Does the filter remove sodium or salt from water? Desalination?
261089
I can't find anything in the description that says it does, so my guess would be no.
261090
I have not used it with salt water, but I was on a mission trip and had to drink water from a dirty well. It did filter the sand from the water. Not sure if this helps, but I do love this water bottle and plan to buy more.
1273622
Yes, basically what you have left is H2O. No salts from softeners, no chlorine, no minerals. Some say minerals and even bacteria are important to humans. If so I'd rather have my water pure and get minerals other ways. Dave
2284142
Yes, you need a filter system (either sand or the paper cartridge type)...the pump pushes the water through the filter. I have the saltwater with the sand pump...I LOVE IT...
985029
They do not filter the water. The replace intrinsic minerals that are filtered out by our public water systems. They don't purify. They don't filter. They add back what is lost. And yeah, it does make the water taste better, at least around here.
122565
Sorry. The only thing that I know of that Might work would be to distill the water and try to get rid of the contaminants afterward. The filter system that seems to filter the best, and remove the most hazards is the Berkey filters. Suggest that you research them. I spent days........,,, looking for something thy would remove salt and biochemical contaminants. There is not one that I could find. I was very impressed with the Berkey, and for a lightweight purifier, I really do like the LifeStraw. It will do more than most of the very small filters. Be sure to get this one, and not the green camoflage one that lets 2 micron particles through. That one seems to be mostly for looks. Hope this helps.
2057132
No. This manufacturer suggests their Reverse Osmosis system for that, but their data specifically states that Magnesium, Potassium, Chlorides (not Chlorine) and Fluoride are left in the filtered water.
888649
It does not say minerals are removed, either on their website or in the user sheet which came with the filter. But it works just fine for drinking water. Minerals must usually be removed by steam distillation. I'd stick with distilled water for the humidifier until you are sure. You may contact Culligan for more information 1-800-721-9243 Mon-Fri. 8:00 AM-4:30 PM CST
10078
The photochemical process destroys chemical contaminants, and reduces inorganics to minerals. Unfortunately, salt water is already full of minerals. Minerals cannot be removed with any portable drinking water system, but can be removed by reverse osmosis, electro-dionization, and distillation processes.
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It's pretty amazing, but it won't remove salt. Here's a link to a more in-depth review: http://www.portablewaterfilters.org/whats-new/lifestraw-family-1-0-review/
1846443
No, it's not a desalinator. It removes some chemicals and all virus and bacteria from drinking water
1664686
It does appear to remove sulphur, but our levels may not be the same as yours. This is a very easy and simple filter to install and change. I would not recommend as a replacement for a salt-based system, but rather as a secondary filter.
1917136
None of the cartridge filters remove TDS. If you want that, you need reverse osmosis. It's a choice. Some people don't want to remove minerals, just organics and lead, some do.
2224398
Yes it does. I have now been using this for a few months and have found it to work perfectly. No more bad smells or taste in my water. (filters can be purchased for about $10 each)
1361881
No. You need an ion-exchange or reverse-osmosis filter to remove dissolved minerals from hard water.
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I am sure it does...but depending where u are, te water has a high calcium content meaning the filter will not last long. Mine lasted for not even a mth with little usage in the Virgin Islands with a high salt water content. Good luck as I eared to send mine back,,.but it was too much of a hassle so I just use the cup in the fridge for water on the go and filter is history as too expensive to continue to replace.
148021
No, it does not. I literally just asked a service expert at Aquasana if it filters out fluoride and his response was, "Sorry, no."
118480
It does remove nitrates. The RO process removes all anions (negatively charged ions such as nitrate, nitrite, sulfate) and all cations (positively charged ions such as sodium, potassium, calcium) and therefore produces water with nearly no dissolved material. Chemically, the water quality is similar to distilled water except the RO process uses less energy than the distillation process.