What’s in your water?

Finding nourishment in food is important, but to some degree, finding best water option can even be extremely important. Many of the water sources contain hundreds of chemicals including naturally occurring chemicals and minerals are very harmful for human body.

The presence of contamination in water can lead to adverse health effects, including gastrointestinal illness and reproductive problems. Infants, Small children, pregnant women, the elderly and people whose immune systems are compromised because of chemotherapy or transplant medications, may be susceptible to illness for some contaminants.

How is the water source unprotected?

Unprotected refers to a stream, river and all the huge water sources, Piped water into a dwelling, Yard, Public taps Or tube wells does not have water tight casing that extends to a depth of at least six meters below ground level. Unprotected water sources can easily become contaminated and unfit for drinking.

What makes water contaminated?

Water Source can become contaminated with bacteria or chemicals, such as nitrates. When the presence of bacteria is found, the water is considered to be unsafe to drink. Heavy rain, floods are some of the reasons to wear and tear for the piping underground.

Many a time’s contamination is odourless, colourless and tasteless too.

Coliform organisms are a group of bacteria commonly found in aquatic environment.  Coliform bacteria consist of disease causing bacteria, viruses and parasites could potentially be present in your water supply.

Here are the two types of contaminants. 

Suspended Impurities :- These are the physical impurities which remain suspended in water such as dust, sand, dead insects and harmful micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses and cyst. They lead to discoloration of water and may also cause diseases.

Dissolved Impurities :- These are the chemical impurities which get dissolved and mixed with water. They cannot be removed by simple filtration techniques and require advance technology for removal. These impurities include chemicals, rust, pesticides, insecticides and salts of metals like arsenic, fluoride, iron, calcium etc.

The best water purifier option for home use When considering a water storage system, you also have several methods to purify water.

Boiling

This is the most common form of purifying. Boiling kills all harmful micro-organisms. It is, however,  not able to remove dissolved impurities present in the water.

Ultraviolet (UV) filtration

Ultraviolet (UV) filtration has been in the market for many years now. This technology successfully deactivates harmful micro-organisms like bacteria and viruses, but fails to properly deactivate the more harmful ones - cysts. If the purified water from ultraviolet filtration processes is stored for a long period, then there are chances of the deactivated micro-organisms may get reactivated.

The UV filtration process should always be the last pass after the filters to ensure that bacteria do not pass through to the drinking water. When it is used in combination with other filters (sediment and carbon), it successfully removes all other suspended impurities from water including dissolved bacteria and organisms.

Reverse Osmosis Filtration (RO)

RO technology is one of the best known purification technology to the mankind. It removes all

harmful micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses and cyst. The biggest advantage of this technology is that it is able to remove more than 99% of dissolved impurities such as chemicals, rusts, salts, pesticides and insecticides present in water. RO Purifiers are the only affordable technology to be able to remove dissolved impurities from water.

KENT - Water Purifier

Kent gives you with the best water purifiers for home use in India. And provides you with RO+UV+UF+TDS control  to ensure the overall safety and taste of drinking water.

This electronic water purifier not only removes contaminants and impurities as it retains Minerals in the processed water. All the studies and reports about minerals in drinking water have come to a conclusion that you need minerals to be healthy. Drinking water should contain minimum level of certain minerals.

Which water purifier should one rely on?

Life depends on water, and the reservoir depends on you. Water is something we rarely think about. It is common and easily accessible. It has the tendency to dissolve a substance which comes in contact with it. That includes chemicals and other pollutants. Consuming water that is made toxic with such harmful contaminants can be disastrous. Water  also contains organisms like viruses and bacteria, which can cause waterborne disease.

The tap water you receive at home is municipally disinfected, but it can get contaminated through pipes or tanks because of lack of proper distribution system  and maintenance of pipelines. Various forms of waterborne disease such as diarrhoea and polio are the most prominent among children.

According to the World Health Organization, such diseases cause about 1.8 million human fatalities annually. And it is also estimated that 88% of the disease is caused by unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

How do the Ultraviolet (UV) purifiers differ?

The market is over flooded with the domestic water purifiers that assure to provide pure drinking water. There are a number of different water purifiers with different purification methods such as Reverse Osmosis (RO), Ultra Filtration (UF) and Ultraviolet Filtration (UV).

Ultraviolet or “UV” is a type of energy found in the electromagnetic spectrum. We are exposed to them every time we step out in the sun. UV light is also responsible for causing sunburns. UV is used in a variety of applications, such as food, air and water purification.

