The Water Blog - by Nice Water UAE

Water filters have been around for years, but they are still underutilized in many households today. There are several reasons why: some people don't believe they need them; some people think they are too expensive; and others think it's too much work to install them. However, there are many benefits to using a water filter at home—both environmental and financial. First of all, most filters will pay for themselves within six months through cost savings on bottled or filtered water alone. This is especially true if you live in an area where tap water isn't very good quality or has high levels of chlorine or fluoride (which can be harmful). Second, installing a filter means that you won't need to buy as much bottled water anymore—saving money on those bottles as well! And finally, having filtered water in Moving towards sustainable living is a big change, and it can be scary to take the first step. But if you're ready to make the leap, here are some thin...

  Filtration is a key part of most water treatment systems, and selecting the right system can be a delicate matter. Media filtration is quite frequently used by municipalities for drinking water treatment. One particular filtration media that is used is anthracite carbon media. Activated carbon filters are best at removing chlorine and bad tastes or odors but may be certified to remove other contaminants. Activated carbon is a porous form of carbon that can be manufactured from a variety of carbonaceous raw materials. The principal commercial products are made from coconut shells, coal, peat, or wood. The activation process involves treating the raw material with steam or chemicals, thereby developing a pore structure. How does it work? The atoms of carbon, comprising the large internal surface area of activated carbon, present attractive forces outward from the surface. These forces, known as Van der Waals forces, attract the molecules of the surrounding gas or liquid. The combin...

Why should you use a water filter for your ice maker? Ice is 100% water, and just because it’s frozen doesn’t mean you don’t have to filter it. Water quality is often overlooked in ice production, but it makes all the difference. A slight variance in water quality can completely alter the taste, smell, and appearance of ice cubes. Contaminants in water freeze too and create nasty, cloudy ice that will melt into your beverages. The Best Recipe for Ice Ingredient: filtered water Filtered water is key to clearer, crisper ice, and refreshing drinks. Here’s how an ice filtration system makes cleaner water for better ice: Remove dirt. Sediment and other contaminants that float in your water cloud your ice and make it look and taste nasty. Not all contaminants are visible, but just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean your water is clean. Remove chlorine. If your water comes from a municipal plant, then it contains chemical byproducts like chlorine and chloramines. These chem...

Water, an essential element of life, contains a number of dissolved salts, impurities and minerals. The water that we receive has four properties which are pH, buffering capacity, salinity and general hardness. Among these four properties, pH level in water is of great importance. Danish chemist, S.P.L Sorensen, was the first person to introduce the concept of pH scale and its impact on health. Though we are concerned about the water purification, many of us are not aware of the importance of maintaining pH scale in water. What is pH level? Water’s pH level determines how acidic it is and ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is considered neutral. That “seven” number is considered neutral or balanced between acidic and alkaline. If water is below 7 on the pH scale, its acidic. If its higher than 7, its alkaline. Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular drinking water. Because of this, some advocates of alkaline water believe it can neutralize the acid in your body. Alkalinity is...

If you want to be sure that the water we use is as pure as possible, and a practical way to ensure that is to add a water filtration system to your home, whether it is a whole house water filter or a water filter located on the water line in your kitchen sink or another water source. Enjoy safe drinking water all the time   The consequences of having unsafe drinking water can be dire. Pollutants like heavy metals can have profound health consequences at worst, or at best make your water unpalatable. Save money   If you’re buying bottled water for your family to use at home the costs can add up quickly. For the average family drinking 2-3 bottles of water a day, annual costs can easily exceed $500. That’s money can be recouped in a timely fashion after you install a water filtration system in your home. And there’s another drawback to bottled water… Help preserve our environment You’re probably familiar with stories and images of the increasing costs to the environment of our s...

              pic: damaged membranes due to silica fouling Silicon is the element which is the second most abundant in the crust of the earth by mass. Therefore, natural water sources usually contain a certain level of silica, from 1 to 40 mg/L. In some geographic areas, its concentration can reach up nearly to 100 mg/L. As RO operation proceeds, the silica level in the concentrate stream increases and often reaches saturation, which can cause deposits of silica, or precipitation of metal silicates on the membrane surface (Scaling). Silica fouling is very difficult to remove from RO membrane, and eventually leads to performance deterioration such as permeability loss and premature system shutdown. Occurrence The potential of silica scaling occurs when the dissolved silica level in an RO system concentrate (i.e., reject stream) exceeds the solubility limit (≈ 120 to 150 mg/L at ambient temperature) for amorphous silica. Exceeding this saturation level i...

Bag Filter Old Vs New Bag filtration is a versatile and cost-effective way of filtering high volumes of water with high flow rates. Bag water filters are ideal for industrial applications, brewing, pre-filtering, and more.  Bag water filter treatment is when one or more bag filters are placed inside a bag filter housing to remove suspended solids from water. Specific bag filters vary depending on the industry in which they are used. This filtration method is both versatile and cost-effective for filtering lots of water quickly. They’re great for reducing the amount of silt, sand, dirt and other types of sediment in the water. As you can see in the above picture, the bag filter changes its color when its filled with dirt particles from the feed water, this is also an indication that its time to change the filters. Benefits Of Using Bag Filters There are a few, significant benefits of bag water filter treatment. These include: Filter large volumes of water with high flow rates – easi...