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Comparing
Distillation & Filtration |
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Water Purification System. |
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today's competitive drinking water purification system
market, choices for the consumer abound. The choice is
either distillation or all the other variations of filtration.
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the side by side comparisons below we have narrowed the
choices down to the most popular systems. |
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a quick overview of how the Monark Water Distillation
system compares to other systems on the market like reverse
osmosis and water filters or water purifiers. |
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| REVERSE
OSMOSIS SYSTEM |
DISTILLATION
SYSTEMS |
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Process : |
The
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Water
is forced under pressure through a synthetic, semi-permeable
membrane. The Water that passes through the membrane goes
into a storage tank, most of the water goes down the drain
with the contaminants that were removed.
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Heat
is added to water, causing it to evaporate, thus leaving the
contaminants behind. The steam is then captured and cooled
back down into the high purity distilled water and collected
in a food grade container.
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Effectiveness : |
The
Effectiveness : |
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In
theory, the membrane, because of its extremely small pore-size
prevents micro-organisms and chemical contaminates from passing
through the membrane. In practice, however, the contaminants
build-up, clog and damage the membrane. Bacteria grow through
the membrane and make holes in it, so the quality of water
produced by reverse osmisis degrades over time. This means
that the quality of the water is not consistent, and the customer
has little peace of mind.
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The
boiling action kills bacteria and other micro-organisms, and
contaminants are left behind in the boiling chamber. The effectiveness
of distillation is over 99+% (99.99% removal has been achieved
even on ocean water-over 35,000 PPM). The quality of the distilled
water is not affected by the level of source water contaminantion,
water temperature or pressure. The quality of the distilled
water remains consistent over the life of the unit! Peace
of mind is excellent!
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| WATER
FILTERS |
DISTILLATION
SYSTEM |
| The
Process : |
The
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Water
is passed through a filter to remove certain contaminants. Most
filters use activated carbon (carbon which has been treated by high
heat in the absence of oxygen) to absorb some organic and inorganic
contaminants. Absorption occurs by strong molecular attraction that
carbon has for some of the contaminants often found in water.
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Heat
is added to water, causingt it to evaporate, thus leaving the contaminants
behind. The steam is then captured and cooled back down into high
purity distilled water which is collected in a food grade container
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| The
Effectiveness : |
The
Effectiveness : |
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When
brand new, a carbon filter will do a fairly good job of removing
certain organic contaminants, but it will do remove other contaminants
in the water such as biological, toxic metals or radioactive. There
are a number of factors which can adversely affect their effectiveness.
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The
physical barrier of a filter can break down |
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Overall
effectiveness is poor and declines sharply over time |
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Proper
contact time ( 7-18 mins) is crucial or even organic substances
may not be removed. |
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Filters
can quickly clog up. |
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Filters
can become a breeding ground for bacteria often within 5 days
or less. |
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Inorganic
contaminants are ineffectively removed. In fact the total dissolved
solids will generally increase inside the filter, sometimes
significantly. |
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Long
term replacement cost of filters are often quite high. |
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Since
one has no idea how effective a filter is at any given time,
peace of mind is usually low. |
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The
boiling action action kills bacteria and other micro-organisms,
and contaminants are left behind in the boiling chamber. The effectiveness
of distillation is over 99.+% (99.99% removal has been achieved
even on ocean water which is over 35,000 PPM). The quality of the
distilled water is not affected by the level of source water contamination,
water temperature or pressure. The quality of the distilled water
remains consistent over the life of the unit! Peace of mind is excellent!
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No
filter cartridge to replace or wash. |
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Low
power consumption with automatic switch-off |
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Can
be used to distill filtered water, tap water, rain water will
water, pond water, river water, sea water.
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Portable
models can be used anywhere in the house, office or brought
along during long holidays, as no plumbing is required. |
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