But after fixing a pre-filter at home, I couldn’t help but notice visible sediments getting flushed out from the filter every two months or so. These are the same sediments that I could possibly be consuming! The obvious conclusion? The water from our taps is not as pure as we think.
Countries like China, USA and India where water purification is necessary, all employ Reverse Osmosis technology to purify their drinking water. Singapore’s PUB uses RO too but by the time that clean water flows through several miles of external pipes to reach our homes, it is probably a good idea to run it through a second filter before consumption.
Micro filtration – 0.1 microns
Ultra filtration – 0.01 microns (10 times cleaner than micro filtration)
Nano filtration – 0.001 microns (100 times cleaner than micro filtration)
Reverse Osmosis – 0.0001 microns (1000 times cleaner than micro filtration)
Let’s zoom in at the cleanest option, because that is what I went for in the end. RO is a 99.99% clean process that forces contaminated water through a semi-permeable membrane. Only the purest water passes through the membrane, leaving heavy metals, antibiotics, viruses and bacteria behind. RO filters have tiny holes measuring 0.0001 microns in size and is scientifically proven to provide the cleanest water among household water purifiers.
Our bodies need to keep hydrated with fresh, pure water. Reverse Osmosis does this through the extraction of several contaminants that other filters cannot remove. RO water has:
RO water is great to drink, it beats tap water any day.. I just want to be sure I’m getting the cleanest water possible. But that is just my opinion. As a home owner, look around and do some research for something that suits you. Water cleanliness is after all quite a subjective topic.
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As Singapore is surrounded by sea, PUB has turned seawater into drinking water through a process involving reverse osmosis.
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