When people use kitchen tap water filters they must activate the filters for 10 to fifteen seconds on first use….Must Manually flush prior to every use, For nearly thirty years they have not updated this horrible pain in the Ass! If I forget to Manually Flush then I get black particulates into my drinking water glass, which they claim is harmless and that is a Lie!

Proctor and Gamble and Mr.AG.Lafely hate Auto Flush Technology but Proctor and Gamble obviously do not care enough about their customers Health and Well being to add Auto Flushing to your water filters!

Shame on you Mr. Lafley!!! lafley.ag@pg.com

A simple process to make our lives easier and safer and they won’t do it! You think it is o.k to drink Black Particulates and bacteria and residue from a used and or dirty filter. When all you have to do is ensure that a control board can be programmed to control valves and the water flow.

Rest assured the process of Auto Flushing is going to be circulating on forums and news sites until some water filter company cares enough about our welfare to start adding Auto Flushing to their systems. Hell isn’t it time! faucets are automated, doors and even soap dispensers and paper towel dispensers!

Shame, Shame, Shame on you and Proctor and Gamble!
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In order to help answer that question, let’s look at a brief description of some of the different methods of water purification and their different results.

Chlorination

Chlorination is one of the oldest, and most widely-used water treatment methods. 100 years ago, the discovery of chlorine as an effective disinfectant meant that devastating, water-borne epidmics such as cholera and typhoid could finally be wiped out. But as times have changed, so have our water purification needs. The threat of disease has been replaced by environmental toxins. As such, the need for disinfection has been replaced by the need for filtration.

Unfortunately, chlorine has now also been identified as having its own toxic properties, including releasing dangerous chloroform gas, and causing leaching of lead when coming into contact with aging home plumbing. Chlorine also fails to disinfect intestinal parasites such as cryptosporidium, and giardia, which can be especially tough on a child’s developing intestinal tract. As far as water purification technology goes, chlorination is definitely out-dated.

Bottled Water

No one knows what types of methods of water purification, if any, are used to produce bottled water. The government does not require bottled water to be any cleaner than tap water. You basically have to take the word of the bottled water company that you’re getting safe, clean water.

Bottled water can also be expensive and results in an inordinate amount of environmental waste. Over 60,000,000 plastic bottles are produced, transported and disposed of EVERY DAY in the U.S. alone!

Despite having some major drawbacks, this so-called water purification technology, continues to be popular with consumers.

Distillation

One of the methods of water purification that still enjoys wide-spread use is distillation. This is a complex process where water is passed over a hot coil, in order to create water vapor. This vapor is sent to a cooling chamber so that it condenses back into liquid form. This process results in a separation between water and inorganic substances like lead, calcium, magnesium etc. Bacteria are also destroyed.

Distillation is a water purification technology that was originally developed for industrial use. But because of the increase in demand for in-home water treatment, distillation companies took advantage of the marketing opportunity. However this process is not very effective removing organic chemicals, so a carbon filtration system must be added to make the water truly safe for drinking. Carbon filters require regular changing since they can quickly become breeding grounds for bacterial growth.

While distilled water is safe, it isn’t healthy, since it has been de-mineralized. This form of water purification technology is also very slow and costs approximately 20 – 26 cents per gallon. Add to that the cost of the carbon filter and the result is an unwieldy water purification system.

Reverse Osmosis

Reverse osmosis is a fancy term to describe a process whereby water is forced, by pressure, through a fine-porous membrane that traps harmful contaminants. This is another water purification technology that was designed to address industrial requirements and then adapted for home use.

One result of using reverse osmosis in your home is that, like distillation, it strips out much needed trace amounts of calcium, magnesium and potassium. Water processed by reverse osmosis is, in fact, dead water. Minerals in water are Nature’s way of protecting our health by preventing mineral deficiencies.

Reverse osmosis is a complex form of water purification technology that also results in a lot of upkeep. Case in point: you can expect to pay around $800 just to get a replacement filter.

Multi-Stage Filtration