The need for household water filter systems due to the hardness of water in Israel
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Buy-It In Israel Staff in Miscellaneous
Walter filter system in home in Israel
The hardness of the water supplied in many locations in Israel is undesirable both in home usage and in industrial water usage. Water in Israel has been classified as hard to very hard water. Water classified as “hard” water contains large quantities of the minerals calcium and magnesium.
On the one hand hard water is healthy because it is rich in calcium and magnesium and thus good for health. Increased consumption of water in general, and mineral-rich hard water in particular, is recommended and is important for preserving health. On the other hand though hard water, although beneficial and important to our health, damages piping, heating elements in boilers, kettles, washing machines, dishwashers, solar collectors, faucets, and other facilities as a result of the creation of increased scaling damage, which can often result in high expenditure.
Thus when building or moving into a new home in Israel it might be advisable to find water filter or water softener solutions, which prevents scaling damage without reducing the quality of drinking water. In practice, the system should prevent scale precipitation without impairing water hardness and/or quality, so that all vital minerals such as calcium and magnesium stay in the water.
The condition of the pipes in the building is key to water quality in the home. The responsibility for this infrastructure lies with the homeowners, not with the local authorities. If a building’s pipes are old and rusty, tenants must replace it at their own expense.
The Israeli market offers a variety of filter systems and scale stoppage device systems to inhibit and prevent crystallization and scale forming on pipelines and heating elements, using “siliphos” – crystals of silica phosphate that are sparingly dissolved in the treated water to protect water systems against scale and corrosion.
Water filtration systems for the home are generally cheaper than the alternative of buying mineral water. There are a number of filters available on the market from a microfilter that catches suspended particles, a charcoal filter that adsorbs chlorine, flavors and aromas and a filter that reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration The most basic carbon filters are attached to your sink and remove all the chlorine, and bad taste and odor from the water, costing around NIS 500 including installation and is good for as much water you can drink. It must be remembered to replace the filter every year. One of the most thorough filters you can buy is a five stage R.O. filter which removes all the impurities from the water and costs around NIS 2,000 including installation.
More comprehensive filters, which cover the entire water system in the home are installed in the entrance to the house often immediately behind the water meter to prevent the damages caused by scale and rust in the piping, solar water heater, washing machine, and other appliances. This type of filter is made from durable stainless steel, and is also a filter for solids, polluters, water turbidity and parasites.
If you have a house with a garden planning to install a filter for the entire water system it is advisable to have the plumber or contractor channel water directly to the garden area thereby bypassing the filter system in order to save water filter life and for better water management.
There are also water purification devices which are placed under the sink operated by an upper faucet and do a triple action: filter, water softener, and chemical purification.
Ultra-violet water filter system for drinking water in Israel
More advanced devices offer additional microbiological purification and disinfection by ultra violet light. A UV Quartz bulb disinfects water from bacteria and other microorganisms using so-called continuous purification systems, which are operated by a continuous purification mechanism, promising to ensure purified water from the very first drop and to prevent any possibility of infections developing inside the device.
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