These days, people in France and around the world are increasingly concerned not only about how water is collected and distributed, but also about the quality of the water they drink. That’s why this resource is treated and filtered before it is consumed. Let’s have a look at 4 reasons why water cooler filtration is important.
Filtering water coolers to reduce or eliminate strong tastes or unpleasant smells.
Before being distributed to water coolers, water is treated to make it safe to drink and healthy for consumers. These treatments vary from one region to another. The more treatment is required, the more chlorine is used in the process of disinfecting the water. This can affect the taste and smell of water from water coolers. The same applies to highly mineralised water. Apart from the chlorine treatment it receives, its natural taste is more intense than other waters and may be unpleasant to consumers. It is therefore important to ensure that your water coolers are properly filtered.
Ensuring optimum filtration of water coolers to protect equipment located at the end of the circuit.
In some geographical areas, the level of hardness (limescale content) in mains water varies according to the type of environment it passes through. Although limescale is essential to our health because of its calcium content, if it is too concentrated, it can cause more or less damage to the equipment in the system. Limescale can lead to scale deposits in pipes and water distribution appliances. Water filtration is thus essential to limit clogging and the build-up of excessive limescale, to ensure that water coolers work properly over the long term.
Reducing the consumption of microplastics in the water we drink through effective filtration.
Before being processed and filtered, water passes through a number of different environments. Microplastics are one of the elements that can be found in the water cycle. Microplastics come from water pipes, among other sources, and are also found in the water cycle as a result of plastic waste discharged into the environment. Without effective filtration, these microplastics could end up in the water in water coolers and be swallowed by users. Although the dangers of consuming them are not yet fully understood, it’s worth making sure that we ingest as little as possible, thanks to the filtration equipment linked to water coolers.
Filtering mains water to avoid the presence of various contaminants.
Earlier this year, the French food safety agency ANSES revealed the presence of a pesticide metabolite in tap water. When you consider that tap water, and also water from water coolers, is consumed by a large number of people every day, filtration is crucial to avoid the presence and proliferation of contaminants that can be dangerous to consumer health.