1. Is the lime completely filtered out?
CONCLUSION: Our filter is not a special lime filter!
2. What is the electrical conductivity of the filtered water?
Dubious sales statements
Suppliers of osmosis plants often use a TDS meter to convince prospective customers that their own tap water makes them ill. It is claimed that the device measures the pollutants in the water. Only water with a very low value below 100 µS is said to be beneficial to health. The digital measured value is therefore a guide value for the quality of the water. However, the measured value only indicates how conductive the water is. Only osmosis water has a low conductivity value. This is solely due to the fact that osmosis water contains no or very few minerals and is therefore no longer conductive. In the meantime, some manufacturers of osmosis systems have recognised that "empty" water tastes unpleasant and is not beneficial to health. Therefore, most of them have now built in a remineralisation stage. But if this would work, the conductivity would be as high as before.
Minerals are important flavour carriers
Minerals belong in natural spring water and form its character. They give the water its typical regional flavour. Whether a water contains many or few minerals depends exclusively on the region and is not a sign of its quality. There are waters full of character and lighter waters.
What does the German Drinking Water Ordinance say about the conductivity value?
In the worldwide very strict German Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV), the electrical conductance is only mentioned in connection with the corrosion of the pipes. If the mineral content is too high, a current can flow between noble and base metals in the pipes and cause them to rust.
What does the WHO say about the guide value?
Statements that water with high TDS levels is unhealthy are not confirmed by the WHO. In the WHO guidelines (WHO/SDE/WSH/03.04/16, Total dissolved solids in Drinking-water, Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality) it is summarised that there are no reliable studies that confirm the relationship between the TDS value and the health effects of water. Water with too low a TDS value is often described as having an unpleasant taste and is just as problematic as water with a value above 2,000 µS.
CONCLUSION: The TDS conductance in PPM or Mikrosiemens µs can NOT make a statement about whether a water is healthy or not! For this reason we do not give any information on the conductance.
3. What is the pH value of the filtered water?
Our body needs a precisely balanced interplay of acids and bases to effectively control all metabolic processes. Unfortunately, modern nutrition is very pH-sour. The pH-value of cola, for example, is 2-3. The idea of drinking alkaline water probably originally came from Japan/Korea. Kangan water was invented there and used to treat diseases. Nevertheless, this should be seen as a temporary therapeutic and not as everyday drinking water. It should also only be drunk at certain times. Alkaline water at main meals would neutralize the stomach acid which is important for our immune system. This would considerably weaken our digestion. There are therefore better ways to deacidify, e.g. through breathing techniques, alkaline baths and the right diet. Some well-known healing springs may have slightly alkaline water, but life with all its diversity has successfully spread not only around these healing springs, but everywhere. It is a fact that nature does not have such extremes with its drinking springs, but water near the neutral pH value is often found in nature. This is what humans, animals and plants have been getting along with for centuries. Therefore this is probably the solution for everyday needs.
CONCLUSION: Our filter does NOT change the pH value of the filtered water!
4. What is the mineral content of the filtered water?
This topic always comes up in comparison with reverse osmosis systems. Reverse osmosis is a physical process from space travel for the production of chemically purest H2O. Here, pressure is used to reverse the natural osmosis process. Technically purest H20 is not the same as good drinking water! This process and also the chemically purest H20 produced from it do not occur in nature in this way. The purest H2O is rather pH-acidic and reacts chemically very aggressively. In nature, water evaporates over the sea, lakes and rivers. When it cools down and condenses again, it falls to earth as rain or dew. This water would still be quite low in minerals. But most people, animals and plants do not quench their thirst directly from rainwater.
CONCLUSION: Our filter does NOT change the mineral content of the filtered water!
5. What is the structure of the filtered water?
6. Can the filter also be installed horizontally?
7. Can the filter be connected to low pressure lines?
8. Can the filter be connected to the hot water supply?
9. can the filter be connected before the domestic supply?
10. Can the filter be connected to a private well?
CONCLUSION: We do not give any guarantee for the function and service life when operating at private wells!