Whilst we may not be blessed with the best weather in the UK, the North West does have some of the better quality levels where water is concerned. I very rarely buy bottled water but I do like to filter tap water when I can. I have been trialling ZeroWater, which claims to remove enough impurities to meet FDA definitions of purified bottled water.
Using a five stage advanced filtration system, ZeroWater is different from the carbon based two stage filter systems you can find on the market. I find it takes a lot longer for the water to filter through the core but the result is a ‘cleaner’ and purer water that actually tastes better than the purified water on the market.
The five stages of the filter include a coarse filter screen that removes suspended solids from the water that can make it cloudy. It then filters through the foam distributer that removes any remaining suspended solids that the coarse filter screen has missed. Next is the multi layer activated carbon and oxidation reduction alloy. It sounds mighty grand, and it is! It removes a number of nasties including pesticides and mercury, whilst stopping bacteria from growing. Then, the dual comprehensive ion exchange resin to remove metals and other inorganic compounds. Finally, the water filters through the ultra fine screen and none-woven membrane layers for a final ‘clean’ and to remove any remaining suspended solids.
Each ZeroWater filter removes 18,000 milligrams of dissolved solids in tap water, and the life of your filter will vary depending on how contaminated your water is.
The water quality meter is really cool and can tell you how contaminated your water is, but also allows you to test the filter system to see how much of those contaminants have been removed from your water. Here is the reading for my water straight from the tap. It’s a moderate reading, which means my water is pretty good on its own but can still contain some dangerous impurities such as lead. The good thing about this for me is that my ZeroWater filter should last longer and I should get more than 150 litres of pure water from my filter. I can continue to check the effectiveness of the filter with my water quality meter, so I know when it goes higher than 002, I need to buy a new one.
Here is the reading after the water has been filtered through my ZeroWater filter jug. Isn’t it clever? I love that the measure for the effectiveness of the ZeroWater is so accurate rather than other filter systems which tend to go off length of time.
The taste is awesome, as I have already said, but I find using filtered water in my cooking has really changed the quality and it doesn’t go cloudy when boiled the way my natural water does.
If you want to test your water and get it filtered, you can order a ZeroWater filter from the ZeroWater shop. Prices start from £24.99.
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