Uthenge isixhobo sokucoca amanzi ukuze usindise iplanethi. Ngalo lonke ixesha uzalisa ibhotile yakho enokusetyenziswa kwakhona kwimpompo, uziva ukukhanya okuncinci kobuhle. Akusekho zibhotile zeplastiki ezizalisa iindawo zokulahla inkunkuma. Akusekho zifutha zamafutha ezitshayo ukuze zithumele amanzi kumazwekazi. Uyenzile indima yakho.

Okanye unayo?

Inyani ayikhululeki. Isicoci sakho samanzi – esi sigcina-mpilo sosapho lwakho – sinesithunzi saso sokusingqongileyo. Izihluzo ozilahlayo, amanzi amdaka owakhuphayo kumbhobho wokulahla inkunkuma, amandla awasebenzisayo, kunye nendlu yeplastiki eya kuthi ekugqibeleni idibane nendawo yokulahla inkunkuma ozama ukuyiphepha… konke oko kuyaphela.

Oku akuyongxoxo echasene nezicoci zamanzi. Amanzi acocekileyo abalulekile. Kodwa ukuba senza ukhetho lokukhusela iplanethi, kufuneka siqonde yonke into. Nantsi into ethethwa ngumntu malunga neendleko zokusingqongileyo zesicoci sakho samanzi.

Izibalo zeBhotile yePlastiki: Icala elinye leLedger

Masiqale ngento oyigcinayo. Yinto yokwenyani kwaye ibalulekile.

• Usapho lwabantu abane olusela amanzi acetyiswayo kwiibhotile zeplastiki ezisetyenziswa kanye luvelisa malunga neebhotile ezili-1,500 ngonyaka.
• Ukuvelisa ezo bhotile kufuna malunga neelitha ezingama-50 zeoyile kwaye kukhupha ngaphezulu kweekhilogram ezingama-300 ze-CO₂.
• Ngaphantsi kwama-30% ezo bhotile ziyaphinda zisetyenziswe. Ezinye ziphelela kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma, kwiilwandle, okanye kwiindawo zokutshisa.

Ngokutshintshela kwisixhobo sokucoca amanzi, olo sapho luyayisusa yonke loo nkunkuma. Loo nto iluloyiso lokwenyani nolunentsingiselo kwindalo esingqongileyo. Akukho mntu ufanele ayinciphise.

Kodwa loo nto isiqingatha sebali.

Umlambo weNkunkuma yesiFiltha: Ingxaki yePlastiki efihliweyo

Zonke izixhobo zokucoca amanzi zixhomekeke kwizihluzo. Kwaye zonke izixhobo zokucoca amanzi – nokuba ziphucuke kangakanani na – ekugqibeleni ziba yinkunkuma.

Iikhatriji zesihluzo eziqhelekileyo (lezo uzikrufulayo uzikhupha) zenziwe ngeeplastiki ezigcwele imidiya esetyenzisiweyo: ikhabhoni esebenzayo, i-ion exchange resin, i-KDF, okanye izinto ze-RO membrane. Uninzi lwezi khatriji azikwazi ukuphinda zisetyenziswe ngeenkqubo zedolophu eziqhelekileyo. Zizinto ezidityanisiweyo zezinto ezininzi: igobolondo langaphandle leplastiki, izitywini zerabha, ingaphakathi lemidiya exutyiweyo. Izixhobo zokuphinda zisetyenziswe azinakuzahlula ngokwezoqoqosho.

Isikali siyamangalisa:

• Isihluzo se-carbon block esiqhelekileyo sinobunzima obumalunga neekhilogram eziyi-0.5. Sitshintshe rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezi-6, kwaye usapho olunye luthumela ikhilogram enye yenkunkuma yesihluzo kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma minyaka le.
• Indlu ye-RO membrane inobunzima obungaphezulu - malunga neekhilogram ezi-1-2 - kwaye itshintshwa rhoqo emva kweminyaka emi-2-3.
• Iinkqubo ezinamanqanaba amaninzi ezinezihluzo ezi-4-6 ziphinda-phinda loo nkunkuma.

Ngoku phinda-phinda ngezigidi zemizi esebenzisa izixhobo zokucoca amanzi kwihlabathi liphela. Oko kumalunga namashumi ezigidi zeepawundi zenkunkuma yeplastiki engena kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma minyaka le, apho iya kuhlala khona kangangeenkulungwane.

Abanye abavelisi banikezela ngeenkqubo zokuphinda kusetyenziswe izinto ngeposi. Amanani okuthatha inxaxheba mancinci kakhulu – adla ngokuba ngaphantsi kwe-5%. Uninzi lwezihluzo luphelela kwibhini yenkunkuma.

