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Residential • Commercial
315-788-0930
315-779-1299 (fax)
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| Email |
neil@softwaterbygeorge.com
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| Address |
SWBG Wholesale, Inc.
193 Green Street
Watertown, New York 13601
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| Water
Filters |
There are a number of methods of water filtration, each with
verying degrees of effectiveness, and varying costs. The
general purpose of filtering water is to improve the water's
hygiene and aesthetic qualities. Some of the available water
filters are described below.
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Activated Carbon (AC) Water Filters
Activated Carbon Filtration is an established technology that
works through absorption of the problematic compounds, primarily
to remove taste and odor but systems will also remove some
harmful contaminants. AC is a highly porous material with a
very large surface area. Chemical pollutants are attracted to
and held by the AC's surface. These water filters are best
suited for the removal of organic compounds.
→ Water Distillation (Water Distillers)
Water Distillation involves heating the water to the boiling
point and condensing the steam. Pollutants with a boiling point
near that of water are hard to remove, but generally the
distilled water is of a very high quality.
The major drawback to this method is that it requires a large
amount of energy. Some people will also complain that the
distilled water tasted flat. This is due to less dissolved
oxygen.
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Reverse Osmosis
In water filter terms, reverse osmosis (or hyper-filtration) iss
the process of filtering water under pressure through a
semi-permeable membrane, allowingg water to pass through but
rejecting other particles such as bacteria, toxins, salts and
anything bigger than around 150 Daltons.
→ Sand Filters
 Sand
based water filters have been used for over 100 years to treat
waste water. They are generally used on a larger scale to treat
a water supply for a whole community and will be custom made.
Most units require a constant flow of water to work correctly
and so wouldn't be suitable for well water treatment. Recently,
however, Canadian scientist David Manz developed an intermittent
unit. You can buy pre-built commercial units for home use which
are typically used with swimming pool pumps.
SWBG offers residential and commercial filter sales and service.
We service what we sell plus our competitors' filters.
Emergency service is always available 24/7. |
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