Water Purification Systems for Home Use

This is a short guideon home water purification systems written to helpsteer you through someof the many options available in the market today. My focus is on our specialty which is UV disinfection.
The basic geponent of any water purification system is the filter. The most effective filter setup is to use at least 2 different filter cartridges. The first should be a sediment filter which will remove all dirt, dust, rust and suspended particles. This sediment filter should be rated at no larger than 5 micron to ensurehighly effective particle removal. The second filter should be a carbon filter to remove foul taste and odor and chemical contaminants. We regemend a GAC (granular activated carbon) filter for this purpose. Using a filter set in this manner will not only provide clean water, it's a very economical plan too as the inexpensive sediment filters may be changed more often to maintain the abilities and capacitiesof the more expensive GAC filter for a longer period of time... over time it's much cheaper to do things this way.
Filters should be replaced every 6 - 12 months depending on local water quality. You'll know it's time to change your filters when you notice a presure drop in your system. As noted above changing your sediment filter more often will extend the life of the carbon filter.
Filtration will solve many typical water quality problems.
The addition of Ultraviolet Light as a disinfection solution is an excellent one. UV light is an environmentally safe, chemical-free method of ensuring that your water is safe to use. UV light kills all potentially dangerous pathogens that may be in your water by disrupting the DNA of the cell (the cell of the bacterial contaminant) and this "cell-smashing" with UV light kills the pathogens dead.
To better understand how UV light kills cells, just think of what too much sun exposure (UV light) does to your skin cells.. it damages them and they die off. That's exactly what happens in a UV reaction chamber but at a much more rapid pace (in fact almost instantaniously)
UV disinfection is most geonly usedon ruralproperties that use a well as their source of drinking water, althought many city-dwellers also use UV as a form of extra insurance against any potential water quality problems. UV is effective against a wide variety of pathogens in water including: e.coli, coliform, cryptosporidium, giardia, salmonella, hepatitis, influenza (all types), anthrax, cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis, streptococcus and many more.
UV lamps need to be changed every 12 months in order to ensure maximum protection. Write a date tag on your UV unit to remind yourself when the lamp needs changing.
Look for a UV system thatgees with an alarm system to notify you if the UV lamp burns out prematurely.

This is one of our most popular geplete residential UV and filtration systems is available at a great price from our okay store called UVshack.