Choose The Right Water Purifier For Your Home – Ezine Articles

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Article written by Minhaz Fatima (Razorfish India) , which is published on Ezine Articles

 

Regardless of how clean your drinking water looks, there is no guarantee that it is pure and germ-free. It could have microscopic pathogens that cause diseases, new age contaminants like lead and arsenic or a very high level of TDS (Total Dissolved Salts).

 

Across 8 major cities in India, water- borne diseases like cholera, jaundice and typhoid accounted for 77% percent of all the diseases in India. The survey also threw light on the fact that the TDS levels are way above the permissible level in many regions in India, including cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore.

 

You may think that boiling your water before you drink it is good enough. However, this is far from the truth. Boiling only provides protection against microbial contamination caused by bacteria, virus, etc. it does not remove dangerous chemicals/new age contaminants like lead, pesticides and physical impurities like mud, dust, rust, etc.

 

So what is it that you can do to ensure that the quality of drinking water your family gets is pure and safe?

 

Many families are turning to water purifiers to ensure that their drinking water is safe and healthy. But, with the market flooded with a plethora of brands how do you know what water purifier to choose?

 

A little bit of research is all you need before you buy your water purifier. The first and foremost thing you need to know is what your water condition is. Once you know this you know what kind of water purifier you need to buy. Here’s what you need to know about the various technologies available in the market.

 

Reverse Osmosis

 

If you live in an area where you get hard water then RO water purifiers are ideal. If the TDS (Total Dissolved Salt) levels in your water exceed the permissible limit then it poses a serious threat to your health. RO water purifiers reduce the TDS content in your water to a permissible level and should be used only if the level of Total Dissolved Salts in water is very high.

 

RO (Reverse Osmosis) works by applying high pressure on the water depending on the level of salt content; it is then forced through a 0.0001 micron, semi-permeable membrane. RO allows cross filtration of water, where the contaminants are caught in the membrane. The impure water goes one way and the clean water goes another way. The cross filtration allows the impure water to sweep away the contaminants with it thus, preventing a build up.

 

Typical RO purifiers remove more than 90% of the TDS and all impurities present in the water. These impurities could range from bacteria, virus, protozoa, cysts, coliform, physical and chemical contaminants etc.

 

UV

 

UV water purifiers are ideal in areas where you get soft water like that from rivers or lakes and where the TDS level is below 500mg.

 

In purifiers that use UV purification, a lamp is used to create UV rays to which the water is exposed. The UV rays penetrate into the microorganism and alter its DNA, once this is done then it is essentially killed and can’t cause any infection or even reproduce! This method destroys about 99.99% of all organisms that cause diseases!

 

These purifiers do not change the chemical composition of the water or alter its taste. Since it doesn’t alter the chemical composition of water it cannot be used in areas where you get hard water.

 

Carbon Adsorption

 

When water is passed over the carbon surface the contaminants are drawn to the surface. The carbon is processed to make it extremely porous, this provides a large surface area for adsorption or chemical reactions. These carbon filters normally use granular carbon or blocks of powdered carbon. It is a commonly used technology and is very effective against getting rid of pesticides, herbicides, chlorine, radon and other chemicals. The quality of these filters are rated by the size of particles that it can remove. A filter that measures 0.5 micron is more effective than the one that measures 10 microns.

 

Ultra filtration (UF)

 

This method of purification removes dissolved solids between the sizes of 0.005-0.1 microns. Many a times it is used as a pre- treatment step before Reverse Osmosis (RO). The Ultra filtration membrane works as a molecular sieve and it separates molecules based on the size. The water passes through an extremely fine filter which retains most macromolecules that are above a certain size like colloids, microorganisms etc. Smaller molecules like solvents pass through the filter. They work best in areas where the TDS level is below 500 mg/litre.

 

Ionization

 

This method of purification is ideal if you live in an area where you get hard water. To convert hard water to soft water, the water is passed over an ion exchange resin. Water flows over the surface and dissolves the sodium. The calcium, magnesium and other cations precipitate on to the surface. Ion-exchange can reduce hardness in the water. It can also get rid of contaminants like iron, lead, copper, barium, radium and nitrates. This technology is usually integrated into water purifiers along with other methods.

