge is very durable ah, a year or two only once!” As a result, the actual use of it? Many friends to the end of the straight call to be cheated. In fact, most of the water purifier cartridge is not as advertised in the “one year without worry”, especially in the case of the family's daily use of large quantities, some cartridges need to be replaced in three or four months. And different models of water purifiers, the required cartridge price gap is huge. From tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars, if your water purifier is a composite multi-stage cartridge system, then each maintenance may be a small expenditure. Tip: Before you buy, be sure to ask about the price of the cartridge, life and replacement frequency, which is a large part of the long-term expenditure!

Wastewater discharge: more wasteful than you think!
Many people think that after installing a water purifier, you can drink clean, unpolluted water every day. But ignored one thing - in order to get these clean drinking water, most of the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane type of water purifier will produce a lot of wastewater. This wastewater is not only undrinkable, but is also lost for nothing. Some older models even need to consume 2-3 liters of tap water to produce 1 liter of pure drinking water, and when you calculate this ratio, you will be wasting a lot of tap water every month. **If you are in the city itself is a lack of high-quality water resources, coupled with the high cost of tap water, long-term down pressure can be imagined. **So don't forget to pay attention to whether the machine has wastewater ratio optimization technology when shopping.

Electricity: a small bill that grows quietly
When it was first installed, perhaps no one warned you about the electricity bill. But in fact, there are a lot of high-end intelligent or with heating function desktop / wall-mounted instant water purifier power consumption is not low. This consumption can be particularly noticeable in some cases where there is a large family and frequent use of the hot beverage function. Although the increase of 20-30 degrees of electricity per month for a single unit may not seem much, at the national average price of electricity, it will cost at least 200-300 dollars more a year. If the summer air conditioning, electric fans together, this point of electricity costs minutes into the wallet of the small stone. So ah, small beat fish secretly tell you - if the budget is limited, may wish to consider non-heating products, more cost-effective  ~ ~

After-sales service: invisible but necessary

In addition to the cost of hardware, there is another issue that is easily overlooked is after-sales service. Some brands in order to attract customers, will play the “three years free maintenance” banner, but in fact many warranty terms written in a very vague, such as only free repair of a few parts, while other issues still need to be charged. There are also some niche brands, there is no perfect local after-sales outlets, even if it is just a simple glitch, you need to send back to the manufacturer for repair, freight, repair costs are all included in their own. If you encounter a major repair or even core component damage, the price may be comparable to buying a new machine! It is recommended that you must understand the content of the after-sales protection before buying, and try to choose a good reputation, have a physical store to support the big brands, so as not to lose out in the future.

Then how to avoid these pits? After listening to the above, is not feeling a little cold in the gut? Don't worry, in fact, as long as a little attention, you can effectively avoid these hidden costs:
1. According to the needs of the product purchase if only to meet the daily cooking and drinking tea, you can choose the basic models of filter. If the pursuit of hot function or whole-house softening system, you need to reasonably assess the budget and expenditures on supplies, do not blindly follow the expensive models.
2. Calculate the total cost of use in advance before purchase, remember to ask the business about the life of the cartridge, the abandonment rate and after-sales policy, and the estimated cost calculated into the overall budget for the next five years.
3. Regular maintenance to extend the life of the equipment many users because of laziness or negligence, not according to the required time to clean, replace parts, which not only increases the operating pressure, but also may reduce the life of the equipment, in the long run more waste of money.
4. Select environmentally friendly energy-saving design of some of the newly launched intelligent energy-saving models, not only optimize the waste treatment technology, but also significantly reduce power consumption and noise pollution. These products are slightly more expensive, but in the long run more affordable and environmentally friendly.

Afterword: Before you buy, ask one more question!
In front of health, we are of course willing to spend money for the family, but spending money should be spent clearly! Before buying any piece of equipment, you need to do your homework, not only to look at its surface functionality highlights, but more importantly, to understand the cost of its use behind. Planned and prepared consumption, in order to both save silver, but also to improve the quality of life!
I hope this article can help you avoid the pitfalls of shopping and make your kitchen life more comfortable and cozy. You are also welcome to leave a comment to share your own experience, tell us what pitfalls you have stepped on in the process of purchase and use, right? Let's communicate together and provide reference for more people!