Don't let the water purifier into the home of the “sloppy”, these details 90% of people have not paid attention to!

Don't let the water purifier into the home of the “sloppy”, these details 90% of people have not paid attention to!

I have to admit, as a home health a little obsessive people, every time after reading a variety of news about drinking water safety, can not help but to install a few more water purification equipment at home. However, have you found that many friends around you spent a lot of money to buy a water purifier, but still be “invisible health risks” pit? Don't think that the water purifier installed on everything is fine, in fact, there are a lot of hidden inside the small details that we ignore. Today to talk to you - how to make our home water purifier really become a health gatekeeper, rather than a “health blind spot”.

You use the water purifier, really is “safe to drink”?
Now the home installed a water purifier has been standard, whether it is newly renovated or rental housing partners, most people will consider drinking water filtration. After all, tap water impurities, residual chlorine, heavy metals ...... sounds very scary! But you know what? The equipment alone is not enough.
In fact, many families have fallen into a misunderstanding, thought the installation can be once and for all, the results of a long time in turn sent themselves into the “drinking water safety dead end”. For example, how often the cartridge change? How to maintain the machine? Machine internal is not also breeding bacteria? Have you thought about these questions?

Filter cartridge replacement, this is the most easily overlooked pit!
Speaking of which, I have to knock a little blackboard! Most people (including me before) think that as long as the filter cartridge can still produce water, there is no need to change it. But in fact, the cartridge is not replaced for a long time, not only can not continue to filter impurities, but also become a “hotbed” of bacteria and harmful substances.

For example, some studies have found that if the use of aging activated carbon cartridges over time, the top may accumulate millions of levels of bacteria. These bacteria are even more than the original tap water! Therefore, you must get into the habit of checking and replacing the filter cartridge regularly. Different brands and types of cartridges have different life spans, some are 3 months, some are 6 months, and there is a one-year replacement, but it is best not to be lazy and procrastinate.
Warm tips: In the phone memo set up a good reminder, expiration automatically pop-up window, the lazy bastard will never forget ~!

Water purifier internal cleaning, also can not be sloppy
In addition to the cartridge, it is easier to ignore the machine itself. In fact, every few months, it is necessary to give it a deep cleaning. Otherwise, even if the appearance looks clean, inside may have long been hidden “crisis” - mucus, sediment residues, small insects invasion ...... If your machine allows DIY, you can choose to Food-grade disinfectant or white vinegar diluted to flush the pipeline. If you don't know how to do it too well, you can also ask a professional salesperson to help with maintenance. Some high-end models also come with an automatic flushing function, which will be much easier to use.

Home tap water situation is different, corresponding to the purchase of products also has to pay attention to
Speaking of which, I have to ask one more time: “Which type of tap water is suitable for your home?” Around a lot of friends are following the trend of randomly buy, either the pursuit of value, or is greedy for cheap, in fact, not every product is suitable for every family. For example, the southern cities, tap water generally low hardness, only basic type activated carbon + PP cotton combination can be. And the north or underground high hardness area, it is recommended to install softening resin or RO reverse osmosis membrane, otherwise burned out of a pot of white scaling, look upset and affect the taste. There are some well households, self-built house users, be sure to test the original water quality in advance and then choose the type of oh!
Detection pen, water samples sent to the agency, community property consulting, these three steps are indispensable!

“Pseudo-maintenance-free” and ‘intelligent reminder’ function, who is more reliable?
There are more and more new products on the market that claim to be maintenance-free or fully automatic and intelligent reminder to change the filter cartridge, which seems to be high class, but is it reliable or not? Experience tells me that even more intelligent can not be separated from manual attention. Some low-end brands are simply timed, and do not really monitor the flow and the actual level of pollution. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not rely entirely on the light prompts, and more importantly, you should check it in time in conjunction with the frequency of daily use. In addition, if the budget is sufficient, you can choose to have APP remote monitoring, real-time water quality testing and other functions of the new models, so that even if you are traveling, you can always grasp the water safety situation at home!

Installation location affects results, did you choose the right one?
There is also a super easy to ignore a little knowledge point, is the installation location. “Under-counter”, ‘wall-mounted’, ‘pre-filtration’, ‘end of the direct drinking’, each way have Advantages and disadvantages. Generally speaking, the under-the-table type of both beautiful and practical, but remember to reserve space below for subsequent maintenance; end of the direct drinking for baby formula and other specialized scenes; front is mainly used to protect the whole house water balance against clogging. If the bathroom is intended to receive hot drinks, consider high temperature resistant materials, and avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, because ultraviolet rays will promote the growth of algae, so that your pure life instantly turned green ......

Regular testing & back-up plan for the whole family to drink with peace of mind
The last point is also the most important point - no matter how advanced and expensive equipment is used, there is no 100% guarantee that it will be absolutely worry-free, so it is a responsibility to yourself and a show of love to the whole family to ask a third-party organization to sample test the level of drinking at the factory outlet on a regular basis. If you encounter sudden power outages, gas outages, extreme weather and other special circumstances, do not forget to prepare a few buckets of sealed bottles of mineral water emergency!
[Warm Tips] Usually can prepare some portable TDS pen or PH test paper, once a month to do a simple test, the baby to drink in every mouthful as their number one priority to look at ~!

Written in the end, Susan whispered chat so much, in the final analysis is that I hope you do not let the money to buy back the “health baby” finally turned into a decoration or even hidden danger, as long as the usual more attention, more learning, these hidden links to make up for the whole family, you are the guardian of the health!

I hope that this sharing can make more people realize that “drinking every sip of clean and safe water” is not an empty word, but a small goal worthy of our serious action! If you feel benefited after reading this, you may want to forward it to the people you care about~!