Al-Marsad Newspaper: A specialist commented on the dangers of water filters and their cause of kidney failure.
7-stage filter
He said during a video clip he posted. “Tik Tok” application: “A video clip released some time ago about a pharmacist of Arab nationality, tells his brother (a patient with kidney disease visited him, and when he asked him for water he drinks, he replied that he has a 7-stage filter, and it was frowned upon) and continued: “Okay, I have an 8-stage filter. Could it cause me hallucinations and delusions?
A condition imposed by the municipality
And he added, before talking about the dangers of water filters, I must mention an important information, namely that water filters are a prerequisite that the municipality, and environmental health, have imposed on restaurants, bars, fruit juice and catering companies across the Kingdom.
counterfeit country of manufacture
He pointed out that the country of manufacture of the water filter is counterfeit, for example, claiming that the product is an American product, a Taiwanese assembly, or an American filter that assembles Vietnam or any other country. old ploy for marketing inferior filters, it’s cheap.
change the stickers
And he went on, secondly, the stickers are changed on the sweetener or the filters and the cartons, but this trick is considered finished and as soon as the manufacturer link is requested, the trick is exposed and collapses.
Filter out the dangers
And about the dangers of drinking water filters, especially misuse, and the weakness of the tank is known through the weak water pressure in the tap,
Completely desalinated water
Regarding the complete removal of the salt water filter and whether the problem is really harmful, he said, the answer is in the following points: the first is that the desalination device does not have a valve to control the salts and this type does not It is.As for the second case, it is widespread at 75%, which is the closure of the salt stop, and the best percentage of total salts dissolved in the water, which is between 50 and 130, less than 50 enters the phases of distillation and above this the number gives drinks and foods a darker color than normal, especially hot drinks such as tea, coffee, etc., and is not considered harmful if it drops from 50, but it is useless and the compensation must be obtained from a second source, which are foods in particular.
He went on to say that the stone stage does not add salts, but rather adds minerals such as calcium, potassium and salts.
Viruses in the water
As for the presence of viruses in the water and the elimination of filters on it, he said, usually when a person has a well in a residential area, he must conduct a microbiological analysis.
Filter purchase tips
He advised when purchasing a domestic or commercial water filter that the service provider should be informed of the city he is in because the problem is different, from one city to another and from one region to another. other in the same city, and also inform about the source of the water, whether it is a government network, a well or other.