In UV filtration, water is exposed to a short-wavelength of ultraviolet radiation that kills all the harmful organisms. UV filtration does not change the quality of the water other than killing the bacteria and virus.
Ordinary filters do not eliminate bacteria. The bacteria enter the filter and either pass through the filter or grow within the filter.

Here are some reasons why UV based water purifiers are trusted.

• UV technology has been trusted as a safe way to purify water and eliminate harmful

KENT - UV Purifiers

microorganisms.
• UV filtration provides pure water without the harmful micro-organisms and chemicals.
• These purifiers are very compact and occupy a very minimal amount of space.
• UV systems are also effective against the organism which causes gastrointestinal illness with diarrhoea.

The UV filtration process should always be the last pass after the filters to ensure that bacteria do not pass through to the drinking water.

Which Purifiers to buy?

There are many types of domestic purifiers, but the question arises is, which water purifier to buy?Kent has built the best UV water Purifier in India and ensures that no harmful chemicals leech into purified water. This technology is especially helpful when used in combination with other water purification technologies.

An example of a water purifier that that uses UV with a combination with other technologies is Kent’s Mineral RO. This water purifier uses a combination of RO+UV+UF (gravity based) + TDS control. This technology eliminates not only suspended but also dissolved impurities.

What are waterborne diseases?

Waterborne diseases affect the most number of people. Waterborne diseases are mostly due to inadequate and incompetent management of water resources.

Water gets polluted at the source because of various reasons. The main reason of contamination of water is the inflow of sewage in the source. Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Filariasis and Japanese encephalitis are 5 most harmful water related diseases in India. The availability of fresh and good quality drinking water to all Indians remains a concern.

What are different Methods of getting pure water other than boiling?

There are different types of water purifiers available in the market. The most popular ones using are UV and RO technology. The UV purification method uses short-wavelength ultraviolet radiation to kill micro-organisms present in water while RO or Reverse Osmosis method uses a semi-permeable membrane and pressure to purify water.

When exposed to sunlight, germs are killed and bacteria and fungi are prevented from spreading. This natural disinfection process is utilized most effectively by applying UV radiation in a controlled way.

Kent offers a wide range of RO, UV & UF water purifiers which can remove a broad range of

contaminants including, water borne disease carrying micro-organisms, toxic or carcinogenic chemicals, sediments, bad tastes, odors, isotopes and other particulate matter including chlorine.

KENT RO water Purifiers uses a combination of RO+UF+UV+TDS Control to  ensure that you get 100% Pure Water. This technology retains natural minerals in the pure water while eliminating other impurities. These Minerals enhance your overall health and well-being. It improves your bone health, lowers blood pressure, reduces kidney stone risk, and aids digestion.

The TDS control present in the water ensures that TDS level is kept in check making the water taste nice.

The Human body is made up of 70%water. So make sure you are fuelling your body with nothing but the best.

The entire range of the KENT Purification system that you choose for your home will meet your needs.

The Necessity of Water Purifiers in the Modern World

At a time when the world faces the threat of many water borne diseases, an easy and efficient method of water purification is strongly desired. 

Traditional methods of water purification have been in use for decades. However, a modern and superior method is required to counter the new problems owing to an ever changing environment.

Here are some problems that have led to increase in the level of contamination.

1) Climate change: Climatic changes, droughts, rampant and uncontrolled industrialization have led to alarming levels of waste being disposed into our water sources such as rivers, reservoirs and ground well water.

2) Modern methods of water storage: Demand for municipal water is greater than supply.Owing to the onset of multi-storied buildings, the practice of storing water in overhead tanks has become common. These storage tanks are not airtight and become breeding grounds for unwarranted harmful micro-organisms like bacteria and viruses.

3) Use of pesticides and fertilizers: With increased reliance on pesticides, fertilizers and insecticides harmful chemicals, when used excessively percolate the ground well water as well as get washed away into the rivers.

The traditional methods of water purification such as boiling, use of chlorine, etc. are capable of eliminating either suspended or dissolved impurities. This is not helpful as both suspended as well as dissolved impurities can be harmful. 

Many rely on water purifier machines to obtain pure drinking water but they too have their

limitations depending on the technology used.

KENT Purifiers

Kent which is known as a house of purity has come up with one of the best water purifier machines, keeping in mind the disadvantages of traditional water purification methods. It has come up with KENT's Mineral RO™ Technology. This patented technology has all the benefits of other water purification methods, while eliminating its limitations.

KENT's Mineral technology uses an innovative TDS (total dissolved solids) control valve which allows the user to control the amount of essential natural minerals present in drinking water. It ensures that the RO purified water does not have a bitter taste and the pH is maintained around 7. It also enables the user to adjust the amount of TDS in purified water according to one’s taste.