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Ukufaka isihlungi samanzi esingaphansi kwesinki kuyindlela esheshayo, elula futhi engabizi kakhulu yokuhlinzeka ngamanzi aphephile namnandi empompini wakho. Ukuthuthukisa kungaba kubaluleke kakhulu kunalokho okuqaphelayo: Nakuba iMelika inamanzi okuphuza aphephile kakhulu emhlabeni, ayiphelele neze. Amanzi ompompi angcoliswe yi-lead ayinkinga eqhubekayo, hhayi ezindaweni ezifana neFlint, eMichigan kuphela.
Imizi yaseMelika engaba yizigidi eziyi-10 ixhunywe emithonjeni yamanzi ngamapayipi e-lead kanye nemigqa yesevisi, yingakho i-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) iqinisa imithetho yayo ye-lead neyethusi. Bese kuba nombuzo we-PFAS (isifinyezo sezinto ezifakwe i-perfluorinated kanye ne-polyfluoroalkyl). Isihloko esishisayo engqungqutheleni ye-GH ka-2021 ethi Raising the Green Bar Sustainability Summit, lawa makhemikhali abizwa ngokuthi ahlala njalo - asetshenziselwa ukwenza eminye imikhiqizo yabathengi kanye ne-firefighting foam - angcolisa amanzi angaphansi komhlaba ngesivinini esikhulu kangangokuthi i-EPA ikhiphe umbiko nge-Health Advisory.
Kodwa noma amanzi ompompi wendlu yakho engangcolisiwe, angase abe nephunga elingavamile ngoba izinhlelo zamanzi zomphakathi zisebenzisa i-chlorine ukubulala amagciwane abangela izifo njenge-Salmonella ne-Campylobacter. Yingakho ochwepheshe be-Good Housekeeping Institute behlola zonke izinhlobo zemikhiqizo yokuhlunga amanzi, kusukela ezihlungini zamanzi ezilula kuya ekuxazululeni izixazululo zendlu yonke. Nakuba lezi zinketho zinendawo yazo emakethe, ochwepheshe bethu bathi izihlungi zamanzi ezingaphansi kwesinki zilungele kakhulu amakhaya amaningi.
Njengoba igama lisho, izihlungi ezingaphansi kwesinki zifakwa kumakhabethe ngaphansi kwesinki yasekhishini; umshini wokukhipha amanzi uvame ukuba eduze kompompi wakho oyinhloko wasekhishini. Onjiniyela bethu bathole ukuthi izihlungi ezingaphansi kwesinki ezinhle kakhulu zenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokususa ukungcola ngaphandle kokuvaleka. Bakwenza ngokuhlakanipha. "Izihlungi ezingaphansi kwesinki zithatha indawo ethile yekhabhinethi, kodwa azigcwalisi ideski lesinki njengezihlungi zekhawuntara, futhi azizinkulu njengezihlungi ezifakwe empompini," kusho unjiniyela oholayo uRachel Rothman. I-Good Housekeeping Academy, uqondisa ukubuyekezwa kwethu kwezihlungi zamanzi.
Ukuze kuncishiswe uhlu lwabancintisana nabo, ochwepheshe bethu bacabangele kuphela izihlungi zamanzi eziqinisekiswe yi-NSF International, inhlangano ebeka amazinga ezempilo yomphakathi kanye nezinhlelo zokuqinisekisa imboni. Eminyakeni edlule, sibuyekeze amaphuzu amaningi edatha, njengokuhlola ukuthi izihlungi ziqinisekiswe yizindinganiso ze-NSF (ezinye izindinganiso zihlanganisa kuphela i-lead, njenge-NSF 372, kanti ezinye zifaka nobuthi bezolimo nezimboni, njenge-NSF 401). Njengengxenye yokuhlola kwethu okusebenzayo, onjiniyela bethu bacabangele izici ezifana nesivinini sokugeleza kanye nokuthi kungaba lula kangakanani ukufaka nokushintsha isihlungi. "Sicabangele futhi umlando womkhiqizo kanye nokuthembeka kwawo, sihlola izihlungi zamanzi amashumi eminyaka emakhaya ethu nasema-lab," kusho uRothman.
