Water Cooler Filter Stages

• Stage 1: water flows through one - micron filter pads (1 micron equals 1/25,000th of an inch), which removes suspended particles such as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt and other undissolved matter.


• Stage 2: then through an granulated activated carbon (GAC) cartridge. GAC is universally recognized and widely used as an effective adsorbent for a wide variety of organic contaminants, such as chlorine (99.9%), chemicals linked to cancer (THM's, benzine) pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), PCB's, MTBE's and hundreds of other chemical contaminants that may be present in water, which causes bad taste and odors in your drinking water.
  
  Carbon is extremely porous and provides a large surface area for contaminants to collect. Carbon-only filters must also use their capacity for chlorine removal, resulting in a shortened life. They also may use a bituminous coal carbon, which is good at removing chlorine, but not as effective at removing chemicals. We use a high-grade coconut shell carbon that is most effective at removing chemicals. Coconut shell carbon provides a significantly higher volume of micropores than either coal-, wood or lignite-based carbon. As a result, it is more effective than other carbon types in removing trihalomethanes (THM's) and other chemicals from municipally supplied water. Since our REDOX media removes the chlorine before it reaches the carbon, the carbon capacity is not wasted on chlorine and is free to concentrate more effectively on organic contaminants
• Stage 3: water travels Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane. Ultrafiltration (UF) is an important purification technology used for the production of high-purity water. UF is effective for the removal of colloids, proteins, bacteria, viruses, parasites protozoa and pyrogens, (e.g., gram-negative bacterial endotoxins), and other organic molecules larger than .01 Micron size and most other water contaminants known today. Also removes pesticides and herbicides, as well as the hardness in water and salts. It can also change the shape of H2O molecule into hexagon which is easier for human body to absorb.
• Stage 4: water flows through one - micron filter pads (1 micron equals 1/25,000th of an inch), which removes suspended particles such as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt and other undissolved matter.
• In stages 5 and 6,water flows through a bed of media made of a special high-purity alloy blend of two dissimilar metals - copper and zinc (ERA-6500 and ERA-9500). ERA-6500 and ERA-9500 are major advancements in water treatment technology that works on the electro-chemical and spontaneous-oxidation-reduction (Eagle Redox Alloy®) principles. Chlorine is instantaneously and almost inexhaustibly oxidized.
  
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• In stage 7: water flows through ceramic balls, removes harmful bacteria such as E Coli, Fecal coli form, Salomonella, Streptococcus, and cysts (Cryptosporidium, Giardia) and sediment.


• In stage 8: water travels through another bed of granulated activated carbon (GAC).


• Stage 9: water flows through another one-micron filtration pad for further reduction of undesirable particles. The end result is a great reduction or the total elimination of wide variety of contaminants.

**If present in your water.

UltraFiltration Membrane Details

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