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 on. “Tik Tok” application: “A video clip spread a while ago, about a pharmacist of Arab nationality, his brother saying (a patient with kidney disease visited him, and when he asked him about the water he drinks, he replied that he has a 7-stage filter, and he was frowned upon) and continued, “Ok, I have an 8-stage filter. Could it cause me hallucinations and delusions?
A condition imposed by the municipality
And he added, before I talk about the dangers of water filters, I must mention an important piece of information, which is that water filters are a prerequisite that the municipality, and environmental health, have imposed on restaurants, cafes, juice stores, and catering companies throughout the Kingdom.
counterfeit country of manufacture
He pointed out that the country of manufacture of the water filter is forged or counterfeited, for example, claiming that the product is an American product, a Taiwanese assembly, or an American filter assembling Vietnam or any other country. This lie, a very old ploy for marketing inferior filters, is cheap.
change the stickers
And he continued, secondly, the stickers are changed on the sweetener or filters, and the cartons, but this trick is considered finished, and as soon as the manufacturer’s link is requested, the trick is exposed and collapses.
Filters Dangers
And about the dangers of drinking water filters, especially misuse, and the weakness of the tank is known through the weak pressure of the water in the tap,
Completely de-salt water
With regard to removing the salt water filter completely and whether the issue 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 is not recommended. As for the second case, it is 75% widespread, which is the closure of the salt stop. And the best percentage of total dissolved salts in water, which is between 50 and 130, below 50 enters the distillation stages and above this number gives drinks and foods a darker color than normal, especially hot drinks such as tea, coffee, etc., and it is not considered harmful if it comes down from 50, but it is useless, and compensation must be obtained from a second source, which is foods specifically.
He went on to say that the stones stage does not add salts, but rather adds minerals such as calcium, potassium and salts.
Viruses in the water
Regarding 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 buying tips
He advised when buying a domestic or commercial water filter, that the service provider should be informed of the city in which it is located because the issue differs, from one city to another and from one region to another in the same city, and also inform about the source of the water, whether it is a government network, well water, or others.