Eminyakeni engama-25 edlule, i-Aquasana izakhele idumela layo njengomholi ekuhlungeni amanzi. Isihlungi sayo esingaphansi kwesinki esinezigaba ezintathu sithole isilinganiso esiphezulu konjiniyela bethu ngenxa yobuchwepheshe bayo obusha bokuhlunga okuningi, obuqinisekiswe yi-NSF ukuthi bubamba izinto ezingu-77 ezingcolisayo okuhlanganisa izinsimbi ezisindayo, izibulala-zinambuzane, imithi kanye ne-Disinfectant yokwelapha amanzi. Futhi ingenye yezihlungi ezimbalwa eziqinisekiswe ukususa i-PFAS, okuyisizathu esikhulu esenza uDkt. Birnur Aral, uMqondisi we-GH's Health, Beauty, Environment and Sustainability Laboratory, agcine le Aquasana ekhaya lakhe. Njengoba efakazele, yize eyisebenzisa njalo ekuseni kukho konke kusukela ekuphekeni kuya ekugcwaliseni umshini wekhofi, iyunithi ingenza konke ukuhlunga ngaphandle kokuvala ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma ukwehla kokugeleza - okuningi usuku lonke, vele i-Hydrate! • Izinhlobo Zezihlungi: Isihlungi Sangaphambi Kokuhlunga, I-Carbon Esebenzayo, kanye ne-Catalytic Carbon ene-Ion Exchange • Amandla Okuhlunga: Amagaloni angu-800 • Izindleko Zonyaka Zezihlungi: $140
Nakuba singakaluhloli lolu hlelo, iCulligan igama elithembekile ekuhlungeni amanzi elinerekhodi eliqinisekisiwe ekubuyekezweni kwe-Good Housekeeping okwedlule. Ngaphezu kwezindleko zokuqala eziphansi, izihlungi zokufaka esikhundleni azibizi kakhulu. Iqinisekisiwe ukuthi ibamba izinhlobo ezahlukene zokungcola, okuhlanganisa i-lead, i-mercury, nama-cyst, futhi ithi inciphisa ukunambitheka nephunga le-chlorine. Lokho kusho ukuthi, ukuhlunga kwayo kwe-granular activated carbon akunamandla njengezinye izinketho eziphezulu: Isibonelo, isihlungi asiqinisekisiwe yi-NSF Standard 401, ehlanganisa imithi, imithi yokubulala ukhula, kanye nezibulala-zinambuzane. I-EZ-Change ingahlunga amalitha angu-500 ngaphambi kokudinga ukushintshwa. Lokho kuyahlonipheka ngesihlungi esingabizi, kodwa singaphansi kwamalitha angu-700 kuya kwangu-800 esiwabonile kwamanye amamodeli. • Uhlobo Lokuhlunga: I-Granular Activated Carbon • Umthamo Wokuhlunga: Amalitha angu-400 • Izindleko Zonyaka Zokuhlunga: $80
Uma indawo yokugcina amakhabethe ekhishini lakho ibiza kakhulu, uzothanda ukwakheka okufushane kwesihlungi esingaphansi kwesinki se-MultiPure. Ekuhlolweni kwasensimini, ochwepheshe bethu baphawule ukuthi isivalo esingu-5.8″ x 5.8″ x 8.5″ singafakwa odongeni lwekhabethe, okushiya isikhala esiningi sezinye izinto ngaphansi kwesinki. Ukufakwa kokuqala kulula, futhi ukushintshwa kwesihlungi kulula. Kuqinisekiswe yi-NSF Standards 42, 53 kanye ne-401, isihlungi se-solid carbon block sihamba phambili ekubambeni ukungcola okuhlukahlukene. Abahloli bethu babika ukuthi uma isihlungi sishintshwa minyaka yonke, ukugeleza kuhlala kuqinile futhi Kuzinzile lapho ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi ekhaya kufinyelela phezulu. • Uhlobo Lokuhlunga: I-Solid Carbon Block • Amandla Okuhlunga: Amagaloni angu-750 • Izindleko Zokuhlunga Zonyaka: $96
