As warmer weather creeps into town (for most of us in the US) the plans for Summer travel have begun forming and THIS year some of you lucky readers may finally find an answer to horrible tasting water in you RV and/or Summer home… providing you have stumbled upon this brief article about portable water filters for use on-the-go.
Interested in removing potential contaminants from your travel-time faucets? We’ve found a device that may come in handy. The Countertop Portable Water Filter touts itself as “ideal for those on the go! Whether taking your family on vacation or going on a business trip, you can enjoy safe and great tasting water anywhere.”
Making use of four separate filter stages to remove unwanted contaminants, the Countertop Portable Water Filter from Crystal Quest claims to remove (or significantly reduce) contaminants including such things as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt, chlorine, iron, hydrogen sulfide, lead, mercury, copper, nickel, chromium, cadmium, aluminum, copper, zinc, organic contaminants, such as chlorine (99.9%), chemicals linked to cancer (THM’s, benzene) pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), PCB’s, MTBE’s, and many others.
How could a portable unit like the accomplish all those tasks?
Simple: Use ion exchange resin that meets standard NSF/ANSI 61 & 42 and bears the WQA Seal. Then, use GAC (granular activated carbon) and KDF filtration media that meets standard NSF/ANSI 42… and throw in pre and post one micron pads from ISO 9001 approved manufacturers for good measure.
Our opinion? For well under $100 this device should make a great addition to any Summer fun location whose water could use a little… improvement.
How can you tell if your Summer fun spot’s water could use a little improvement?
Simple: Test the water. Did we REALLY have to tell you that? 😛
