| Each WaterHome or NCBarrier unit has, as the sole or final filter,
a NanoCarb NC-254 cartridge. The NC-254 has a filtration rating of 0.45
micron absolute. This means that the filter is very very tight and in order
to prevent premature saturation, all efforts must be made to clarify the
incomming water source before it enters the final NC-254 filter housing.
Therefore, depending on your water source and the level of fine particules,
you may require a one, two or three housing system. Also, depending on
the water source, you can choose different pre-filtration levels before
the water enters the NC-254 stage.
For the person who does not want to spend time considering the best
choice, or if you are not sure of the water quality in your area, you may
be better served with a three housing system, thus providing the best prefiltration
and final purification via the NC-254 cartridge.
For our clients with multiple installation locations, like condominium
units, you may choose to order one of our countertop WaterHome units to
run as a pilot project in order to determine the service durability of
a single NC-254 filter before it becomes fully saturated. Based on this
information, you can use the table below to better define the best system
for your single or multiple system applications.
The following single cartridge NC-254 durability versus application
guide. Based on using a WaterHome countertop unit as a pilot system.
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If the WaterHome unit lasts...
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Then choose this system...
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| Less than 1 month |
NCB-3CA |
| 1 to 2 months |
NCB-3CA or NCB-3CA |
| 2 to 3 months |
NCB-2CA or NCB-3CA |
| 4 to 5 months |
NCB-2 |
| 6 months or longer |
Works to spec |
Examples: In the Montreal area, WaterHome units with an NC-254 NanoCarb
filter will last anywhere from 2 to 18 months, which indicates that the
source water has a low to high level of particules proned to saturate the
NanoCarb filter.
On the northern shore of Montreal, WaterHome units also last anywhere
from 2 to 18 months, so depending on the region, clients should consider
using a dual or triple under-the-counter unit to ensure that the NanoCarb
filter is well protected against premature saturation. But regardless of
the saturation level, NanoCarb water will always be safe.
NanoCarb Optimizing Holding Tank
(optional)
The NCB-2CA+ and NCB-3CA+
units are dual and triple housing units with the addition of a pressurized
pure water holding tank. The holding tank fills up extremely quickly to
be ready to supply higher water demands. Even when the NanoCarb filter
gets to a very slow flow rate for pure water production, the holding tank
fills up to maximum available pressure so you will never have a reduction
in available flow rate, hence no inconvenience until the very end of the
NC-254's service life.
Here are two tables that can better explain how a NanoCarb Optimizing
Holding Tank will help you extend the usable service life of a NanoCarb
NC-254 filter.
The tables above show that over time, using the NanoCarb Optimizing
Holding Tank (HT) enables the user to both have consistent maximum water
flow throughout the service life of the filter, but also to extend the
service life beyond the practical limits of human patience, when filling
a water kettle.
Simply put, the HT enables a user to exploit down to the last drop of
water which a NanoCarb filter can produce, and thus can double or triple
the practical service life of the filter, before requiring replacement. |
