Is Water From Water Purifier Good For Health

by Radha Lakshmi Blogger

Before the advent of a water filter and RO water purifier, boiling the water was the only option through which we could kill all the contaminants which were mostly germs and bacterias. But even after boiling the water and use of water filter which captures only the physical contaminants, it does not eliminate the chemical and metal pollutants like arsenic which can cause harmful side effects to our bodies.

Arsenic in drinking water slowly builds up in our body and by the time when the symptoms appear, it is usually too late for treatment.

Heavy metal poisoning like arsenic leads to deformities, stunted growth and early death. Heavy metals in water are found in several parts of India. The cause for heavy metal poisoning can be due to leaching of heavy metals from water pipes, water tanks, etc.

In order to prevent such harmful chemical and metal pollutants from entering into your body through drinking water, it is necessary to consume water from an RO Water purifier.

RO water purifier removes everything from water, from germs and viruses to dissolved chemicals and metal pollutants. Because RO water removes all chemicals from water, it is said that the essential minerals in the water which is necessary for the body is also lost which might have a negative effect on your health.

But that’s not true, yes the water purifier removes all the chemicals including essential minerals from the water but it is better than being poisoned with heavy metals. You can get enough and more of essential minerals from the food you eat.

Still, those who want to drink pure RO water containing essential minerals should buy an RO water purifier that has a Cartridge called a demineralizer cartridge, filled with purified alkali essential minerals like Calcium and Magnesium, through which the pure RO water will pass through. Thus, the pure RO water dissolves some of the essential minerals from this demineralization cartridge or an alkalizer to give alkaline RO water.

It is also said that water from RO water purifier is acidic because the RO filtration removes the alkaline mineral atoms from salt molecules like Calcium atom and what remains in the water is carbon dioxide in the form of carbonic acid.

Such acidic water is tasteless but not harmful to your body. The reason is that the human stomach has many stronger acids like HCl or Hydrochloric Acid. If Carbonic acid was in any way dangerous to human health, no one would have sold carbonated drinks like Pepsi, Coca Cola and Soda water openly all over the world.

Currently, there are RO water purifiers with the special cartridge containing purified alkali chemicals like Calcium carbonate, through which purified RO water flows through before being delivered in the RO water purifier tap. This neutralizes any acid in the RO water and improves the taste of the RO water.

For the water purifiers to work perfectly you must know how to use it and maintain it. It is advisable to change all cartridges in an RO water purifier like those containing essentials minerals and purified calcium carbonate, once in a year.

Also, make sure that the annual maintenance of the RO water purifier is done. So it would be good to buy the best water purifier with low maintenance cost.

So, when are buying a water purifier for home?