 

When you are buying a water purifier make sure that it is certified by an accredited body like the NSF, WQA and FDA.

 

Armed with all this information you can safely step out and pick a water purifier that suits your needs. Now, ensure that you family drinks water that is pure and safe.

 

The said survey is conducted by Eureka Forbes and GFK and facts studied by Minhaz who writes for Razorfish India – a renowned digital agency. She possesses a great deal of knowledge when it comes to home healthcare and she’s constantly on the look out for the best in technology that will ensure that her family stays in the pink of health always.

 

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Myriad Vacuum Cleaning Purposes Served

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Where there is dust in the interiors of homes, dwellers are prone to be victims of allergies – even dreaded ones that would need continuous treatment. Where competition has gone tougher and where ‘survival of the fittest’ syndrome holds ground, you will certainly not take risks of having a weak immune system or becoming victims of allergies and stay home. This is where use of a vacuum cleaner makes sense.

If you are looking for variety with each model exhibiting the best in terms of quality and technology, Euroclean from the house of Eureka Forbes is what you can bank upon. And Eureka Forbes vacuum cleaner price is not high on the pockets. You can get one starting from around Rs. 2501 or more and may go up and above Rs. 25,000 depending on the model you choose. Dry cleaning, wet cleaning, steam wash, spa clean, electronic items cleaning, vehicle wash, grease cleaning – these and more cleaning purposes are served by the Euroclean.

More complex the cleaning process, more sophisticated the features incorporated, and more multi-purpose the cleaning purpose, higher is the Eureka Forbes vacuum cleaner price. Automatic vacuum cleaning can also happen; it is the Euroclean Robocleanz that facilitates such functioning.

Making Drinking Water Safe

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By Mudar Patherya (Article published in daily newspaper “Mumbai Mirror”)–

How Eureka Forbes brought about a change with their Community Fulfilment Initiatives, formed to provide responsible drinking water solutions for rural Indians.

Honestly, when was the last time you ventured into the back of beyond without mineral water? The usual fears we face: drinking water will be infested with bacteria or organic chemical traces inherited from pesticides and effluents.
You and I are not alone. There are 96 million Indians (more than the size of a number of countries) without access to safe water. Over 186,000 children die annually from diarrhoea caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation, about 70 million Indians in 20 states and 600 districts are at risk from excess fluoride and around 10 million Indians are at risk from excess arsenic in our ground water. The numbers are so large that we have stopped worrying. The one company that resolved to be the difference was Eureka Forbes. Partly because the subject of clean water was its business. Partly because it cared.

Over the years, Eureka Forbes started a division called ‘Community Fulfillment Initiatives’ with the objective to provide ‘responsible drinking water solutions’ and encouraging ‘water entrepreneurship’ for rural Indians. The core idea was an old one – provide clean drinking water to those who don’t get it. The twist was the entrepreneurial bit; the company created a local entrepreneurial interest so that the providers were from the same community of beneficiaries.

This is how: Eureka Forbes encouraged rural communities to buy a 500 LPH/RO/Automated with an automated dispensing unit plant for Rs 6 lakh with the objective of starting a commercial service vending purified drinking water to villagers with a payback of around four years. This is how the system worked: Eureka Forbes’ water scientists and field experts tested water conditions before setting up a water purification plant (Eureka Forbes has developed seven technologies around 17 different Indian water conditions). The plant provides water 24×7 without depending on the whims of the operator.

What Eureka Forbes provided was a unique automated dispensing unit that worked around a pre-paid card. Against a periodic top-up, neighbourhood residents could go to the machine and access clean drinking water. Soon the word spread that at this unique ‘water shop’, it was as easy to access water as withdrawing money from an ATM machine – no water spluttering to a stop, no water changing colour, no water tasting different. All they need to do is use a unique Water Card, its use tracked remotely by Eureka Forbes.

