How to choose a water treatment system for an apartment

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 depends on how pure liquid a person uses. The choice of a household cleaning system must be approached thoughtfully. 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.

Methods for purifying water in an apartment

The simplest methods for handling tap liquids 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 alive. In addition, such preparation will take a lot of time (the need to cool). When boiled, the chlorine present in the liquid forms toxic compounds. And sand, rust, and other impurities cannot be defeated at all.
• Defending. 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 overrun of 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 good in part. 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 the treatment of liquid must be selected depending on the type of impurities in it.

Classification of water filters:

• Sorption. They assume the presence of carbon cartridges in them. Such devices purify water from odors, improve color, but do not free it from heavy and other metals, bacteria.
• Electromechanical. Under the influence of electricity, redox reactions occur in a liquid. As a result, heavy metal salts, toxic compounds, bacteria die. After such purification, water must still be defended for at least 6-7 hours due to its high acidity.
• Reverse osmosis filters. The most reliable systems, through the membranes of which only water molecules pass. All other harmful inclusions are deposited on the walls of the cleaning cassettes.
• Mechanical. The simplest of all devices. They are inexpensive, but their effectiveness is several times lower than that of the modifications presented above.

Before choosing a filter, it is better to analyze the well / well / household resource and find out what exactly it needs to be cleaned of.

Types of water treatment 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 - iron-enriched, hard, chlorinated, etc.
• Dispenser. The device is similar to a jug, but has a larger reservoir for liquid. Some models are improved with a heating system. However, just like a standard jug, the dispenser has a low degree of water treatment.
• Multi-stage filter. Looks like 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 multistage device is relatively expensive, and there is no guarantee of complete cleaning of bacteria.
• Charcoal filter. It is made from coconut shells through which running water passes. As a result, all impurities settle on the walls of the sorbent material. The main disadvantage of a carbon filter is its size (100x35 cm). The service life of the coconut adsorption pad is about a year.
• Mechanical filters (coarse cleaning). They look like a mesh with holes of various sizes. It retains all suspended matter in the water. Such devices are more suitable for the primary treatment of borehole or well resources.
• Reverse osmosis filters. Water is treated to an ideal state. They are able to fight not only suspensions, but even bacteria and viruses. High pressure fluid passes through the thinnest membrane that allows only healthy molecules to pass through. All impurities settle on the walls of the installation and then are discharged into the sewer. The most popular system is Geyser.

Another device option is nanofilters. This is a special seven-stage water treatment system. After such treatment, water is similar in composition to thawed water. In addition, such a device is capable of regulating the pH level of the liquid using special bioceramic small balls.

Criterias of choice

The water treatment system for the apartment is chosen 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;
• complexity of installation;
• service life and the need to purchase additional components (cartridges, membranes, etc.);
• the cost of the device and the family's ability to bear certain financial costs for training at different levels.

Recommendations for selecting the type of filter depending on impurities in the liquid:

• suspensions are well removed with coal devices;
• iron is neutralized by 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 feeds;
• if the water has many impurities, it is better to subject it to multi-stage processing.

When buying a complex treatment plant, it is worth asking if there is a service company in the city that can, if necessary, replace elements, diagnose the installation, etc.

Installation features

Stages of installing a water filtration system for an apartment:

• The standard jug and dispenser do not require connection. Rather, they are designed to prepare liquids for offline drinking. You just need to pour water into the upper receiver and wait until it passes the cassette with porous, adsorbing substances. The service life of one cartridge is 1-3 months, depending on the number of people in the family.
• Attachment on the crane. Docks with mixer. Not suitable for all cranes. First, you need to ask the seller which gander you can screw on the flow filter, so that later you do not have to change the entire mixer for it.
• Multistage complex cleaning system or reverse osmosis station. They cut into the water supply system under the sink with the output of a separate tap. Such installations can only be installed by a specialist.

Clean drinking water is a guarantee of health and longevity. Correct installation of the station prolongs its life.