Uma kukhulunywa ngendlela yokuphila enempilo (noma impilo nje), ukuphuza amanzi kubaluleke kakhulu. Nakuba izakhamuzi eziningi zase-US zinokufinyelela ompompi, inani lezimpawu ezitholakala kwamanye amanzi ompompi lingenza kube nzima ukuphuzwa. Ngenhlanhla, sinezihlungi zamanzi nezinhlelo zokuhlunga.
Nakuba izihlungi zamanzi zithengiswa ngaphansi kwemikhiqizo ehlukene, akuzona zonke ezifanayo. Ukuze sikulethele amanzi ahlanzekile kakhulu kanye nemikhiqizo esebenza ngempela, i-Post ixoxisane nochwepheshe wokwelapha amanzi, “uchwepheshe ohola amanzi” uBrian Campbell, umsunguli we-WaterFilterGuru.com.
Simbuze yonke imininingwane mayelana nokukhetha imbiza yokuhlunga amanzi engcono kakhulu, ukuthi ungayihlola kanjani ikhwalithi yamanzi akho, izinzuzo zempilo zamanzi ahlungiwe, nokuningi ngaphambi kokuhlola izinketho zakhe ezinhlanu eziphezulu zamambiza okuhlunga amanzi amahle kakhulu.
UCampbell uthe abathengi kufanele bacabangele okulandelayo lapho bekhetha isihlungi samanzi sendlu yabo: ukuhlolwa kanye nesitifiketi, isikhathi sokuphila kwesihlungi (umthamo) kanye nezindleko zokufaka esikhundleni, izinga lokuhlunga, umthamo wamanzi ahlungiwe, ipulasitiki engena-BPA, kanye newaranti.
“Isihlungi samanzi esihle siyakwazi ukususa ukungcola okukhona emthonjeni wamanzi ohlungiwe,” kusho uCampbell etshela i-Post. “Akuwona wonke amanzi aqukethe ukungcola okufanayo, futhi akuwona wonke ubuchwepheshe bokuhlunga amanzi obususa ukungcola okufanayo.”
"Kuhlale kungumqondo omuhle ukuhlola ikhwalithi yamanzi akho kuqala ukuze uthole umbono ongcono walokho obhekene nakho. Kusukela lapho, sebenzisa idatha yemiphumela yokuhlolwa ukuthola izihlungi zamanzi ezizonciphisa ukungcola okukhona."
Kuye ngokuthi uzimisele ukusebenzisa malini, kunezindlela eziningana zokuhlola amanzi akho ekhaya ukuze ubone ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezingcolisayo obhekene nazo.
"Bonke abahlinzeki bamanzi bakamasipala bayadingeka ngokomthetho ukuthi bashicilele umbiko waminyaka yonke ngekhwalithi yamanzi abawanikeza amakhasimende abo. Nakuba lokhu kuyisiqalo esihle, imibiko ilinganiselwe ngoba inikeza ulwazi kuphela ngesikhathi sokuthatha amasampula.
“Ngeke babonise ukuthi amanzi aphinde angcoliswa yini endleleni eya ekhaya lakho. Izibonelo ezidume kakhulu ukungcola komthofu okuvela engqalasizindani endala noma emapayipini,” kuchaza uCampbell. “Uma amanzi akho evela emthonjeni wangasese, awukwazi ukusebenzisa i-CCR. Ungasebenzisa leli thuluzi le-EPA ukuthola i-CCR yakho yasendaweni.”
“Amakhithi okuhlola noma imichilo yokuhlola ozenzela yona, etholakala kabanzi ku-inthanethi kanye nasesitolo sakho sehadiwe sendawo noma esitolo esikhulu samabhokisi, izobonisa ukuba khona kweqembu elikhethiwe (ngokuvamile eliyi-10-20) lezinto ezingcolisayo ezivame kakhulu emanzini asedolobheni,” kusho uCampbell. Inkinga ukuthi lawa mathuluzi awaphelele futhi awacaci. Awakuniki isithombe esiphelele sazo zonke izinto ezingcolisayo ezingaba khona. Awakutsheli ukuthi inani eliqondile lokungcola lingakanani.”
“Ukuhlolwa kwelabhorethri kuyindlela kuphela yokuthola isithombe esiphelele sekhwalithi yamanzi. Uthola umbiko wokuthi yiziphi izinto ezingcolisayo ezikhona nokuthi zingakanani,” kusho uCampbell etshela i-Post. “Lokhu kuwukuphela kokuhlolwa okunganikeza idatha eqondile edingekayo ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi kuyadingeka yini ukwelashwa okufanele – uma kutholakala.”
UCampbell uncoma i-Simple Lab's Tap Score, eyibiza ngokuthi “ngokungangabazeki ukuthi umkhiqizo wokuhlolwa kwelebhu ongcono kakhulu otholakalayo.”