Umbuzo Wamanzi Amdaka: Oko Ungakuboniyo

Ukuba usebenzisa inkqubo ye-reverse osmosis, uvelisa namanzi amdaka. Igaloni nganye yamanzi acocekileyo iza neegaloni ezi-2-4 ezithunyelwa emseleni (nangona iinkqubo zanamhlanje ezisebenzayo kakhulu ziye zaphucula eli nani ukuya kwi-1:1 okanye ne-2:1).

Cinga ngezibalo zosapho olusebenzisa iilitha ezi-3 zamanzi e-RO ngosuku:

• Kwi-1:3 efficiency ratio (iinkqubo ezindala), oko kukuthi iilitha ezili-9 zamanzi amdaka yonke imihla – ngaphezulu kweelitha ezingama-3,200 ngonyaka.
• Ngomlinganiselo we-1:1 (iinkqubo zanamhlanje), yi-3 gallons ngosuku – malunga ne-1,100 gallons ngonyaka.

Loo manzi amdaka akanabungozi. Agcwele nje iiminerali kunye nezinto ezingcolisayo ezisusiweyo kwinkqubo yakho. Kodwa kuseyimanzi afuna unyango, ukupompa, kunye neziseko zophuhliso ukuze afikelele ekhayeni lakho. Ukuwathumela kumsele kuthetha ukuba usebenzisa amanzi angaphezulu ngokuphindwe kabini ukuya kane kunokuba kuyimfuneko kwiimfuno zakho zokusela.

Kwimimandla enengxaki yamanzi, oku akuyonto ilula.

Amandla Ahambayo: Umnikeli Othuleyo

Isicoci sakho samanzi sisebenzisa amandla ngeendlela onokuthi ungazicingi.

Amandla aqukiweyo – amandla afunekayo ukwenza, ukupakisha, nokuthutha iyunithi kunye nezihluzo zayo – abalulekile. Inkqubo eqhelekileyo ye-RO engaphantsi kwesinki ineplastiki, intsimbi, izixhobo ze-elektroniki kunye nerabha. Ukuvelisa ezo zinto kukhupha ikhabhoni.

Amandla okusebenza ayahluka ngohlobo:

• Iinkqubo ezisebenzisa amandla omxhuzulane (njengendlela kaBerkey) azisebenzisi mbane uphela.
• Iinkqubo ze-RO eziqhelekileyo zisebenzisa ipompo encinci etsala malunga ne-30-60 watts xa isebenza. Ukuba inkqubo yakho isebenza iiyure ezi-2 ngosuku, oko kuthetha malunga ne-40 kWh ngonyaka - phantse kufana nelaptop.
• Iinkqubo ezinezibane ze-UV, ii-smart displays, okanye ii-recirculation pumps zisebenzisa ngaphezulu.

Umlinganiselo wekhabhoni wesixhobo sokucoca amanzi ebomini baso buncinci kakhulu kunomlinganiselo wamanzi asebhotileni. Oko akuphikisani. Kodwa akusiyo nothi.

Ingxaki Yobomi Obude: Ukuphelelwa Yixesha Okucwangcisiweyo

Nantsi eyona nyaniso inzima: izixhobo ezininzi zokucoca amanzi zenzelwe ukutshintshwa, kungekhona ukulungiswa.

• Iikhatriji zesihluzi seproprietary zithetha ukuba awunakusebenzisa ezinye iindlela zomntu wesithathu xa umenzi eyeka imodeli.
• Iibhodi ze-elektroniki ziyasilela kwaye azinakutshintshwa.
• Iindlu zeplastiki ziyaqhekeka kwaye azinakulungiswa.
• Xa inkqubo ingasebenzi emva kweminyaka emi-5-7, kudla ngokuba ngabizi kakhulu ukuthenga entsha kunokulungisa endala.

Loo matshini wokucoca endala – iqhekeza elikhulu leplastiki, isinyithi, kunye ne-elektroniki – idibana nendawo yokulahla inkunkuma ecaleni kwezihluzo. Amandla ayo aphilayo alahleka ngonaphakade.

Ezinye iimpawu zijonge kwiindlela zoyilo ezilungisiweyo. Kodwa zizinto ezikhethekileyo, azingomthetho.

Oko Unokukwenza: Isicwangciso Sokusebenza Kwendalo Esisebenzayo

Akunyanzelekanga ukuba ulahle isixhobo sakho sokucoca amanzi. Kodwa ungayinciphisa kakhulu indlela esisebenza ngayo kwindalo esingqongileyo.

