If you have been planning to purchase a water purifier for your home, here’s something you should know before you make the huge investment of ₹20,000 or more: Regular water purifiers do not give you perfectly purified water. They give you either over-purified or under-purified water.
Over-purified and under-purified water are harmful to the human body.
As the terms suggest, over-purified water is water that has been purified beyond the perfect purification level. Whereas, under-purified water is water that has been purified below the required purification level.
Why do water purifiers, that boast of having several levels of purification, give you over-purified or under-purified water, correct?
We will answer this question in this article by discussing:
- How different areas have different water qualities
- How regular water purifiers purify water of different qualities
- How to get perfectly purified water at home or office
If you are someone who wants to get perfectly purified water for your home, do read the article till the end.
- How different areas have different water qualities
If you are someone who lives in Bengaluru, you might have noticed that areas like Electronic City and Whitefield are similar; both have several IT companies and numerous people who have come from different cities in India. But there is one major difference between the two areas: the water quality.
In Bengaluru, there are three main water sources:
- Kaveri river
- Tankers
- Borewells
While some areas completely depend on the Kaveri river water connection for their daily water usage, other areas depend on tankers or borewells. Some areas make use of a combination of water sources as well.
For instance, in northern Bengaluru, some apartments depend on borewells for their daily water. Since they do not have a sewage treatment plant, they will have to apply for a Kaveri water connection. This is because water and sewage pipelines come as a single package from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB). In this case, they will receive water from two different sources. The scenario is similar in every place in India.
Given that every area has a different water source or different combinations of water sources, the water qualities will vary. This is because different water will have different levels of turbidity, total dissolved solids, pH, hardness, and so on.
Now, why is this relevant to you?
Check out the next section to know the answer to this question.
2. How regular water purifiers purify water of different qualities
Knowing that different areas have different water qualities may not impact you or your decision to invest ₹20,000 or more in a regular water purifier. But knowing how the water purifiers purify water of different qualities may help you understand why buying a regular water purifier might be a mistake.
Every regular water purifier will have a set filtration process to purify the input water. Be it RO, UV, UF, or any other purification process, a water purifier will purify water of any quality the same way.
That’s precisely the problem!
Given that the water purifiers are set to purify every water the same way, you will receive over-purified or under-purified water depending on the water quality in your area. Let’s simplify it for you.
If your area has water of good quality, the filtration process in your water purifier may be too much. This might lead to the over-purification of water. Whereas, if your area has very poor quality water, the filtration process in your water purifier may be insufficient. This might lead to the under-purification of source water.
While you may know the concerns regarding under-purified water, you may not be aware of the problems with over-purified water. Here’s why over-purified water is harmful to you.
Over-purified water will no longer contain the essential minerals that were naturally present in the input water. For the same reason, it can affect the mineral balance of the blood and tissues. Moreover, drinking over-purified water could lead to an imbalance of pH and electrolytes in the body.
Now that you know the problems associated with using a regular purifier, let’s move on to the solution to the problem: a personalised water purifier.
3. How to get perfectly purified water at home or office
Be it at home or in the office, everyone wants access to perfectly purified, safe, and healthy drinking water. Though this is a basic requirement, you might have, by now, realised how difficult it is to get access to water of good quality.
The smartest way to get perfectly purified drinking water is by purchasing a personalised water purifier. Are you wondering how much you will have to shell out to get a personalised water purifier?
This is the best part. If you are getting a DrinkPrime water purifier, which is (obviously) a personalised water purifier, you just need to pay for the water you consume! This means that you get the water purifier with a custom filtration process, based on the area you live in, for free. You don’t have to pay for delivery, installation, or maintenance of your DrinkPrime water purifier. You can also monitor the water quality in real-time by using the DrinkPrime mobile application.
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