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Ultra violet filter installation

installing a new UV filter for the drinking water system


We upgraded our drinking water filter system today.

It comes into the house and enters a sediment filter, and then goes to our new UV filter, which is 3 times bigger than the old one.

The attractive stainless steel container is made in Italy by a company called Minox. We found it on Amazon for 170 dollars.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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If you don't already have them, consider using copper piping for transporting drinking water from the tank to the tap. They inhibit bacterial growth.
Comment by Roland_Smith Fri Feb 1 18:56:38 2013
Have you considered Berkey water filters?
Comment by Gerry Fri Feb 1 20:15:50 2013
H2O

Roland-I like that idea. A small section might not be too hard. It makes me wonder how long the effect lasts once the copper gets corroded? Maybe a short section that can be removed easily and cleaned with a wire brush would maiximize the effect.

Gerry-I considered the Berkey filter, but was weary of buying filters so often, and we know our current system works and is safe.

Comment by mark Sat Feb 2 09:30:49 2013
Like most lamps(light bulbs)have a limited life expectancy, you will eventually have to replace the lamp. Ozone can also be used to disinfect water and making a ozone generator with a small high voltage transformer would be easy just time consuming experimenting with different parts.
Comment by zimmy Sat Feb 2 20:32:01 2013
@Mark: I don't think the copper would corrode that fast as long as it is submerged in water. And as opposed to PEX, copper water pipes are known for not growing a biofilm, so I suspect that even when tarnished it retains its germicidal properties. Studies have shown that at least tarnished brass retains them.
Comment by Roland_Smith Sun Feb 3 08:11:40 2013





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