Nakuba kungeshibhile, izihlungi ze-Waterdrop ezingaphansi kwesinki zibiza amakhulu amadola ngaphansi kwezinye izinhlelo ze-reverse osmosis (RO). Ngokusho komkhiqizi, ukwakheka kwayo okungenathangi kusindisa isikhala futhi kusebenzisa amanzi kahle kakhulu. Ngenkathi singakayivivinyi le yunithi, imibiko yangaphambilini ngobuchwepheshe be-RO iqinisekisile ukusebenza kwayo ekubambeni ukungcola. I-Waterdrop iqinisekiswe yi-NSF 58, enye yezindinganiso eziphakeme kakhulu, ngakho-ke ingamelana nakho konke kusukela ezinsimbi ezisindayo kuya kwezemithi kuya ku-PFAS. Onjiniyela bethu bayayithanda indlela ehlakaniphile yokwakheka kweyunithi, kufaka phakathi isibani sesibonisi sesihlungi kumpompi kanye nephaneli yokuqapha ehlakaniphile ekutshela inani le-TDS noma izinhlayiya eziphelele ezincibilikisiwe ezihlungiwe emanzini. Isilumkiso esisodwa: Ngokungafani nezinye izihlungi kulokhu kuqoqwa, i-Waterdrop ayifanele amanzi omthombo ngoba ukuba khona kwezinhlayiya ezinkulu kungabangela ukuvaleka.
Izihlungi eziningi zamanzi zasekhaya zilungele ukusetshenziswa, okusho ukuthi zenzelwe ukuhlunga amanzi kusuka kumpompi owodwa. Lesi sihloko sigxile ezihlungini ezingaphansi kwesinki ezinezihlikihli zesitayela sempompi; ochwepheshe bethu bayazithanda ngoba zihlanganisa ukusebenza kahle nomklamo ohlanzekile, owonga isikhala. Ezinye izinhlobo zifaka:
✔️ Izihlungi Zamabhodlela Amanzi: Lawa majagi amanzi ayindlela engabizi futhi elula enesihlungi esingaphakathi esivumela amanzi ukuthi adlule. Alungele ubuningi obuncane, kodwa awayona inketho engcono kakhulu uma usebenzisa amanzi ahlungiwe ukupheka nokuphuza noma unamalungu omndeni amaningana.
✔️ Isihlungi samanzi esiqandisini: Uma isiqandisini sakho sinesihlungi samanzi, kungenzeka ukuthi naso sinesihlungi, ngokuvamile phezulu kweyunithi, yize abanye abakhiqizi besifihla ngemuva kwephaneli yokuhlela phansi. Isexwayiso: Ngokusho kwe-Home Appliance Manufacturers Association, kunezihlungi eziningi zesiqandisini mbumbulu ezithengiswayo ku-inthanethi, futhi ukwakheka okubi kusho ukuthi zingalimaza kakhulu kunokuhle. Qiniseka ukuthi noma yiziphi izihlungi ozithengayo ziqinisekiswe okungenani yi-NSF Standard 42 ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye zomzimba zesihlungi ngeke zikhiphe ukungcola emanzini, nokuthi kuyisihlungi esivunyelwe ngumkhiqizi.
✔️ Isihlungi Samanzi Esise-Countertop: Ngale ndlela, isihlungi sihlala phezu kwe-countertop futhi sixhuma ngqo kumpompi wakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi awudingi ukushintsha amapayipi, futhi singafakwa kalula. Kodwa lezi zihlungi zigcwalisa i-sink deck, futhi azisebenzi ngamapayipi adonsela phansi.
✔️ Isihlungi Samanzi Esifakwe Kumpompi: Kulesi silungiselelo, isihlungi sifakwe ngqo kumpompi wakho. Iningi likuvumela ukuthi ushintshe phakathi kwamanzi ahlungiwe namanzi angahlungiwe. Nakuba kulula kakhulu ukuwasetha, abukeka ebuthakathaka, futhi awasebenzi namanzi adonswa phansi.
