What is a water filter and how does it work?

Water is placed in the top container of the water filter. This container houses the special water filter that cleans and purifies the water as it passes through it. Water is filtered in three ways.

The outer micro-porous ceramic wall of the filter removes up to 99.99% of bacteria and suspended solids. The tiny pores of the filter make it extremely efficient at removing particulate matter including iron, copper, lead and aluminium to name a few. This special filter is also a highly effective barrier to bacterial pathogens and water-bourne cysts including e-coli, cryptosporidium, giardia and salmonella which can cause serious illness especially if you have young children in the home.

The water then passes through the activated charcoal filter which removes chlorine, ammonia and bad tastes and odors. Activated carbon is a highly porous material with an extremely high surface area and works by holding chemicals as water passes through it.

The ceramic wall of the water filter has been impregnated with silver ions to prevent the growth of bacteria in the filter itself and also in the stored water. The silver acts as a natural biocide inhibiting microbiological growth meaning that there is no need to sterilise the filter even when they are used over an extended period of time.

Each filter is hand made on the potter’s wheel and individually decorated in a variety of colours, many of which are uniquely Australian.

The ceramic filter is fired to stoneware temperature of 1,305 centigrade making it the perfect non toxic material to store cool healthy drinking water. Firing at this high temperature ensures your water purifier is waterproof and extremely resilient to cracking, crazing and chipping.

Unlike terracotta and earthenware systems, the stoneware system will not grow mould, become stained, deteriorate with age or leave a clay taste in your water. The inside of the purifier is glazed allowing ease of cleaning.

No fumes are given off as with plastics allowing safer longer storage. The insulating properties of stoneware will help keep your water cool for drinking and ice may be added to the container for chilled water. There is no electricity or plumbing and the purifier is small enough that it can be moved easily from room to room.

If you want water to be clean, clear and pure then our water filters are the “Clean Water Products” you should be looking at.