Whereas most companies in Eureka Forbes’ place would have made one-time local investments to provide free drinking water and leave it to others to take the game ahead, the company did the reverse. It created a scalable model that was fair to its commercial interests, the community’s consumption interest and the government’s social interest.

Whereas most agencies would have said ‘How can we put a price on something as fundamental as water?’, Eureka Forbes created a dispensing shop, pricing water at 10-50 paise per litre, justified around the idea that rural families with an average monthly income of Rs 4,000 spend Rs 200 on medicines anyway to treat diseases caused by impure drinking water. Suddenly, preventive treatment acquired a new ally.

Whereas most agencies would have said ‘We have given you reasonably safe water and that should be good enough,’ Eureka Forbes benchmarked its delivery in line with the demanding WHO standards; it plugged loops related to money and water leakages by plant operators and water mafias operating in India’s rural areas. Whereas most companies would have provided infrastructure and left, Eureka Forbes focused on creating cross-sector partnership between gram panchayats, state governments, NGOs and local communities to promote a collaborative entrepreneurship model, providing villagers with the opportunity to run the plants, sell water and generate a business while working closely with city-based water distributors and the government (State and Central).

The result is that Eureka Forbes now has water shops across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Some of the results are amazing. In Manikyapuram (Andhra Pradesh), the community water plants have helped moderate the long-standing incidence of anaemia, weak teeth, sore joints and birth defects in children who for years had been exposed to water with high total dissolved solids including fluoride. In the slum communities of Agra, this model has empowered a women’s slum group to start a water-based business enterprise. In Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) the water shops have helped counter life-endangering fluorosis (derived from groundwater fluoride) that led to bone deformities in children, labourers, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Why this is model is fascinating is because it has addressed a basic human need, linked that need to income generation, created entrepreneurs, addressed customers from within the community and generated hidden savings (lower health care costs). This then could be a model waiting to attract financiers for onward replication across the country.

On Popularity of Aquaguard Reverse Osmosis Water Purification System

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Most of you guys must be already availing the benefits of reverse osmosis water purification systems by Eureka Forbes. I don’t think so if there is any other company other than Eureka Forbes that is so popular in Indian homes and commercial spaces in the field of reverse osmosis water purification. I have seen the Aquaguard in many a places. I do use an Aquaguard purification system by Eureka Forbes at my home. It is the Aquaguard Total SENSA, which happens to be the world’s first water purification system with Blu-G technology.

Many a reviews on reverse osmosis water purification system on web find mention about the Aquaguard Total RO. As per the reviews, this is the next generation reverse osmosis water purification system. Over time, a number of RO systems have been introduced by numerous companies. Innovation is the buzzword at Eureka Forbes. The company leaves no stone unturned to utilize novel technologies to develop reverse osmosis water purification methods given the total dissolved content (TDS) levels differing from place to place. Compared to conventional reverse osmosis purifiers, the uniqueness in the Aquaguard Total RO PROTEC+ is incorporation of the latest 3G technology that electronically enhances the membrane life of the system. The mechanism involved not only eliminates microbiological, physical, and chemical contaminants but also removes tough new-age particulates like lead, pesticides and heavy metals that are dangerous to health. Its 10 litre capacity ensures that you never run short of pure water!

Removal of the Toughest Dirt in Seconds

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Euroclean Pro, Euroclean Storm, Euroclean IQ – Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner, Euroclean Wet & Dry, SPAkle, XForce, Power Wash, Euroclean ACE, Euroclean Robocleanz, Bravo, Euroclean Litevac – which vacuum cleaner will rightly serve your cleaning purpose? So, you are looking for car vacuum cleaners as well. Euroclean Storm has created much buzz for its effective vehicle cleaning mechanism. No matter how dirty your car is, blanketed with sticky mud and other dirt that have filled up the bottom exteriors, this Vacuum Cleaner rids off the dirt in seconds. The best feature, the uniqueness amid car vacuum cleaners, is its ability to shoot water at fifty times the pressure of a conventional hosepipe. The 1700 watts high pressure cleaning ensures fast, easy, and effective cleaning of walls, gardens, vehicles, etc. removing the toughest dirt in seconds. Everything this vacuum cleaner cleans, shine like new.