✔️ Izihlungi Zamanzi Zendlu Yonke: Zifakwa emgodini wamanzi oyinhloko wendlu ukuze zibambe indle nezinye izinhlayiya ezinkulu ezivame ukutholakala emanzini omthombo. Ochwepheshe bethu batusa ukufaka isihlungi sesibili sokusetshenziswa ukuze kususwe ukungcola okuncane.
Izihlungi eziningi zasekhaya zisebenza ngokudlulisa amanzi ezintweni ezisebenzayo, njengekhabhoni noma amalahle, ukuze kususwe ukungcola ngenqubo yamakhemikhali. Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-reverse osmosis (RO) ibamba ukungcola ngokusunduza amanzi acindezelwe nge-membrane engangeni. Le nqubo isebenza kahle kakhulu.
Okubi ukuthi izinhlelo ze-RO zivame ukubiza kakhulu futhi zichitha amanzi amaningi, futhi zidinga ithangi elikhulu lokugcina, ngakho azikwazi ukufakwa ngaphansi kwesinki. Kodwa ubuchwepheshe buyaqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha, kufaka phakathi imiklamo emincane, engenathangi njengenguqulo ye-Waterdrop ohlwini lwethu. Noma kunjalo, ngaphambi kokuthenga isihlungi samanzi se-RO, ochwepheshe bethu batusa ukuthi uhlole amanzi akho ukuze kutholakale ukuthi isihlungi sendabuko sizonikeza yini isivikelo esanele.
Uma ukha amanzi edolobheni lakini, kufanele uthole uMbiko Wokuqiniseka Kwabathengi (i-CCR) waminyaka yonke okutshela ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezingcolisayo ezitholakale emanzini kamasipala wakho ngonyaka odlule. Lolu ulwazi oluwusizo, kodwa uma izinto eziyingozi ziphuma endaweni yokusetshenziswa bese zingena emanzini akho, okuhlanganisa namapayipi e-lead ekhaya lakho (uma lakhiwa ngaphambi kuka-1986). Kukhona nemindeni eyizigidi ezingu-13 yase-US esebenzisa imithombo yangasese kodwa engatholi i-CCR. Yingakho kuwumqondo omuhle ukuhlola amanzi akho njalo.
Ama-kit e-DIY, okuhlanganisa nalawo avela ku-GH Seal Holder Safe Home, ayathengeka futhi kulula ukuwasebenzisa; Ama-kit e-Safe Home angama-$30 ngokutholakala kwamanzi edolobheni, kanye nama-$35 ngenguqulo yomthombo wangasese. “Udinga ukwazi ukuthi yini esemanzini akho,” kusho uChris Myers, umongameli we-Environmental Lab, eyenza le khithi.” Ngaleyo ndlela ungagxila i-laser esihlungini samanzi futhi izosusa lokho okudingeka ukususe.”
Nakuba uhlelo ngalunye luhlukile, izinhlelo eziningi ziza nezindawo zokuhlunga ezifakwa odongeni lwangaphakathi lwekhabethe lesinki. Uhlangothi olulodwa lwesihlungi luxhunywe entanjeni yakho yamanzi abandayo ngoxhumano oluguquguqukayo. Uxhumano lwesibili lusuka kolunye uhlangothi lwesihlungi luye emshinini wokukhipha amanzi, otholakala edekini yakho yesinki.
Ukufaka i-dispenser ngokuvamile kuyiyona ngxenye enzima kakhulu, njengoba kuhilela ukubhoboza imigodi ekhawunteni. Umuntu onekhono lokwenza izinto ngokwakhe kufanele akwazi ukusingatha lo msebenzi, kodwa uma ungenalo ulwazi, kungase kube kuhle ukuqasha umuntu olungisa amapayipi, ikakhulukazi uma amapayipi akho edinga ukulungiswa.