1. Khetha inkqubo eneefilitha ezinobukhulu obuqhelekileyo nezifumaneka lula.
Ziphephe iikhatriji ezizimeleyo ezikutshixa kumenzi omnye. Iikhatriji eziqhelekileyo ze-10-intshi "zendlu yonke" ziyafumaneka kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zeemveliso kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zinokuphinda zisetyenziswe lula.

2. Khangela iinkqubo zokuphinda usebenzise izinto ezisetyenzisiweyo ngeposi.
Iimpawu ezifana ne-Aquasana, iBrita (yeembiza), kunye nezinye iinkampani zonyango lwamanzi zasekuhlaleni zibonelela ngokuphinda kusetyenziswe izihluzo. Kufuna umgudu - ukucoca isihluzo, ukusifaka ebhokisini, ukusithumela ngeposi - kodwa kugcina iplastiki ingangeni kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma.

3. Tshintshela kwinkqubo ye-RO esebenza kakuhle kakhulu.
Ukuba usebenzisa i-reverse osmosis, khangela inkqubo enomlinganiselo wenkunkuma we-1:1 okanye 2:1. Ixabiso lokuqala liphezulu, kodwa ukonga amanzi kuyakhawuleza - ingakumbi ukuba uhlawulela amanzi ngegaloni.

4. Cinga ukuba uyayidinga na i-RO kwaphela.
Ukuba amanzi kamasipala wakho akhuselekile kwaye ufuna nje incasa engcono, isihluzo sekhabhoni esilula (esingaphantsi kwesinki okanye ikhawuntara) asivelisi manzi amdaka, asisebenzisi mbane, kwaye sinomjelo omncinci wenkunkuma yesihluzo. Vavanya amanzi akho kuqala. Musa ukuwahluza kakhulu.

5. Yandisa ubomi bokucoca ngononophelo.
Musa ukutshintsha izihluzi ngaphambi kwexesha, kodwa ungazityhaleli emva kobomi bazo obumiselweyo. Isihluzi esiphelelwe lixesha asiyeki ukusebenza – sinokukhupha izinto ezingcolisayo ezivalelekileyo emanzini akho, nto leyo eyoyisa injongo.

6. Gcina inkqubo yakho ukuze yandise ubomi bayo.
Coca iindawo ezihlala kuzo. Buyisela ii-O-rings. Lungisa ukuvuza okuncinci ngoko nangoko. Inkqubo ehlala iminyaka eli-10 endaweni ye-5 inqumla umngcipheko wayo kwindalo esingqongileyo ngesiqingatha.

7. Xa kufika ixesha lokutshintsha, phinda usebenzise iyunithi endala.
Izinto ezininzi – isakhelo sesinyithi, ipompo, kwanezinye iiplastiki – zinokuphinda zisetyenziswe ukuba uyayichitha le yunithi. Buza kwiziko lendawo yakho lenkunkuma ye-elektroniki.

Umgca Ophantsi Othembekileyo

Ngaba isicoci samanzi singcono kwindalo esingqongileyo kunamanzi asebhotileni? Ewe kona. Umlinganiselo wekhabhoni, inkunkuma yeplastiki, kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezixhobo zamanzi asebhotileni kukhulu kakhulu.

Kodwa ngumcoci wamanzikulungilengokusingqongileyo? Lowo ngumbuzo owahlukileyo. Ngumbuzoayimbi kangakoSisixhobo sokunciphisa umonakalo, asisosisombululo.

Amanzi anobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo ngamanzi aphuma kwimpompo yakho – angahluzwanga, anganyangwanga, kwaye athembekile. Ukuba unethamsanqa lokuhlala kwindawo enamanzi empompi akhuselekileyo namnandi, ukhetho oluluhlaza kukuwasela njengoko enjalo.

Kwabanye bethu – kwaye uninzi lwethu – isixhobo sokucoca amanzi siyimfuneko. Singayinciphisa impembelelo yaso ngokukhetha ngobulumko, ukugcina ngononophelo, kunye nokuphinda sisebenzise ngokunenkathalo.

Eyona nto igqibeleleyo ayifanele ibe lutshaba lwezinto ezilungileyo. Kodwa ubuncinane sifanele sibone umfanekiso opheleleyo. Isicoci sakho samanzi siyakunceda ukuba uphephe intaba yeebhotile zeplastiki. Yinkqubela yokwenyani leyo. Musa ukuzenza ngathi ayinandleko.