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Universal
Water Back-Washing Shower Filter Independent Test Results
Our shower filter has been tested by the
Research and Development Laboratory of KDF Fluid Treatment Company to
the test protocols set forth by ANSI/NSF 42-2000 Class I, which requires
chlorine removal of greater than 75% throughout its life. It was tested
to 10,000 gallons using 2 ppm free chlorine (most cities have about 1
ppm) at 104º F (average temperature for a shower), and met the
requirements (still at 80%).
It is important to note that the unit was
only backwashed once during the test (at 9,000 gallons). In actual use,
the home owner will typically backwash the unit once per week (about
every 200 gallons) to keep the media in peak condition. It is also
important to note that the test water, which was sourced from a well,
contained 0.13 ppm iron, and it was noted that this contributed to the
lower percentage of removal without backwashing (see "Discussion of
Results" section on report). City water normally will not contain
any iron. Based on this, the lab indicated that the filter would remove
greater than 90% of the free chlorine past 8,000 gallons with periodic
backwashing (as is the design of our unit, by simply twisting the
cartridge to "flush").
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