Understanding TDS in water

Those days are long gone when water could be consumed directly without a second thought. The situation has completely changed now. The lakes, ponds, rivers, dams etc. are often polluted with factory and domestic waste and hence, it has become highly essential to purify water before consuming it. Apart from this, excessive usage of pesticides in agricultural fields for enhanced crop yields has also increased the pollution level in ground water.

The tap water that you receive from the municipal corporation often remains contaminated. This is due to the fact that they use outdated and inefficient methods of water purification. During its journey to your home, water often comes in contact with rusted and burst pipelines. This also leads high level of TDS in water.

What is TDS in water? Total dissolved solids (TDS) comprises of inorganic salts (principally calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, bicarbonates, chlorides, and sulfates) and some small amounts of organic matter that are dissolved in water.

Effects of TDS are as follows -

1) The concentration of TDS may cause the water to be corrosive, salty or brackish taste, result in scale formation, and interfere and decrease efficiency of hot water heaters.

2) Many contain elevated levels of ions that are above the norms, such as an elevated level of nitrate, arsenic, aluminum, copper, lead, etc.


TDS in drinking water originate from natural sources, sewage, industrial waste water, and chemicals used in the water treatment process. The astounding rise in water pollution has led to the rise of water purification methods.

Boiling is water is one of the oldest water purification and is considered to be safe. Boiling water successfully eliminates pathogens but remains ineffective against suspended impurities and chemicals.

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Reverse osmosis is considered to be the most efficient water purifiers of all. It is so efficient that it eliminates everything from water, minerals includes. These minerals are important to keep our body healthy.

Kent has come up with a water purifier that has all the advantages of other water purification technologies but without any of its disadvantages. It uses a combination of RO+UV+UF+TDS control to provide clean, clear, better tasting and mineral filled water.

This water purifier eliminates suspended as well as dissolved impurities. The biggest advantage of this water purifier is that you can control the TDS level in water. This ensures that you get the minerals in water without the contaminants.

Why use a water purifier?

According to studies, 70% of the country’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic and bacteria. Every year, about 600,000 Indian children are affected by diarrhea or pneumonia, often caused by toxic water. Lack of clean water has even gone beyond affecting the health of Indians. 

Water is contaminated with impurities, salts, fluorides and even dust and even with dirt at time.  These days even fresh water is not safe to drink. It needs proper purification before consumption. 

Water is an essential commodity, which is used for drinking, cooking, washing and many similar purposes. It is very necessary to purify water before consuming it in any way. Water purifiers are becoming handy for this purpose. 

Water Purifiers:

The concept of water purification through reverse osmosis is not very old and is fast gaining popularity due to its various advantages. Water Purifiers are essential kitchen appliances, which clean and soften water by the process of reverse osmosis. 

Water is made to pass through various filters and these filters work to remove all possible impurities to purify and soften the water. The only drawback of reverse osmosis is that it deprives water of all possible minerals, as it can’t differentiate between the good and the bad. 

Advantages of water purifiers:

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Electric water purifiers such as Kent’s mineral RO are capable of eliminating suspended as well as dissolved impurities. This is because they use a combination of RO+UV+UF+TDS technology to purify water. 

Water purifiers like Kent’s Mineral RO helps to control the TDS level in water. 

Bottled water is very costly. Water is not filtered in front of its user, so there is no guarantee of its quality. Users are not sure of proper cleaning of bottles as well. 

With water purifiers, users have added advantage of getting unlimited supply of safe drinking water making it easy to consume and ready to use. Use this water for cooking and drinking. 

It saves money and energy, both. Since bottled water is costly so installing water purifiers has reduced their cost tremendously. Also lifting big bottles requires lot of energy. Therefore, users can save upon both money and energy. 

The most important part of water purification is of supplying healthy and safe drinking water at affordable prices and that too with ease. 


With the facilities of online shopping gaining popularity, many brands have started selling water purifiers online. This helps the consumer choose between the different brands, water purification technologies, etc.

Water Softeners - A brief look

What is hard water?

