Drinking decades of tap water is safe and sound, home still need to install a water purifier?

When I was a child, I always felt that the tap water at home had a sweet flavor. Whether it is a summer gulp to quench the thirst, or used to make a cup of hot tea in winter, do not seem to think there is any problem. Elders are often on the lips: “We have been drinking tap water for a lifetime, not also nothing?” So, when more and more people around us began to discuss the water purifier, I actually have drums in my heart: in the end there is no need to spend the money?

First of all, let's talk about the “security” of tap water. Some friends will complain, “my neighborhood are new buildings, brand new pipeline, tap water can drink directly!” But in fact, most people do not really know much about tap water. Most of our cities in China have centralized water supply, with strict disinfection and testing processes, which does ensure water quality from the source. But that's just a stretch from the factory to the municipal pipe network. There are many variables before the final “moment” when the water flows into the faucet of our homes.

For example, how old is your building? Are all the pipes in your neighborhood new? Even the old iron pipes and galvanized pipes buried in your kitchen and bathroom can be the source of “secondary pollution”. And then healthy and pure tap water, there may be through these aging, corrosion and even the accumulation of impurities in the pipeline, was brought a little “uninvited guests”.

This, in fact, many people have experienced. Sometimes just open the faucet, you will see a yellowish or whitish small streams of water, and so release a few seconds to slowly become clear. Not only that, but also smell a faint bleach flavor - this is the residual chlorine residue, is to protect the disinfection effect and deliberately added, but also because of this, in some of the sensitive taste, delicate skin or special physique of the population, these substances instead of becoming an invisible burden.

[Drinking safety is just the bottom line, experience comfort is also a demand] If just to not get sick, tap water qualified on the line; but want to pursue a better taste, less impurities, more peace of mind and health, then the water purifier is really “icing on the cake”? Let's look at the water purifier in the end can do. Water purification products on the market in a variety of ways, from the most basic pre-filter, to ultra-filter, RO reverse osmosis, and then to the softening machine, each has its own functional division of labor. From the general direction, they basically do two things: one is physical filtration, sediment, rust and other impurities visible to the naked eye to stop; the second is the depth of purification, such as activated carbon adsorption of odor, removal of residual chlorine or heavy metal ions, as well as a little higher-end can also filter viruses and bacteria, and so on.

If you like to drink tea and coffee, you will find that after boiling tap water often has a layer of white foam, that is called “tea scale”, mainly formed by calcium and magnesium ions. These minerals itself is harmless to the human body, but will affect the flavor of the drink. With the softening function or RO reverse osmosis cartridge, this problem can be completely solved. Moreover, the boiled water is also more clear and sweet. Seriously, is there such a life scene? In the morning, I want to brew a cup of milk powder to the children, but found that the sediment in the pot how can not wash clean; or cold brew tea in the refrigerator, always feel with a bit of strange taste ...... people think they have a good body, in fact, gastrointestinal sensitivity of the population, children and the elderly, on the trace pollution is far more fragile than adults. So, [family members with different health conditions, the level of drinking requirements are naturally different], for the family has a pregnant woman and baby or the elderly, more a guarantee is not a bad thing.
 

Of course, not all areas must be installed water purifier. Some mountains, plateaus, new houses near the water source, the natural environment is superior, the water quality itself is excellent, with ordinary pre-filtration is enough. But in big cities, high-density living and complex pipeline network so that more variables. If you live in a place that often pops up “pipeline maintenance”, “occasional turbidity” and other announcements, then install a reliable water purification equipment, it seems necessary. [Choose according to their own needs, do not blindly follow the trend] Some people ask: “Now bottled mineral water is cheap and inexpensive, when you need to buy ready-made is not good?” In fact, the calculation of a year down the money spent is quite considerable, and plastic waste piles up, the environment is also a burden. And every day cooking, soup, washing fruits and vegetables, all rely on bottled mineral water, the cost is too high!

Installation of water purifiers also has a “small fortune”: eliminating the need to boil open cool and other troubles. One button to drink directly, do not have to worry about water alkali, not to mention every time you do not have to scrub the inner wall of the electric kettle, but also to enjoy the good taste of fresh at any time. Especially in the summer cold brew coffee, lemon soda, the ice cubes to the cup a throw, is a small pleasure for lovers of exquisite life.

Of course, you also need to be reminded that not all brands and models are worth buying. Some low-priced products cartridge quality varies, short expiration date, not as practical as regular cleaning faucet. So be sure to recognize the regular brand, look at the type of cartridge (such as PP cotton / activated carbon / RO membrane), to understand the maintenance cycle, if possible, you can regularly test the factory indicators, so that we can really do peace of mind.

The end I want to say is, “drink twenty years all right” does not mean that there will be nothing later, also can not say that now still safe and secure. Our bodies may be exposed to some unseen risks, but they are subtle and not immediately noticeable. To add a line of defense for your own and your family's drinking health, within financial limits, is not only a lifestyle upgrade, but also a scientific attitude.

Therefore, there is no absolute standard answer to the question of whether or not to add a water purifier to your home. However, if you pursue a higher quality of life, if you care about the health of your family, if you want to say goodbye to the small trouble of repeatedly washing pots and brushing dirt - it is definitely not superfluous, but really close to the daily happiness of a small investment. Why don't you seriously consider making every drop of fresh water that enters your throat and mouth more pure and reassuring?