Iminyaka eminingi, umsebenzi wami wawungowodwa: ukususa. Susa i-chlorine, susa amaminerali, susa ukungcola. Ngalandela inani eliphansi kakhulu kumitha ye-TDS njengendebe, ngikholelwa ukuthi uma amanzi entula kakhulu, ahlanzekile kakhulu. Uhlelo lwami lwe-reverse osmosis lwaluyiqhawe lami, luletha amanzi angenambitheki lutho—isilayidi esingenalutho, esingenasici.

Ngabe sengibuka idokhumentari ekhuluma “ngamanzi anolaka.” Leli gama lalibhekisela emanzini ahlanzekile kakhulu, alambele amaminerali, kangangokuthi ayewakhipha kunoma yini ayeyithinta. Umlandisi uchaze amapayipi amadala aqhekeka ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Isazi se-geology sichaze ukuthi ngisho nedwala lalincibilika kanjani kancane kancane ngamanzi emvula ahlanzekile.

Kwangena umcabango othusayo: Uma amanzi ahlanzekile engancibilikisa idwala, lenzani ngaphakathime?

Bengigxile kakhulu kulokho engangikuthathaphandlengamanzi ami, angikaze ngicabange ngomphumela webhayoloji wokuphuza amanzi ongenaluthoinBengingaphuzi amanzi nje kuphela; bengiphuza isinyibilikisi esijwayelekile esiswini esingenalutho.

Ukoma Komzimba: Akukhona okwe-H₂O kuphela

Uma siphuza, asigcini nje ngokumanzisa umzimba. Sigcwalisa isisombululo se-electrolyte—i-plasma yethu yegazi. Lesi sixazululo sidinga ibhalansi ethambile yamaminerali afana ne-calcium, i-magnesium, i-sodium, ne-potassium ukuze kuqhutshwe imizwa kagesi eyenza izinhliziyo zethu zishaye, imisipha yethu ifinyele, futhi imizwa yethu ivuthe.

Cabanga ngomzimba wakho njengebhethri eliyinkimbinkimbi. Amanzi alula awasebenzi kahle. Amanzi acebile ngamaminerali asiza ekugcineni ukushaja.

Uma uphuza amanzi amaningi angenawo amaminerali (njengasesimisweni se-RO esijwayelekile esingenayo i-remineralizer), le nkolelo-mbono—esekelwa ngamazwi aqaphile kwezokudla kanye nempilo yomphakathi—iphakamisa ingozi engaba khona: la manzi “angenalutho,” angenawo amaminerali angadala i-osmotic gradient engabonakali. Ukuze kufezwe ibhalansi, kunganciphisa ukugcwala kwama-electrolyte emzimbeni wakho noma, ekufuneni amaminerali, kudonse amanani amancane ohlelweni lwakho. Kufana nokugcwalisa ibhethri ngamanzi acwengekile; kugcwalisa isikhala kodwa akufaki isandla ekushajweni.

Kwabantu abadala abaningi abanempilo enhle abanokudla okucebile ngamaminerali, lokhu cishe kuyinto encane. Kodwa ukukhathazeka kuyakhula kubantu abathile:

• Abasubathi baphuza amagalani amanzi ahlanzekile ngenkathi bejuluka bekhipha ama-electrolyte.
• Labo abadla ukudla okulinganiselwe abangatholi amaminerali ekudleni.
• Abantu abadala noma abantu abanezimo ezithile zempilo ezithinta ukumuncwa kwamaminerali.

I-World Health Organization ize yashicilela nemibiko ephawula ukuthi “amanzi okuphuza kufanele abe namazinga aphansi amaminerali athile abalulekile,” ethi “ukuphinda kusetshenziswe amaminerali emanzini akhishwe usawoti kubalulekile.”

Ukunambitheka Kokungabi Nalutho: Isexwayiso Somlomo Wakho

Ukuhlakanipha komzimba wakho kuvame ukukhuluma ngokukhetha. Abantu abaningi ngokwemvelo abakuthandi ukunambitheka kwamanzi ahlanzekile e-RO, bewachaza ngokuthi “ayisicaba,” “angenampilo,” noma “amuncu” noma “athambile kancane.” Lokhu akuyona iphutha emlonyeni wakho; kuyisistimu yasendulo yokuthola. Ama-nambitha ethu ashintshelwe ekufuneni amaminerali njengezakhamzimba ezibalulekile. Amanzi anganambitheki lutho angase abonise ukuthi “akukho kudla okunempilo lapha” ezingeni lokuqala.

Yingakho imboni yamanzi asemabhodleleni ingathengisi amanzi acwengekile; bayawathengisaamanzi amamineraliUkunambitheka esikufisayo ukunambitheka kwalawo ma-electrolyte ancibilikisiwe.

Isixazululo Asikho Emuva: Kungukwakha Kabusha Okuhlakaniphile

Impendulo ayikona ukuyeka ukuhlanza bese uphuza amanzi ompompi angcolile. Iwukuhlanza ngokuhlakanipha, bese wakha kabusha ngokuhlakanipha.

1. Isihlungi Sokuvuselela Amaminerali (I-Elegant Fix): Lena yikhatriji elula ye-post-filter engezwe ohlelweni lwakho lwe-RO. Njengoba amanzi ahlanzekile edlula, aqoqa ingxube elinganiselayo ye-calcium, i-magnesium, kanye namanye amaminerali amancane. Aguqula amanzi “angenalutho” abe amanzi “aphelele”. Ukunambitheka kuyathuthuka kakhulu—kuba bushelelezi futhi kube mnandi—futhi ungeza umthombo wamaminerali abalulekile atholakalayo.
2. I-Mineral-Balancing Pitcher: Ukuze uthole ikhambi lobuchwepheshe obuphansi, gcina imbiza yamaconsi amaminerali noma uketshezi oluncane lwamaminerali eduze kwe-RO dispenser yakho. Ukwengeza amaconsi ambalwa engilazini noma ekharafini lakho kufana nokunonga amanzi akho.
3. Ukukhetha Ubuchwepheshe Obuhlukile: Uma amanzi akho ephephile kodwa enambitheka kabi, isihlungi se-carbon block sekhwalithi ephezulu singaba siphelele. Sisusa i-chlorine, izibulala-zinambuzane, kanye nokunambitheka okubi ngenkathi sishiya amaminerali emvelo awusizo engasebenzi.