Hard water is basically a high concentration of minerals in the water, most commonly dissolved compounds of calcium and magnesium, either as carbonates or sulphates. Water hardness is measured by how many parts per million (ppm) of the minerals are dissolved in the water.

What are the causes of hard water?

Hard water can be either temporary or permanent.

Temporary hardness in water is often caused by the presence of dissolved carbonate minerals (calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate). Boiling hard water precipitates the calcium carbonate out of solution, leaving water that is softer when it cools. However, suspended particle remain unaffected even after boiling.

Permanent hardness is usually caused by the presence of calcium and magnesium sulphates in the water. These salts become more soluble as the temperature increases, and cannot be eliminated by boiling. Despite the name, permanent hardness can be removed.

Both kinds of hardness, temporary and permanent, can be removed by installing a water softener, which filters out most of the minerals suspended in the water.

What are the effects of hard water?

Below mentioned are some effects of hard water.

On Clothes:

Hard water prevents formation of adequate lather, which leads to higher soap consumption. What's more, clothes become stiff, rough and remain dirty even after washing.

While Bathing:

Bathing with hard water makes hair sticky and leads to hair loss as well. Also the skin feels dry and itchy after bathing.

On Dishes:

Using hard water while cleaning, leads to the formation of chalky white spots on utensils and cutlery. This further reduces their life span.

Hard water can also clog your pipes and prevent your washing machine from operating at full efficiency.

In commercial applications, hard water can present a real problem. Hard water deposits (off-white scales) can clog pipes. It can be deposited on the surfaces of pipes and heat exchangers, restricting the flow of water, and compromising the efficiency of the heat exchanger. In some cases, it even causes corrosion. Mineral deposits can also cause metal boiler components to
overheat, and can cause the boiler to fail.

Installing and maintaining a water softener, as part of industrial water treatment strategies will usually alleviate the problem.

Kent Mini Water Softener is the world's first compact water softener that converts hard water into soft water in an easy and convenient manner. It can be easily fitted to your washing machine, geyser and dishwasher. Kent is known as ‘House of Purity’ due to its immense contribution in the field of water purification.

How to purify water without eliminating the minerals?

How important are the minerals present in water? Minerals present in the water like sodium, calcium, magnesium and iron are very important for the general health of our body. Drinking natural mineral water is the best way to ensure daily intake of these minerals.

Below mentioned are some minerals that are important for our bodies,

1) Calcium:  It is required to maintain and increase the strength of bones, teeth and cartilage.
2) Magnesium: It helps maintain muscular and nervous equilibrium.
3) Iron: This mineral is important in building up hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in our blood.
4) Iodine: It helps regulate the growth of thyroid gland.

Water filled with minerals is recommended for skin and hair too. The minerals present in water enhance the health of skin and hair – not only from outside but from inside too. Moisturizing the skin from clean and pure mineral water keeps the skin moist, soft and healthy.

Minerals are naturally present in water. However, with the increase in pollution, it has become impossible to consume water directly. Water purifiers are often used to purify water and make it worth consuming. However, water purifiers eliminate not only pollutants but also minerals. Water purifiers that use Reverse Osmosis are known to filter out minerals along with contaminants.

Drinking water that does not contain minerals only helps us quench our thirst but does not meet our body’s minerals requirement. Consuming such water is not recommended as it eventually leads to mineral deficiencies.

Kent has come up with a unique water purifier that has the answer to this problem. Kent’s Mineral RO water purifier uses a combination of RO+UV+UF+TDS control to purify water. This technology ensures that the water becomes not only the purest, but is healthy too.

One Distinct advantage which sets KENT RO purifiers apart from other RO purifiers is its ability to retain essential minerals in water. This unique water purifier removes suspended as well as dissolved impurities. As visionaries of the future and health living, KENT provides a bridge between scarcity of purity and its availability.

Kent also has a number of other purification devices in its production. Air purifiers, Vegetable and fruit water purifiers, Tap guards are some of the other purification devices that Kent has in its production.