Alexapure Filters are high-grade stainless steel gravity water purifiers designed for home use. Consisting of two tanks nestling into each other, untreated water enters one tank to be processed through its filters before discharging out into another spigot for use by consumers.
Both systems effectively filter contaminants such as chlorine, bad tastes and odors, heavy metals, pesticides and organic compounds; with Big Berkey outperforming Alexapure when it comes to eliminating hexavalent chromium and fluoride reduction.
What contaminants does the Alexapure filter remove?
The Alexapure filter helps remove fluoride, chlorine, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals from drinking water to make it safe and healthy for everyone in your family. In addition, this helps eliminate pesticides, herbicides and mercury that might pollute it further. Filters usually last 200 gallons before needing replacement depending on water quality and contaminants present.
You can use this system with city, well, outdoor and natural sources of freshwater such as streams or lakes. Since it doesn’t rely on electricity or water pressure for operation, it makes an ideal camping and vacation companion.
Alexapure Pro and Big Berkey are both countertop gravity-based water filtration systems designed to remove over 200 contaminants from drinking water. Both units feature stainless steel bodies with large capacity filters; however, Big Berkey has greater reduction rates for some contaminants, including lead and hexavalent chromium. You can purchase additional fluoride filters for Big Berkey if fluoride reduction is desired; however this increases costs substantially. To maintain these units effectively they simply require routine cleaning and regular replacement of filters.
Does filtering the water change the pH?
The Alexapure filter uses EcoSorb media that reduces unpleasant tastes and odors. Additionally, it reduces total coliform, E. coli, Raoultella (Klebsiella) terrigena, Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts as well as Giardia lamblia bacteria cysts which causes Giardiasis; fluoride remains however. For optimal performance the company advises replacing filters every six months or 40 gallons (whichever comes first), however you may want to do so more frequently if your taste or odor change significantly or your water quality becomes poorer than expected.
Alexapure’s stainless steel chambers can easily be kept clean by dusting with a soft cloth or rinsing with cool, clean water before use. However, its internal hybrid ceramic filters may need to be scrubbed periodically in order to remove mineral build-up; this can be accomplished by carefully taking them out from their upper chamber position, using a scour pad and soapless clean water (no detergent required!) then thoroughly rinsing and replacing in their original position in the upper chamber.
Comparative to its Big Berkey counterpart, Alexapure Pro is less costly both short-term and in the long-run due to its ability to purify up to 200 gallons, whereas Big Berkey requires two black filters with maximum capacity of 6,000.
Can I put salt water in it?
Salt water will damage an Alexapure filter, so only use untreated, freshwater to fill it up. Doing this will increase its lifespan while also improving taste of your water supply. However, you should still clean and service your filter on an ongoing basis to maintain its efficiency – using a scour pad with clean water is an easy way to remove mineral build-up along the hybrid ceramic shell and ensure safe drinking water quality at all times. Also remember to replace filters on schedule so your drinking water remains free from contaminants.
The Alexapure gravity-flow water purification system is a stainless steel, gravity-flow purification solution capable of treating thousands of gallons at one time. Requiring neither electricity nor water pressure to work, it is perfect for home, camping or traveling use and works on all freshwater sources including city/well/lake/stream sources.
The Alexapure water filter is similar to its Big Berkey counterpart in many respects; however, they differ in key ways. For example, the latter removes more contaminants, including cancer-causing hexavalent chromium than Alexapure does and also excels at flushing away fluoride more effectively than its rival.
Leave a Reply