When people think of the water that comes from the mains, they normally
consider it a fixed product that cannot be altered. In reality, the quality of the
water changes not only from area to area, and sometimes even from street
to street, but also within the same day.
Water is part of nature, it is life, and therefore brings with it the traces of all
the elements it meets along its path. It is understandable therefore that
some of the substances it contains are not always desirable, good, healthy,
and/or useful.
For example:
• a high concentration of dissolved minerals,
• the presence of chlorine as a disinfectant (in the mains supply),
• the presence of solid particles, such as microplastics,
• the presence of bacteria,
• a high concentration of limestone,
make the water from our mains supply less than desirable and effectively
useful.