Many people in today's generation have spent their entire lives drinking tap water mainly because of the lack of better, easier and more effective options in water purification technologies. Human beings have been using different water purification methods for ages, but it is only recent that it has gained importance in households. This steady rise of the use of water purifiers can be attributed to factors such as:-

1) Increase in the use of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides that seep through the ground and contaminate the underground water sources.

2) Climatic changes, droughts, rampant and uncontrolled industrialization have led to alarming levels of waste being disposed into our water sources such as rivers, water reservoirs and ground well water, thereby contaminating them.

3) Ageing pipeline network and poor maintenance results in municipal water getting contaminated by the time it reaches our homes

4) Due to the ever increasing pollution levels, the water sources are under dire stress and are getting contaminated with dissolved impurities, bacteria, viruses and cyst.

The above mentioned factors have decreased the water quality tremendously, making it harmful for human consumption.

Dangers of drinking contaminated water: There are lots of chemicals, metals, cysts and pollutants that can be found present in your tap water. If you still drink water from your regulator with no filtration, you may find yourself being poisoned. This can be avoided if you use a water purifier to separate those unwanted impurities in your water. Harmful chemicals and microbial agents that might be found in your water may include:

1. Chloride that is employed to scrub your swimming bath. (Would you wish to drink that?)
2. Metallic elements that are employed for the treatment of rust and corrosion hindrance on steel.
3. Sulphate, which is employed as an algaecide.
4. Gilded parts such as copper, lead and iron.
5. Microbes that may cause illness to your blue-eyed ones.

If you continue taking these unwanted parts of your body, your body can eventually concede and you'll consequently get sick.

Water purification can be done by various methods such as boiling water and using chemicals such as iodine. These are the most used methods of water purification. These methods, however, kill all the germs, but not the sediments such as dust, sand and harmful micro-organisms cyst. The most efficient and easiest method of water purification is by using a water purifier. Investing in these life savers can help you in the quest for keeping your family healthy. We give you a brief knowledge about the top 5 water purifiers in India.

1) Water purifiers that use RO + UV + UF and TDS control: This technology patented by the Kent mineral RO, is based on double purification wherein water after passing through RO, is also passed through an Ultra Violet (UV) radiation and Ultra Filtration (UF). Secondary purification by UV/UF ensures that when the pores of RO membrane open up and allow harmful micro-organisms to pass through, they get deactivated / filtered out by UV/UF.

2) Water purifiers that use RO (Reverse Osmosis) + UV (Ultra violet) technology: This technology uses the double purification technologies of Ro and UV, however, it does not control the TDS level present in water and may leave a bitter taste.

3) Water purifiers that use RO (Reverse Osmosis) technology: The probably the most used technology used in water purifiers. Reverse Osmosis, commonly referred to as RO, is a process where you de-mineralized or de-ionize water by pushing it under pressure through a semi-permeable Reverse Osmosis Membrane. It effectively removes all harmful micro-organisms such as Virus, bacteria and cryst. When it is used in combination with other filters (carbon and sediment), the membrane successfully removes all other suspended impurities from water, along with dissolved gases and organic impurities such as rusts, salts of heavy metals, pesticides and insecticides present in water.

4) Water purifiers that use RO + UF: This combined technology provides double purification of RO + UF, which removes even dissolved impurities such as chemicals and salts. The TDS controller maintains essential natural minerals, thereby providing 100% pure, safe & tasty drinking water, which is ideal for consumption.

5) Water purifiers that use gravity based ultra filtration technology (UF): In this ground breaking technology by Kent, UF membrane works under the force of gravity and at atmospheric pressure. The UF membrane has a pore small enough to filter out bacteria as well as harmful micro-organisms like cysts. It is used in combination with a fine nylon filter which removes dust and sand as well as a carbon filter that is coated with nano-silver. The nano silver coating is anti-microbial by nature and ensures that the carbon does not become a breeding ground for micro-organisms.