I’ve been a long time member of a couple Survival forums and lately there have been posters who think the ZeroWater filter system filters out bacteria and bad bugs’. ZeroWater does not make questionable water safe to drink.
Only ceramic water filters that STATE they remove bacteria etc do just that. ZeroWater does not remove bacteria and bad bugs, only dissolved solids. Dissolved solids and bad bugs are two different animals, so to speak.
Again ZERO WATER Filters DO NOT FILTER OUT BACTERIA!
Below are some of the FAQ I copied from ZeroWaters’ website. Go to their website and read all of them. For safe drinking water only use ceramic filters made for removing bacteria. Dissolved solids are not a threat to you and remember you’re talking about your life here! Be safe and do your own research before believing what you read on forums.
http://www.zerowater.com/faqs.html
Frequently Asked Questions (just a few of them, visit their website to read all of them)
Q. Does the ZeroWater filter remove Floride?
A. ZeroWater filters are not certified for the reduction of fluoride however fluoride is an inorganic compound. The TDS meter is designed to detect inorganic compounds. Fluoride levels in water are usually around 2 to 4 ppm, which will show up on the meter as 002 to 004. So when filtered water reads 000 it is not likely that fluoride is present in water.
Q. Does the filter remove Uranium?
A. ZeroWater filters have materials commonly used in industry to treat uranium. The performance of ZeroWater filters to do this has not been tested because no water filtration lab has agreed to handle elevated levels of uranium.
Q. Does the filter remove Arsenic?
A. At this point in time, we are not certified for reduction of arsenic.
Q. Does the filter remove Chloramine?
A. We have done internal lab testing that shows our filters can reduce chloramine. However, the presence of chloramine can reduce the expected life of the filter, so if you have chloramine in your water, you may need to change your filter more often than normal.
Q. Does the filter remove Phenol?
A. We are not certified to reduce phenols.
Q. Does the filter remove Cryptosporidium?
A. We are not certified to reduce cryptosporidium (microbiological cysts).
Q. Does the filter remove bacteria?
A. The current system is meant to be used with municipally treated, potable water as the current filter will not remove microbiological contaminants.
4 hours ago
2 comments:
sounds useless to me.
jpf
Anon 10:42
Pretty much is! It is sad that many believe TV ads as being truthful and not deceptive. You simply can not believe what you hear and must check it out for yourself. The internet makes it easy to go directly to the company an find out the facts. The companies dare not put in writing lies because they can then be easily be held accountable.
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