How to choose? You want to avoid scale inhibitors, but also want to make the water purifier cartridge more durable, is there a solution to this?

How to choose? You want to avoid scale inhibitors, but also want to make the water purifier cartridge more durable, is there a solution to this?

Is everyone like me, when installing a water purifier at home, is often difficult by a sentence: “Do you want to add a scale inhibitor ah?” Some people say that must be added, or filter aging too fast; some people shake their heads, saying that scale inhibitors are not natural, for fear of affecting the health of drinking water. But the question is, if we don't use scale inhibitor, our cartridge life is really hopeless? Is there not the best of both worlds? Today we will pick up this “both want to avoid the pit scale inhibitors, but also want to filter cartridges more long-lasting” the problem of the century! First of all, give friends a popularization of what is a scale inhibitor.

Simply put, it is a small tablet or liquid that can reduce the scale in the water, usually placed in the front of the water purifier. A bit like adding a layer of tap water “protective film”, so that the inside of the calcium and magnesium ions are not easy to precipitate into white scale. This can indeed reduce the pressure on the back of the cartridge, let it use a little longer, but many people are worried about these chemicals long-term drinking is not good for the body.

In fact, now a lot of new parents, health-conscious partners, are beginning to get entangled in this matter - [Tip: safe] After all, drink into the mouth of things, who all hope that the purer the better. Some people ask, that do not use scale inhibitors, then can not? Its implementation is line, but the reality is very bone. If you are in the area of high tap water hardness (such as many cities in the north), once a year to change the RO reverse osmosis membrane is too little, the wallet can not stand the small heart! And once the thick scale, not only affect the filtering effect, sometimes really blocked so that the machine directly strike.

Then there is no technology geeks come up with new tricks, can do “both”? The answer is actually there! Now on the market has appeared some do not use the traditional scale inhibitor, can also extend the life of the filter cartridge of new solutions, such as physical magnetization, food-grade polymer slow-release ball, as well as upgraded version of the multi-stage pre-treatment system. These black technology sounds quite lofty, but the principle is actually very simple, is to try to large particles of impurities and part of the hardness of ions intercepted in advance, so that the main RO membrane easier.

For example, some brands will add a microfiber cotton or food-grade resin softening column in the forefront, the material itself is safe and no additives, used directly after the replacement, there is no risk of residue. Physical magnetization is by adjusting the tap water flow through a specific magnetic field, so that the ionic arrangement of subtle changes, thereby reducing the probability of scaling. This way is relatively environmentally friendly, and will not change the drinking taste or bring in any new ingredients.

If your family is particularly concerned about sustainable living, you can focus on this innovative product!

Of course, each method has its own scope of application. If your tap water itself is not high hardness, in fact, as long as the regular flushing and replacement of PP cotton, activated carbon and other pre-filter material, can effectively protect the core RO membrane.

For the southern soft water area of the family, “to prevent scaling” is not a necessity, you can save the budget to buy some other small appliances to treat yourself ~ but if you live in the north or underground water sources, Susan is still quite recommended to add a few barriers, such as choosing a new water purifier with a resin softening and automatic backwashing function. This is usually maintenance super worry, but also to avoid a few hundred dollars a big maintenance nightmare!

 

Speaking of which, some partners must be concerned about - these new technologies are really reliable? At present, most of the regular manufacturers of innovative “non-drug” program, have undergone rigorous testing and certification, as long as the instructions for regular maintenance, replacement of consumables, is completely safe to use. Especially those who get NSF or domestic water-related approvals certified products, more worthy of priority. [Tip: authoritative certification

There is a particularly important point, that is, do not believe in the so-called “lifelong without replacement” of the magical filtration equipment! No matter how much black technology, as long as it involves contact with tap water impurities, essentially still consumables - just to see who is designed to be more scientific, more in line with your actual needs.

To conclude haha, if you:

-Care deeply about drinking safety and don't like the addition of unfamiliar ingredients;

-Home hard water area and do not want to frequently pay for expensive RO membrane;

-Lazy often dismantle the machine to clean;

Then the best way, is to choose a front-end multiple pre-treatment + automatic backwashing + official certification consumables easy to buy replacement of the new water purifier. There is no need to force to install tablets of scale inhibitors, and do not believe that some of the Netflix blowing “one-step never expire”. Reasonable collocation + scientific maintenance is the real king!

1. Identify the hardness of your tap water, you can find the property for the annual test report or Taobao to buy test paper to test themselves.

2. Recognize the regular brands and after-sales channels, do not buy cheap accessories, otherwise it may be counterproductive.

3. Regularly record the time of each replacement of consumables, compared with the official recommended cycle, according to the actual situation can be flexibly adjusted.

At the end of the day, I hope you can bypass those hidden pits, and keep your health bottom line, but also let your wallet breathe. If there are any specific doubts, welcome to leave a message to discuss and exchange ah ~ I wish you all a good drink every mouthful of pure water!