Titanium water filter: advantages, cleaning, cost

It is difficult to imagine a modern home that is not equipped with filter systems or household appliances for water treatment. There are many types of similar devices, each of which performs its function - from gross deletion mechanical impurities (sand, rust, etc.) before bacterial disinfection and subsequent mineralization. With all the variety of such devices, the most technological among devices of the main type is a titanium filter for water purification.

The device is built into the plumbing system after mandatory coarse filtration and provides a high degree of purification. In addition, the titanium cartridge is famous for its antibacterial fluid treatment.

Why is titanium good?

Titanium is a biologically inert, non-toxic material that is in demand in various fields: many industries, medicine, and pharmaceuticals. The discovery of the disinfectant and antibacterial properties of titanium brought it to food production, and the development of processing technologies over time has allowed the inclusion of titanium elements in household appliances.

The effectiveness of products from this metal is also explained by high corrosion resistance and the ability to adjust the size of the porosity of the structure without loss of strength, which directly affects the process filtering.

Scientists have proven that titanium ions with high bactericidal activity can cope with more than 700 types of bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Scientific research has also completely debunked the myth of the toxicity of titanium compounds. Particles of this metal, when ingested, do not cause disturbances and do not accumulate in it.

The device of titanium filters

Titanium filter - one of the types of trunk fine cleaning systems, in the device of which there is nothing super complicated. It is a construction of the following blocks:

• the head part (cover), which is built into the water supply;
• flask with a filter element - a titanium cartridge;
• removable cup equipped with a tap for flushing and draining waste into the sewer.

Filter elements can be made of:

• porous titanium;
• with the application of titanium on a special substrate.

Let's take a closer look at the second technology.

In a vacuum chamber, titanium particles are deposited layer-by-layer on a polymer base under the influence of an electric field. The resulting membrane is the thinnest hairs of structured metal, which provide high quality water treatment.

Principle of operation

The device is built into the water supply system and converts running water, previously purified from gross impurities (sand, silt, scale, etc.), into a suitable one for food needs.

The filtering “brush” of the membrane retains contamination: small but “heavy” impurities, such as particles of oxidized iron with a size of 0.5 microns. As they accumulate, they precipitate and are completely removed during maintenance.

The active form of titanium during the cleaning process adsorbs pathogenic microorganisms and bacteria, thereby providing a disinfecting effect.

Filter module regeneration

The ability to repeatedly restore the filter unit is an important advantage of the titanium filter.

1st method

Almost all models of the device are equipped with a backwash function using a water hammer. A reverse flow of water is supplied to the membrane for 3-4 seconds, which washes away the accumulated contaminants. When the drain tap is opened, the waste is discharged into the sewer.

2nd method

Specialists recommend that, together with the backwash of the titanium cartridge, once a year, additional regeneration be carried out by etching with citric acid.

For this, the housing of the unit is carefully disassembled, the filter element is removed and immersed for a day in a 10 percent solution of citric acid. Then all the components are washed with running water and collected in the reverse order.

Advice! Despite the increased strength of titanium deposition, it is not necessary to manually wipe off dirt from its surface. Microcracks and scratches will degrade the quality of the filter.

Due to the low adhesion of the titanium layer, which “repels” foreign impurities from itself, the cells are cleaned completely, which ensures the duration of operation of the filter module.

According to the manufacturer, the resource of the titanium membrane is designed for approximately 1000 washes. In reality, during regeneration once a week, the service life will exceed 10 years.

Benefits

Manufacturers declare the following advantages of titanium trunk filterdue to the physicochemical properties of the metal:

• High degree of purification (up to 0.1 micron), complex physical and bacteriological interaction. Allow you to get clean, but not distilled water.
• The titanium membrane is not subject to corrosion, resistant to pressure, vibration, temperature extremes, and damage by abrasive particles.
• Increased productivity, approximate filtered fluid volume - up to 1.3 m3 / hour.
• Multiple automated regeneration of the cleaning module.
• Lack of operational costs, more than 10-year service life.

Conclusion

Judging by customer reviews and the results of laboratory tests before and after the installation of filter systems with a titanium module, the resulting water meets the stated requirements. For example, the iron content becomes two times lower than the MPC, and pathogenic bacteria and Escherichia coli are absent. Due to the physicochemical properties of titanium, such devices are capable of qualitatively filtering the water coming from wells and open sources.