“Isitifiketi esizimele esivela ku-NSF International noma kwi-Water Quality Association (WQA) siyisibonakaliso esihle kakhulu sokuthi isihlungi siyahlangabezana nezidingo zomenzi,” usho kanje.
“Ukuphuma kwesihlungi yinani lamanzi angadlula kuso ngaphambi kokuba agcwale ukungcola futhi adinge ukushintshwa,” kusho uCampbell. Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, “Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini ozoyikhipha emanzini ukuze unqume ukuthi udinga ukuyishintsha kangaki isihlungi.”
“Emanzini anezinga eliphezulu lokungcola, isihlungi sifinyelela umthamo waso ngokushesha kunamanzini angangcoliswanga kakhulu,” kusho uCampbell.
"Ngokuvamile, izihlungi zamanzi ze-canister zibamba amalitha angu-40-100 futhi zihlala izinyanga ezimbili kuya kwezine. Lokhu kuzokusiza ukuthi unqume izindleko zokufaka kabusha izihlungi zonyaka ezihlobene nokugcina uhlelo lwakho."
“Ibhokisi lesihlungi lithembele ekudonseni amanzi ukuze lidonse amanzi echibini eliphezulu futhi lidlule esihlungini,” kuchaza uCampbell. “Ungalindela ukuthi yonke inqubo yokuhlunga ithathe imizuzu engama-20, kuye ngokuthi isici sesihlungi sineminyaka emingaki kanye nomthwalo ongcolile.”
“Amajeke okuhlunga afika ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, kodwa ngokuvamile ungacabanga ukuthi azonikeza amanzi ahlungiwe anele umuntu oyedwa,” kusho uCampbell. “Ungathola futhi abasabalalisi abakhulu abasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obufanayo bokuhlunga namajeke abo amancane.”
“Cishe kusobala, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imbiza ayikhiphi amakhemikhali emanzini ahlungiwe! Izinto eziningi zesimanje azinayo i-BPA, kodwa kufanelekile ukuhlola ukuthi ziphephile,” kuphawula uCampbell.
Iwaranti yomkhiqizi iyisibonakaliso esinamandla sokuzethemba kwabo umkhiqizo wabo, kusho uCampbell. Funa labo abanikeza okungenani iwaranti yezinyanga eziyisithupha - izihlungi ze-pitcher ezinhle kakhulu zinikeza iwaranti yokuphila konke ezothatha indawo yeyunithi yonke uma iphuka!
“Amabhodlela amanzi ahlanzekile ahlungiwe ahlolwe ngokwezindinganiso ze-NSF 42, 53, 244, 401 kanye no-473 ukuze kususwe ukungcola okungafika ku-365,” kusho uCampbell. “Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukungcola okuqinile njenge-fluoride, i-lead, i-arsenic, amabhaktheriya, njll. Inamandla okuphila kahle kwesihlungi esingamalitha ayi-100 (kuye ngokuthi amanzi ahlungiwe atholakala kuphi).”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, le jagi iza newaranti yokuphila konke, ngakho-ke uma iphuka, inkampani izoyishintsha mahhala!
“Lesi sitsha sokukhipha amanzi sinamanzi ahlungiwe amaningi kunejagi futhi siyakwazi ukususa i-fluoride kanye nezinye izinto ezingu-199 ezivame ukutholakala emanzini ompompi,” kusho uCampbell, othanda kakhulu le ndlela ngoba ifanelana kahle neziqandisi eziningi.
“I-polyurethane pitcher iqinisekiswe ngokusemthethweni yi-NSF ngokwezindinganiso ze-NSF 42, 53, kanye ne-401. Nakuba isihlungi singapheli isikhathi eside njengezinye (amagaloni angu-40 kuphela), le pitcher iyindlela enhle yesabelomali yokususa i-lead kanye nezinye izinto ezingcolisayo zamanzi angu-19 edolobheni,” kusho uCampbell.
UCampbell utusa i-Propur pitcher kulabo abangafuni ukushintsha ama-cartridge njalo.
“Njengoba sinamandla amakhulu okuhlunga angamalitha angu-225, akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthi udinga ukushintsha isihlungi kangaki,” kusho yena. “Imbiza ye-ProOne iyasebenza ekunciphiseni ukungcola [futhi] iyakwazi ukususa izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-200 zokungcola.”
“I-pH Restore Pitcher izosusa izinto ezingcolisayo zobuhle, ithuthukise ukunambitheka kanye nephunga lamanzi, kuyilapho iphakamisa izinga le-pH ngo-2.0,” kusho uCampbell. “Amanzi e-alkaline [azo]nambitheka kangcono futhi anganikeza izinzuzo ezengeziwe zezempilo.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba-21-2022