I use a Neti pot for my sinuses and it works great. I usually use tap water which is technically a no no but recently there have been a few cases of parasites killing people from using tap water. I could be a normal person and buy gallon jugs of distilled water or boil my own water but why do that if I can use a simple sport bottle water filter to filter the water first. I have a Berky sport bottle I could use but I am saving those for BOB's so I was thinking about just getting a Brita bottle filter like they sell at Wal-Mart. So does anyone know the smallest size particle they will filter and what size would be needed to filter parasites, virus, ect?
Each filter should come with the size it will filter, most ceramics filter to 1/2 a micron. Parasites? That is a general term, even a flea is a parasite. Virus? They are a large group and I do not think I would trust a OTC filter to protect myself in that case.
I have the Berky for drinking water my main use as far as this goes is just to filter tap water. This is what spurred the question. Fatal Infections Linked to Neti Pots - ABC News
Understood, there have been more deaths in the US this year and since the primary route is the nose, even from normal events, such as swimming, then to take any chances seems counter productive.
AquaPure (owned by Cuno) makes an undersink RO unit model AP-5500. Have on of those installed and you'd be set. No bacterial worries with RO water. Byte
Yes Ajax, the water filter jugs work fine, especially for your needs of washing your nose. Brita OB11 Slim Water Filter Pitcher 42629 and Brita OB-11 Pitcher Filtration Would you like a long term solution, perhaps? Check your local Home Depot or similar outlet for a reverse osmosis system (usually less than $250.00). Not too tough to install, either.
Brita Slim Water Pitcher OB11 / 42629: The Brita OB11 pitcher holds five 8-ounce glasses of clean, great-tasting, chilled water. This filter is tested and certified by NSF International and the Water Quality Association (WQA) to meet or exceed NSF/ANSI Standards 42 & 53. The Brita Slim Water Pitcher OB11 filter does not remove Fluoride. Most compact Brita pitchers fit easily in your refrigerator door. The Brita Slim Water Pitcher OB11 provides you with great-tasting, clean water for a fraction of the cost of bottled water. Ajax, do not use your BRITA OB11 for your water treatments. Note NSF/ANSI 42 & 53 standards do not cover the protection you requested information about. Your BRITA will not proect you. NSF/ANSI Standard 42: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects Overview: This standard covers point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) systems designed to reduce specific aesthetic or non-health-related contaminants (chlorine, taste and odor, and particulates) that may be present in public or private drinking water. NSF/ANSI Standard 53: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects Overview: Standard 53 addresses point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) systems designed to reduce specific health-related contaminants, such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether), that may be present in public or private drinking water You need, at the very least, the type below and this type has been described and is used by other members and is described by Bruce in Alaska. NSF/ANSI Standard 55: Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems Overview: This standard establishes requirements for point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) non-public water supply (non-PWS) ultraviolet systems and includes two optional classifications. Class A systems (40,000 uwsec/cm2) are designed to disinfect and/or remove microorganisms from contaminated water, including bacteria and viruses, to a safe level. Class B systems (16,000 uw-sec/cm2) are designed for supplemental bactericidal treatment of public drinking water or other drinking water, which has been deemed acceptable by a local health agency.
That's good to know. I might just pick up another Berky Sport bottle since I only need about 16 oz. a day.
I have the Berkey Travel with the sports bottle. Whenever I am out from my home I take that Berkey sport bottle with me. I also have several spares filters as well. If someone has a better recommendation please post it.
If you are truly concerned about virus protection then forget the cheap OTC filters. Many virii are in the 0.01 micron range - much smaller than a typical filter will remove. Using a filter to pre-treat the water, then boiling would be a more reliable method of dispatching the lil' buggers.
I'd rather save the filters and boil it. Did the infections come from tap water or the Neti pot not being kept properly sanitized? As I don't use one, that might be a dumb question.
Just a thought, but how about distilled? Costs about $1 a gallon around here at most grocery stores. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2