Installation of water purification systems

Water purification systems are one of the successfully developing activities of Alter Air, which focuses on the purification of water from undesired contamination from small particles of sand, clay, as well as high iron content. This applies to both water from the central water supply and water from artesian wells.

Untreated water supplied from central urban pipeline or wells is not suitable for consumption, as its chemical composition is far from generally accepted standards. Even if at first glance you think that the water is clean (no odor, yellowness, precipitation, turbidity, etc.), most likely, the level of various chemicals in it (chlorine, iron, hydrogen sulfide, manganese, ammonium, nitrates, sludge, sand, harmful microorganisms and this is not the whole list) exceeds the permissible norms. How dangerous is it? In addition to the negative impact on the human body (condition of hair, skin, etc.), untreated water spoils plumbing and appliances. As a sample: you buy a good and expensive boiler, and it fails in a few years due to the build-up of scale on its heat exchanger.

Does the water smell like hydrogen sulfide? Is there always scale on the taps? Do you have a dry skin after taking a bath / shower? Is there a yellow plaque after bathing in the bathroom? If you encounter these problems, then you need to take care of the installation of water purification and water treatment urgently. Installing a water filter will eliminate all the above troubles.

The process of water purification includes the complex operation of special equipment for physical and chemical treatment of liquids. The chemical composition of water is determined by analysis, which is also carried out by Alter Air.

For a better understanding of the topic, let's consider the sample of a technical water treatment system for a private home. Water preparation is carried out in several stages:

• Mechanical cleaning filter - removes sand and rust from water.
• Complex cleaning filter with filter material - reduces the level of water hardness and removes scale from household appliances.

Complex cleaning filters can be column or cabin type. Column type is a separate shell with ion exchange resin and a separate container with saline solution (for cleaning ion exchange resin). And in cabin-type filters, these two elements are assembled together, so they are more compact. Accordingly, cabin filters are designed to purify water in small apartments. It is recommended to use a special flask with a carbon filter additionally to eliminate the unpleasant smell of water from hydrogen sulfide.

It is important to note that the regeneration process depends on the quality of the source water. Accordingly, the higher the level of water hardness, the shorter the filtration cycle (i.e. the less water can be filtered with one installation).

With integrated cleaning filters, it is also recommended to use cartridges for mechanical cleaning of the source material.

• Ultraviolet UV disinfectants destroy viruses, microbes and fungi contained in water.

These three stages cope with the purification of water from large particles of impurities, so they are designed only for the purification of industrial water (to extend the life of plumbing and household appliances). This water is not suitable for drinking. In order to prepare drinking water for consumption, you need to install reverse osmosis.

The reverse osmosis system is designed to purify drinking water. This equipment is installed under the sink, its installation is quite simple, and it will not take more than an hour. Installation of a reverse osmosis system  costs 700 UAH at Alter Air.

On our website you can buy reverse osmosis with or without mineralizer. The mineralizer serves to saturate the purified water with minerals useful for human health. Flow filters are a budget option for reverse osmosis. You can find single-bulb and three-bulb models in our range.