 

Euroclean Storm vacuum cleaner comes with an automatic start / stop mechanism. It is easy to use facilitated by its light weight, compactness, and convenient vertical design. The best part about this multi-purpose cleaning appliance is that it does not waste water or electricity and saves time for the user.

 

Most of the aforesaid appliances serve as Car Vacuum Cleaners, especially when it comes to cleaning the interiors. For effective exterior cleaning, especially to remove the toughest dirt, Euroclean Storm serves the purpose the best. Euroclean models are available via direct sales – at your doorsteps. Visit eurekaforbes.com for detailed information, image and price of all available models from this company.

Aquaguard Hot N’ Cold Water Purifier

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Technological advancement is a key highlight of the 21st century. While technology has progressed by leaps and bounds in various sectors such as defense, health care, banking etc., it has also revolutionized the market of consumer durable goods. Never would have one thought that a water purifier whilst filtering water could not only provide safe drinking water but also make the water available at multiple temperatures.

Eureka Forbes’ Aquaguard Hot N Cold is an innovative water purifier that is designed to bring optimal convenience to users. Hot N Cold does not only filter and purify water but also provides drinking water in multiple temperatures – hot, cold and room temperature.

Eureka Forbes has always been at the forefront in the water purification industry using cutting edge technology to ensure that you get nothing but the best. The same goes here without doubt.

Now you don’t have to boil water to have a cup of tea, Eureka Forbes Hot N Cold will provide the hot water you need instantly! No fridge, no problem! Hot N Cold is all that you need to kill the summer heat. The revolutionary Hot N’ Cold has a built-in temperature control which lets you choose between hot and cold water with the help of individual dispense buttons.

The product comes in two variants – Hot N cold UV and Hot N Cold RO+UV. There are two different buttons on the purifier. One that dispenses hot water and the other cold water. This makes it extremely easy to operate the machine.

The purification technology of Aquaguard Hot N Cold is placed right at the point where water is dispensed. This feature, known as Firewall technology, has been specially designed to inhibit airborne or bacterial contamination from entering back into the system from the dispensing area.

 

The Aquaguard Hot n Cold Purifier has an inbuilt three stage filtration process –

1)       RO Filtration – membrane based technology that focuses on reducing the excess Total Dissolved Solids present in water.

2)      Ultra Violet Filtration – the ultra violet lamp present within the tank ensures that all micro organisms, bacteria and viruses are eliminated from the water.

3)       BioCote – The plastic surface surrounding the dispensing area is infused with a unique silver additive called BioCote. This is a natural anti- microbial that inhibits the growth of microorganisms, giving you yet another layer of hygiene defense.

The hot tank capacity is 1.5 liters and hot water is maintained at approximately 85 degree Celsius, whereas the cold water capacity is 2 liters and the temperature is maintained at 5 degree Celsius by thermostat.

The purifier while catering to your needs also guarantees a bench mark of safety that Eureka Forbes, your friends for life have been providing through the years. Book your demo with our health care experts today at http://www.eurekaforbes.com

 

Smart water purification with Smart UV

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Smart ultra violet purification happens with this smart Eureka Forbes water filter called Aqua Sure Smart UV. Well, before you buy a UV system, you should first consider whether you really need one or not. Water types vary from place to place. If H2O in your area has high levels of TDS, using a UV system will not serve the purification purpose; some other mechanism will prove effective. Use of the Aqua Sure Smart UV is perfect in areas where microorganisms in water are high. Consuming these organisms without purification will only turn you victims of diseases like diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid, cholera, and other water-borne diseases.

