Hey friends! Have I been asked by many friends and clients lately, “Susan, the tap water at home always feels weird to drink, do I need to buy a water purifier? But there are too many options, my head is big!” Don't worry, this nanny-level purchase strategy is tailor-made for you! Read absolutely can avoid 99% of the IQ tax, so that you spend the least amount of money, to bring home all the health and safety!
Why are more and more people installing water purifiers nowadays?
To be honest, in the past, our parents' generation may think that the tap water will be fine if you boil it, but nowadays, we all have higher quality of life requirements, and we are particularly concerned about what we drink into our mouths. Not to mention, some of the old neighborhood pipelines for a long time, a variety of impurities, rust, and even bacteria are easy to mix in. Even in new neighborhoods, can not escape the “secondary water supply” brought about by the risk of contamination. Moreover, some of the current bottled mineral water is actually not as pure as imagined, not as good as their own home installed a reliable water purifier, with more peace of mind!
What are the types of water purifiers on the market?
Believe me, the first time to shop the e-commerce platform was a variety of RO membrane, ultra-filtration, hollow fiber, activated carbon, these terms around the dizzy is everyone must go through. In fact, we can simply and roughly figure out -
Tip: functional classification
-Pre-filter: generally installed in the location of the main pipe into the home, equivalent to the first line of defense, the large particles of impurities such as sand and gravel, rust and small particles filtered out. But it can not directly let you drink.
-Ultra-filtration / hollow fiber type water purifier: filtration accuracy is higher than the pre-filter, can stop most bacteria and some viruses. The advantage is that it retains the mineral content and doesn't change the taste, but it can't do anything about the deep-rooted pollution such as heavy metals and pesticide residues.
-RO reverse osmosis type (commonly known as water purifier): this is currently the hottest, but also many families preferred. It can almost all the harmful substances (including heavy metals, viruses and pesticide residues) are given to you to kill, out is close to pure soft water. However, the disadvantage is that there will be wastewater, and some trace minerals will be filtered out, if the pursuit of taste, you need to match the post-flavoring cartridge.
-Activated carbon: mainly to remove odors and improve taste, generally as an auxiliary to other types of water purifiers or used separately for the end of the kitchen.
What are the hidden pitfalls that you must pay attention to when choosing a water purifier? Here we really need to knock on the blackboard to draw focus! On the market those “0 wastewater” “never use to change the core” “multi-stage filtration 99.999%” of the small ads, most of them are gimmicks Oh! Babies do not be confused!
Tip: avoid pit guide
1. Filter costs should not be ignored. Some cheap machine host is very cheap, but the official cartridge is ridiculously expensive, a year to change down, more expensive than buying a new machine. So before you buy, be sure to check the price of subsequent supplies, and how often you need to replace.
2. Different regions are suitable for different types. For example, the high hardness of the ground in northern China, you have to consider RO reverse osmosis; southern cities, if the tap water itself usually tested up to standard, ultra-filtration type is completely sufficient.
3. home with a barrel or direct drinking? Many friends like to open and drink, it is recommended to choose a little faster water out of the large capacity models, or wait half a day to fill a pot of tea really quite crazy!
4. There are babies or the elderly, with RO more insurance. If only daily cooking, in fact, ultra-filtration is already enough to meet the health needs of la ~ but especially sensitive body is best to add another level of protection ~!
5. Don't forget to look at the after-sales service. Some brands although the online rating is very high, but no one local maintenance, when the machine is broken only dry eyes ......
6. “No waste water” basically does not exist. All RO machines will produce waste water, just how much of a problem. Some brands claim that 0 waste discharge, mostly installed reflux system but the actual effect is limited, please look at it rationally.
How to see the purification effect is reliable?
There are too many bragging data on the market, in fact, we ordinary consumers only need to focus on a few core indicators:
Tip: key parameters analysis
-Filtration accuracy (the lower the micron value, the better)
-Rated total purification capacity (representing the length of life)
Whether the factory test report has third-party authoritative certification, such as NSF, chlorine and lead testing.
-Whether it contains heavy metals, bacteria removal special instructions
If the budget allows, you can get a TDS pen (daily $10), always test your home's factory/inlet/outlet TDS value changes, there is a change that shows that it really works! (Of course, TDS can only be used as a reference, it is not the only judgment standard.)
What are the minefields of installation & maintenance?
There are many friends and I spit, “obviously buy when said free installation, to the scene of a variety of sales promotion upgrade accessories”, really angry baby ~ so we remember:
1. Be sure to ask clearly in advance the cost of installation and what items are included;
2. Water pressure is too low or too high to inform the customer service in advance, otherwise it is easy to miss the installation of the booster pump or pressure reducing valve;
3. Filter due in time to replace, or clogging affects the water flow rate is also easy to breed bacteria;
4. The machine is idle for more than three days, to first put off the first section of the static dead-end storage accumulation of “old” liquid, and then formally used;
5. Regularly scrub the shell to maintain a beautiful and hygienic, small details can not be lazy oh!
Practical recommendations & buying advice
Finally, we will give you a few small tips ~ ~!
Small households are prioritized to consider no bucket or wall-mounted models, accounting for little space.
-The party can consider the mobile portable models, plug and play type.
For value control, now there are many integrated faucet all-in-one machine, very suitable for open kitchen!
Lazy people can automatically flush with intelligent reminders, replace the cartridge convenient one-step, the whole time without having to worry about what time to maintain.
The most important point, not superstitious imported brands, Chinese manufacturing is now really excellent ~ and after-sales outlets full, more worry! Sincerely advise, if the budget is sufficient, one-step selection of reliable brands flagship model, the middle will not be tossed around for three days. If the temporary funds are limited, do not be greedy for cheap randomly buy miscellaneous brand goods, or out of the problem crying can not come to ~!
Well, today's small classroom is here ~ I hope that babies after reading this can be less detour, save silver, bring home the health of drinking assured! What about the home life of the small doubt, can be any time after the message to me!
Home water purifier routine maintenance and maintenance is very important
Is it necessary to buy an instant water purifier? How should I choose a water purifier?
Is the water at home clean or not? All depends on the home installed what water purification system!
