Why is pure water healthy?

• Our bodies are affected by toxic minerals and chemicals found in the air and in our food on a daily basis. Water is the only way the body can flush out these toxins. Pure water has a higher capacity to collect and cleanse these compounds from the body. 

Why should children drink pure water?

• Immune systems and detoxification systems are still developing in the early childhood and teen years. Exposure to very low levels of toxic chemicals or lead in drinking water at a young age can lead to greater risk of degenerative diseases and learning disorders in later years.
• Many of the crucial defense systems that protect adults from disease and environmental pollutants are not fully developed in children, so they are much more sensitive to contaminants. Their developing bodies are simply much more sensitive.
• Health standards on levels of contaminants we are permitted to consume in drinking water are all based on the potential effects on adults.

Why is water with high TDS (Total dissolved solids) undesirable or even harmful?

• High TDS water can taste and smell bad.
• TDS water is less thirst quenching.
• High TDS water interferes with the taste of food and drinks.
• Some of the mineral salts in TDS can cause health issues. The most problematic are nitrates, sodium, sulfates, barium, cadmium, copper, and fluoride.
• A person drinking one liter of water on average per day will consume about 17,000 liters of water over a 70 year lifespan. If the water is not totally pure, that water will contain 90-140 kilograms of sediment that the body cannot use. Most will be eliminated through excretory channels, but some of it will stay in the body, causing stiffness in the joints, hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, gall stones and blockages of arteries, microscopic capillaries and other passages in the body.

Does the body need to absorb minerals from drinking water?

Inorganic Minerals

• There is scientific proof to suggest that most minerals in packaged mineral water are in an inorganic (dead) form. The minerals enter the circulation but are not used in the physiological process of building the human cell.
• These inorganic minerals only interfere with the delicate and complex biology of the body.
• The body gets most of its minerals from food, not drinking water
• Fact: The organic minerals in tap water represent only 1% of the total mineral content of the water.
• One glass of orange juice contains more beneficial minerals than 15 liters of untreated tap water.

Organic, or Bio-available Minerals

• Only after they have passed through the roots of plants do these inorganic minerals become organic (through photosynthesis) and capable of being assimilated into our tissues as organic minerals.
• Pure water removes the inorganic mineral deposits in your body. Organic minerals are fully absorbed and remain in your tissues.
• According to many nutritionists, minerals are much easier to assimilate when they come from foods.

Housing Plumbing Fixtures Costs (material cost estimate only)

• Storage and instant hot water units range in cost from $550 to $2000+ and higher for complex solar/gas systems 
• Washing machines range in cost from $600 to $2000+
• Dishwashers range in cost from $600 to $2000+
• WC Toilet Suits range in cost from $150 to $1500+
• Shower sets range in cost from $250 to $2500+
• Kitchen, basin and laundry taps range in cost from $100 to $1000+
• Garden reticulation systems (fed from mains water) with master and station solenoid valves range in cost from $150 to $1000+

Water filtration also provides more than just protection for plumbing fixture within the home

• Reduces/removes sediment
• Reduces/removes taste and odour
• Reduces/removes dirt and rust
• Reduces/removes chlorine
• More efficient washing for dishwashers and washing machines 
• Better tasting water 
• Better water for cooking
• Less cleaning of tiles and glass screens due to water stain reduction

Perth has many sources of water collections for mains potable water for use throughout housing and industry. 

• Desalination plant 27%
• Surface Water (rain water) 33%
• Ground water 40%

Ground water is the highest source of water used in Perth’s water mains, ground water is heavy in sediment and calcium. 

Sediment and Rust

The majority of Perth’s mains water pipes are over 80 years old and made of steel, this introduces rust into our drinking water. Rust and sediments are the two major problems with hot water units and fixture failures within the family home. The build-up of sediment reduces the heating performance within storage hot water units as the sediment settles at the bottom of the tank, along with blocking plumbing fixtures such as cistern inlet valves, dishwasher, washing machine and garden reticulation valves.

To combat the aging pipes the Water Cooperation has introduced large amounts of chlorine over the years to reduce bacteria and the taste and odour of the sediment and rust within the water mains.

Calcium

Calcium is the biggest cause of hot water unit failure and dishwasher problems. Calcium build up reduces performance and or break fixtures and fixture units down. Calcium accumulatations can most commonly be seen in shower areas, shower heads, on tiles and glass screens.

Heavy sediment, rust and calcium in the water can lead to failure of plumbing fixtures and burst water pipes within the family home. Burst water pipes can cause serious damage to the home and generate high costs to the homeowner for repairs and replacement of damaged property.

• Thinning of pipe wall thickness leading to water pipe bursts
• Blocking of internal water piping (build-up of calcium)
• Reduction in water heating performance due to scale build up from calcium
• Reduction in water heating performance due to sediment and rust in water
• Failure of internal solenoid valves of washing machines and dishwashers
• Failure and blocking of taps and flick mixers

If you discover any of the following problems then water filtration might be needed.

• Bad taste and odour in your water
• Dry skin or itchy skin
• Hair loss - dry hair - dandruff or brittle hair
• Colour treated hair fading to fast
• Asthma symptoms or headaches
• Allergic reactions or skin rushes
• Calcium build-up on glasses and dishes
• Calcium build-up in shower area on tiles, shower screens and shower heads
• Calcium build-up on tap outlets
• Calcium/scale build-up on the inside of dish washers
• Sediment build-up on the inside of cisterns
• Calcium build-up around hot water units