Aqua Sure Smart UV is a multistage purification system. Here are few features worth mentioning about this Eureka Forbes water purifier:

• During the purification process, water passes through a high grade UV quartz glass without contacting any metal part
• It comes with an in-built voltage stabilizer, operating even during voltage fluctuation.
• UV lamp sensing mechanism helps in monitoring of the purification process 
• The cartridge can purify 5000 liters of water
• If any error occurs, the error indicator alerts you immediately 
• It is slim in design, accommodating itself even in small kitchens.

Reducing TDS Levels in Water

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Given the different sources as well as the different ways in which water is treated, the taste and quality of drinking water differ from place to place. The purity levels of water is determined today in terms of total dissolved solids (TDS) content in the water. Use of the right water purification system is a must to reduce the TDS content at the same time retaining the essential minerals and enhancing the taste. There are specific reverse osmosis water systems to reduce TDS levels in water, ensuring that you get completely safe and pure water to drink. Special mention needs to be made of the reverse osmosis water purification mechanism introduced by Eureka Forbes in its range of water systems. Depending on the TDS levels, which can be checked with a TDS meter, you can get the right reverse osmosis water systems. Get the water tested and request for a home demonstration of your preferred water purifier. Trained Eureka Forbes executives will then suggest which reverse osmosis water purification system you need for your home.

One of the most used reverse osmosis water system by Eureka Forbes is the Aquaguard Total Reviva. This revolutionary system comes equipped with the Reverse Osmosis Plus that effectively removes harmful lead, a cause of brain damage, especially in young children besides getting the water rid of disease-causing bacteria, virus, protozoa, cyst, chemicals, pesticides and more. The resultant effect is that you get every drop of water that is 100% pure.

Eliminating hard water with water purifiers

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Ever noticed a white ring of powder that is left behind after you boil water taken directly taken from the tap. That’s calcification or scaling, caused by precipitation of metals or minerals in water. Generally, water that has excess minerals or metals is known as hard water. And in India we often find our source of drinking water is hard. And a good water filtration system can eliminate or reduce this excess. Hard water is not particularly harmful and does not affect human health. However, due to a number of factors, often there is an excess of chemicals, metals or minerals, such as lead, fluoride or arsenic that can be extremely detrimental to health.

Water purifiers especially an RO (Reverse Osmosis), is particularly efficient in eliminating harmful chemicals and nitrates. RO removes total dissolved solids present in drinking water using a nano-filtration process and numerous filtration stages. It can almost completely remove various contaminants such as rough particles, sand, rust, chlorine and chemicals and basically most dissolved solids larger than the water molecule itself.

Every home needs a good water purification system to ensure clean and safe drinking water. Without which we are exposed to numerous life-threatening water-borne diseases. Using a water purifier at home, such as Eureka Forbes, which is India’s largest selling and most trusted water purifiers, is the simplest and most cost effective way to protect ourselves and our families.

 

Reverse osmosis for many contaminants that pollute your water

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A water purifier is the only source to pure drinking water. Though 70% of our planet constitutes of water, yet there’s only 1% of fresh water that can be used for drinking purposes. But with increased levels of pollution, this one percent water is also unfit for direct consumption. Hence, installing a water purifier is the only possible remedy that can ensure safe water in every house.

The current scenario of impure water is already alarming. Basis a research of WHO over 80% of diseases are water borne and amongst the top causes of concern is the high levels of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). All chemicals, metals and minerals put together form TDS that vary in density from area to area. Amongst the many water purifier technologies available in the market, reverse osmosis filtration is said to be the most effective one. Initially used at large scale, reverse osmosis filters were found in industries to treat saline water from the sea. However, a much simplified 6 stage purification methods is what determines thorough cleaning of water in an RO water purifiers. These stages are: 

• Sediment stage to remove rough particles, sand and rust
• Carbon stage for chlorine and chemicals removal
• Reverse osmosis that eliminates dissolved solids larger than the water molecule itself
• Remineralization stage that infuses the purified water with calcium and magnesium to balance pH levels 
• UV filter stage that destroys microorganisms 
• 2nd carbon stage to remove any residual acidic taste or odour

Just one purifier with its many levels can help you bid adieus to your drinking water woes.