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Which are the best water filters for Thessaloniki?

The main and most significant problem in Thessaloniki is water and how harmful it is to our health. At the time when these lines were written (June 2018), the Thessaloniki network was disbanded for the third time since the beginning of the year, causing residents to experience intense water shortages. Those "lucky" few with water, they had watter which was dirty and full of mud. Last year (2017), oil balls appeared in the Kalochori aqueduct.

Tap water in Greece: Is it safe to drink? We all use water daily, drinking water, cooking with water, cleaning with water, etc. So water is in our lives. Because of this, it is very reasonable to have encountered one or more water problems.

In this article, we will mention the main problems that water has in Greece, how to recognize them, and especially how to solve them.

The water filter is essentially a "shell" in which an activated carbon filter is usually placed. This replacement filter reduces harmful substances to the body. So when you choose where to install your filter (on the bench, under the counter or even in the kitchen tap), it remains to choose which or what replacement filters you will place inside. With this guide we hope to help you make the right choice for your area and the quality of your water.

In this article we'll try to explain what ultra filtration is and how it is applied through special hollow fiber membranes to clean and process water.

We can measure water's hardness in german derees. We can also measure it in mg CaCO3/l or even in french degrees. We use an instrument called simply "hardness meter". Most of them measure hardness in german degrees. Check the table below:

Their name is pretty explanatory: They are installed to your house's main water supply and they improve your water's quality. Whole house water filters are housings, in which we place 4 kinds of cartridges: wound string, polypropylene cartridges, limescale reduction cartridges and activated carbon filters.

Many people prefer to buy a countertop water filter because it's very easy to install them in just a few minutes. You don't even need a plumber to isntall a countertop water filter, all you need is one minute of spare time.

This is a very common question for our greek customers so let's start from the very basics. In order for water to be considered safe, it must be chlorinated. Chlirine basically disinfects water from harmful substances (from which people was dying back in the old days...). Chlorine can't remove or "kill" some harmful substances or heavy metals such as lead, limescale, arsenic etc. In fact, chlorine itself as well as its byproducts (such as chloroform) is harmful. It still is however the cheapest solution for disinfecting water.

Most of them have activated carbon filters that reduces chlorine, chloroform and a wide list of chemicals. These cartridges must be replaced every few months dependin on the brand and water quality.

In this article you'll read all the info you'll need before you buy an under-sink water filter. Water filters are actually housings, in which you place an activated carbon filter that reduces a bunch of harmful substances from your water. Depending on the quality and permeability of the carbon filter, these cartridges can reduce chlorine, heavy metals, Volatile organic chemicals etc.

Before I explain what Reverse Osmosis is (RO for short), I should probably explain what osmosis is. Put simply, osmosis is when solvent molecules (eg water) pass through a semi-permeable membrane to a solution or from a thinner solution to a denser solution. Semi permeable membrane (or RO membrane) allows solvent molecules to pass through (and nothing else).

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Water, human's life source is divided unevenly in our planet.

Our love for water doesn't stop at water filters! We proudly announce that we have recently become "It's Sailin Time's" sponsors! This yaught club is in Thessaloniki, Greece and is the perfect spot if you want to take sailing, windsurf and SUP lessons!

Water filters, depending on where they are installed and how many "housings" they have, treat water before it reaches our glass, reducing or removing a high percentage (some times spectacularly) of harmful chemicals and particles. Depending on your water quality, you can choose from a wide range of water filters that improve your water's taste and odour, giving you fresh and clean water.

Even though reverse osmosis is technically an under-sink water filter, it actually has its own separate water filters category since it has a completely different technology. RO (reverse osmosis) membrane has only a 0.0001 μm (microns) permeability. This means that it can remove all particles, organisms, bacteria and viruses that are bigger than 0.0001 microns!

Activated carbon has various applications, from gas masks and kitchen appliances to drugs and poisons. Its main use though is water purification, as it has spectacular absorbing and filtering capabilities.

Activated carbon, either in the form of granular, i.e. pulverized activated carbon or activated carbon block, filters water from a wide list of harmful substances. Activated carbon achieves impressive success rates, filtering out chemicals.

Introduction

Introduction:

The following article describes in detail the important issue of Chromium 6, namely hexavalent chromium and the way they deal with it in America.

The unique properties of free of metals, spotless water actually make PH measurements in our body unnecessary.

Let's look last week's water news:

In June 2016 Primato Hellas became official distributor of Watts Water Technologies products.