Things you should know before buying a water purifier

Water is important for our life, without water no one can survive it means that you can live without food for some days but without water, life is not possible. Drinking water quality is getting poorer today that is why water needs to be purified before drinking. Drinking of impure water kills millions of lives every year worldwide. 

Water contamination is the matter of significant concern for all developing and developed countries because regular drinking of contaminated water can cause severe illness or waterborne diseases in both kids and adult. Water contamination can occur both naturally and due to the human activities. The water contamination can only be removed by using the best quality water purifier but purchasing a best quality water purifier according to your requirements is a little bit difficult. 

Currently, in India, there are many types of water purifier, and all of them promise to deliver 100% safe water, in that case, selection of the best water purifier according to the requirement is challenging. 

Ultimate Buyer Guide for water purifier:

It is mentioned in the above paragraph that India market is flooded with the different types of water purifier, but all the purifier is designed with different specification and technology. Find listed vital point which helps you in buying a water purifier.

1. Test Raw Water Quality
2. Check Brand Reliability
3. Power Supply
4. Storage Capacity
5. After Sales Service

Test water quality

Most of the people ignore this step while purchasing a water purifier but you should know that it is the first but crucial because water quality provides you with an idea about the types of impurities present in your raw water. All the water purifier uses different kinds of technology to remove the impurities. The commonly used technique in the water purification process is reverse osmosis (RO) & Ultra-violate (UV). If your regular use water contains high TDS concentration, then buy RO water purifier, or if your raw water has a low level of TDS then you should purchase UV water purifier but if you regularly use water contains both high concentrations of TDS & microbial mass then you should go with the RO+UV+UF.

Check Brand Reliability

Knowing the demand for water purifier many companies manufacture water purifier in India in this situation selection of the right is most important. Do your research and make sure that the company should have ISO, CE & NSF certification. A good brand use better quality spare parts which makes it long lasting, i.e., durable and low maintenance product. 

Power Supply

It is also an essential part while having a water purifier for your home. All the water purifier is based on the electricity except the gravitational water purifier. If your area has the frequent electric outage, then avoid RO, UV & UF. In case of frequent electrical outages, a gravitational water purifier is the best where electricity supply is erratic.

Storage capacity

A water purifier contains variously sized pure water storage tank you should choose according to your need. One important thing to check is storage tank contamination if pure water storage tank is not safe then the chance of recontamination is very high. To test the storage contamination check out Alfaa UV’s new Sparkle storage series. It also becomes essential for that area where electricity outage is widespread.

After Sales Service

It is the most crucial point which whether it is an RO water purifier or a UV water purifier both needs repair and maintenance service at a regular time interval. Most of the people purchase water purifier buy watching the fencing add, and after that, they start facing a problem when their water purifier service provider ignore their request or complaint. Hence it is an essential factor to check the after-sales service of the bran so that you can receive a helping hand whenever you need it. 

All the above listed factors are important which you should consider while purchasing a water purifier. Following these steps ensure that you will buy the best water purifier for the residential use that fulfils all your requirement. You can also perform some research on Google to compare the price of the different brand of water purifier which will help you to buy a water purifier at the best market prices.

About the Author 

Abhishek Kumar   

M.tech Biotechnology