Esikhathini lapho impilo nokuphila kahle kusemqoka kakhulu ezingqondweni zethu, ikhwalithi yamanzi esiwasebenzisayo isibe yindaba ekhathazayo kakhulu. Nakuba amanzi ompompi ngokuvamile ephephile ezindaweni eziningi, angase abe nokungcola, amakhemikhali, kanye nezinto ezingcolile ezingaba yingozi empilweni yethu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Yilapho-ke izihlanzi zamanzi zingena khona, zinikeza ikhambi elilula kodwa eliphumelelayo lokuqinisekisa ukuthi amanzi esiwaphuzayo futhi esiwasebenzisayo ahlanzekile, aphephile, futhi awanazo izinto eziyingozi.​
Ukubaluleka Kwamanzi Ahlanzekile​
Amanzi abalulekile empilweni. Akha ingxenye ebalulekile yomzimba wethu, asiza ekugayeni ukudla, alawule izinga lokushisa lomzimba, futhi asiza ukuthutha izakhamzimba kulo lonke uhlelo lwethu. Kodwa-ke, uma amanzi engcoliswe ukungcola okufana nezinsimbi ezisindayo (njenge-lead ne-mercury), i-chlorine, amabhaktheriya, amagciwane, noma izibulala-zinambuzane, kungaholela ezinkingeni eziningi zempilo, kusukela ezinkingeni ezincane zokugaya ukudla kuya ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu zesikhathi eside. Isibonelo, ukuchayeka isikhathi eside ku-lead kungathinta ukukhula kobuchopho, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni, kuyilapho ukuphuza amanzi anamazinga aphezulu amabhaktheriya kungabangela izifo zesisu.​
Izihlanzi Zamanzi Zisebenza Kanjani?
Izihlanzi zamanzi zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuhlukahlukene ukususa ukungcola emanzini. Olunye uhlobo oluvame kakhulu isihlungi sekhabhoni esisebenzayo. Ikhabhoni esebenzekayo inendawo enkulu ebusweni kanye nesakhiwo esinezimbobo, esivumela ukuthi imunce amakhemikhali e-organic, i-chlorine, kanye namanye amakhemikhali. Inciphisa ngempumelelo ukunambitheka okubi namaphunga emanzini, okwenza kube mnandi kakhulu.​
Izinhlelo ze-reverse osmosis (RO) zingenye indlela ethandwayo. Izihlanzi ze-RO zisebenza ngokuphoqa amanzi ukuthi angene kulwelwesi olungena kancane olunezimbobo ezincane. Lolu lwelwesi luvimba ukungcola okuningi, okuhlanganisa izinto eziqinile ezincibilikisiwe, izinsimbi ezisindayo, kanye nama-microorganisms, okuvumela ama-molecule amanzi ahlanzekile kuphela ukuthi adlule. Izinhlelo ze-RO zisebenza kahle kakhulu ekuhlanzeni amanzi futhi zingasusa ukungcola okungafika ku-99%.​
I-Ultrafiltration (UF) ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa ulwelwesi olunezimbobo ezinkulu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-RO. Izihlanzi ze-UF zingasusa amabhaktheriya, ama-protozoa, kanye nezinye izinto eziqinile ezilengayo, kodwa zingase zingabi nempumelelo ekususeni usawoti oncibilikisiwe kanye nama-molecule amancane kakhulu. Ezinye izihlanzi zamanzi nazo zifaka ukubulala amagciwane kwe-ultraviolet (UV). Ukukhanya kwe-UV kubulala noma kuvimbele amabhaktheriya, amagciwane, kanye nezinye izinto ezincane ngokulimaza i-DNA yazo, kuqinisekisa ukuthi amanzi awanazo izifo eziyingozi.​
Ukukhetha Isihlanzi Samanzi Esifanele​
Uma ukhetha isihlanzi samanzi, kunezinto eziningana okudingeka zicatshangelwe. Okokuqala, hlola ikhwalithi yamanzi akho. Uma uhlala endaweni enamanzi aqinile (ene-calcium ne-magnesium eningi), ungase ufune isihlanzi esinganciphisa ubulukhuni bamanzi, njengohlelo lwe-RO. Uma ukukhathazeka okuyinhloko kungama-bacteria kanye ne-sediment, i-ultrafiltration noma inhlanganisela ye-UF nesihlungi sangaphambi kokusebenzisa amanzi inganele.​
Umthamo ungenye into ebalulekile. Cabanga ngenani labantu ekhaya lakho kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamanzi nsuku zonke. Umndeni omkhulu noma umndeni osebenzisa amanzi amaningi uzodinga i-purifier enamandla aphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, cabanga ngezidingo zokunakekelwa kwe-purifier. Ezinye izihlungi zidinga ukushintshwa njalo, futhi lokhu kunganezela ezindlekweni zesikhathi eside zokusebenzisa i-purifier.​
Isabelomali sidlala indima futhi. Izihlanzi zamanzi ziza ngentengo ehlukahlukene, kusukela ezihlungini zesitayela ezishibhile kuya ezinhlelweni zendlu yonke ezibizayo. Nquma ukuthi uzimisele ukusebenzisa malini ngenkathi ukhumbula ikhwalithi nezici ozidingayo.​
Izinzuzo Ngaphandle Kwempilo​
Ukutshala imali kumshini wokuhlanza amanzi akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa impilo yakho kodwa futhi kunezinye izinzuzo. Kunciphisa isidingo samanzi asemabhodleleni, okungagcini nje ngokubiza kakhulu kodwa futhi okunomthelela omkhulu emvelweni. Ukukhiqizwa, ukuthuthwa, kanye nokulahlwa kwamabhodlela amanzi epulasitiki kunegalelo ekungcolisweni kwepulasitiki kanye nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni. Ngokusebenzisa umshini wokuhlanza amanzi, ungagcwalisa amabhodlela angasetshenziswa kabusha futhi wenze indima yakho ekunciphiseni imfucuza kanye nokulondolozwa kwemvelo.​
Ekuphetheni, izihlanzi zamanzi ziyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kunoma yiliphi ikhaya noma indawo yokusebenza. Zinikeza ukuthula kwengqondo, wazi ukuthi amanzi owasebenzisayo ahlanzekile futhi aphephile. Njengoba kunezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo, kukhona isihlanzi samanzi esifanela zonke izidingo kanye nesabelomali. Ngakho-ke, thatha isinyathelo sokuqala empilweni engcono kanye nendlela yokuphila eqhubekayo ngokukhetha isihlanzi samanzi esifanele wena nomndeni wakho.​