Can you drink tap water? Filter jugs

Regardless of whether you live in the countryside or in a big city, it will be just as healthy if you pass it through a filter! The water that flows from your tap meets the strict European Union standards, which is why - although not everyone knows - it is sometimes as good as the bottled water available on store shelves. Therefore, it is worth answering the question: can you actually drink tap water?

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Why does tap water taste worse than bottled water?

However, before the water reaches your tap, it travels through hundreds of kilometers of steel, lead or PVC pipes, and is also armed with an unpleasant "shield" in the form of chlorine, protecting against the growth of bacteria. This definitely worsens its smell and taste and is a valid reason why we do not want to drink it straight from the tap, even though it is much cheaper. Fortunately, there is a way to quickly return the tap water to the state it was in before the long "journey". Purifying water from impurities and chlorine is quick, cheap and ecological. Special water jugs are used for this purpose, but the key is, above all, to get rid of stereotypical thinking and unjustified prejudices towards filtering tap water.

What should you consider when choosing the right filter jug?

There is a huge selection of jugs on the market: with different capacities, in various colors and designs. However, what you should pay special attention to when choosing is the replaceable filter cartridge that purifies the water. Check whether the heart of the filter, i.e. the filtering charge, is adapted to the quality of Polish tap water. Brands available on our market, e.g. Dafi , Aqaphor, produce filter cartridges, such as filters for the Dafi jug , whose filling consists of activated carbon and ion-exchange resin. Carbon acts like a sponge - it absorbs, among others: chlorine and its derivatives, detergents and pesticides. Removes unpleasant odor from water and improves its taste. Additionally, the carbon is impregnated with silver - this protects the interior of the insert against the development of microorganisms. The resin removes heavy metals (e.g. lead, mercury, cadmium) and excess salts that cause water hardness, which is the cause of scale formation in household appliances (kettles).

Benefits of using a filter jug

Also available are the so-called functional cartridges that not only purify water, but also enrich it with elements desired by the body, e.g. magnesium filters. Magnesium supplied with water is easily absorbed and is a perfect complement to a varied diet! Drinking such tap water is pleasant and healthy. What's more, it allows you to really save a lot, and it's not only about money, but also about time wasted in queues for bottled water packs that need to be stored at home. By using jugs, such as Dafi jugs, you will get 200 liters of water for only a dozen or so zlotys - exactly the cost of a filter cartridge replaced every month.

Water always with you with filter bottles

A portable filter in the format of a sports bottle is a perfect solution for people leading an active lifestyle and for travelers. Filter bottles remove chlorine, heavy metals, allergens, improve the taste and smell of water. Importantly, despite filtration, the mineral composition of the water is preserved, including magnesium and calcium. One replaceable filter replaces 300 half-liter PET bottles, saving approximately 26.4 kg of plastic from entering the environment each year!

The eye-catching and attractive design of the bottles available on the market means that they can be used in any circumstances - both while practicing sports, walking around the city, at school, in the office or on an airplane. The universal capacity of 0.5l provides the optimal amount of liquid without adding additional weight.

The material from which the Aquaphor bottle is made is impact-resistant Tritan™ - the latest generation of organic glass, completely safe, unbreakable and resistant to falls. Tritan is used to produce food storage containers and baby bottles. Does not contain bisphenol A (BPA).

Filter jugs and a reusable bottle for filtered water are a safe and sustainable solution to reducing plastic. Each liter of water is your personal contribution to reducing the environmental burden of plastic bottles. Be ECO. By limiting the purchase of bottled water, you significantly reduce the amount of PET waste - an average family of four uses approximately 100 bottles a month, and each of them takes over 100 years to decompose. Change your habits - it pays off!

* calculations were made based on the average price of filters and bottled water

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