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Senze i-Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect yaba lukhetho oluhle kakhulu – kulula ukuyifaka kwaye inika amanzi amaninzi kwiimpompo ezikhoyo.
Abantu abasela amanzi angaphezu kweelitha ezimbalwa ngosuku banokuthi baneliseke kakhulu yinkqubo yokucoca amanzi engaphantsi kwesinki efana ne-Aquasana AQ-5200. Ukuba ukhetha (okanye ufuna) amanzi ahluziweyo, angafumaneka rhoqo kwimpompo eyahlukileyo njengoko kufuneka. Sicebisa i-Aquasana AQ-5200 kuba isiqinisekiso sayo sesona silungileyo kunayo nayiphi na inkqubo esiyifumeneyo.
Iqinisekisiwe ukuba inezinto ezininzi ezingcolisayo, ezifumaneka lula, ezifikelelekayo, nezincinci, i-Aquasana AQ-5200 yinkqubo yokuqala yokucoca amanzi phantsi kwesinki esiyikhangelayo.
I-Aquasana AQ-5200 iqinisekisiwe yi-ANSI/NSF ukuba isuse phantse izinto ezingama-77 ezahlukeneyo ezingcolisayo, kuquka i-lead, i-mercury, ii-volatible organic compounds, amayeza, kunye nezinye izinto ezingafane zibanjwe ngabakhuphisana nabo. Yenye yezihluzo ezimbalwa eziqinisekiswe yi-PFOA kunye ne-PFOS, ii-compounds ezibandakanyeka ekwenziweni kwezinto ezinganamatheliyo, ezafumana ingcebiso yezempilo ye-EPA ngoFebruwari 2019.
Iseti yezihluzo zokutshintsha ixabisa malunga ne-$60, okanye i-$120 ngonyaka kumjikelo wokutshintsha weenyanga ezintandathu we-Aquasana. Kwakhona, le nkqubo inkulu kuphela kuneekotoni ezimbalwa zesoda kwaye ayithathi ndawo ininzi exabisekileyo phantsi kwesinki. Le nkqubo isetyenziswa kakhulu isebenzisa izixhobo zesinyithi ezikumgangatho ophezulu, kwaye iifaucet zayo ziza ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokugqiba.
I-AO Smith AO-US-200 ifana ne-Aquasana AQ-5200 ngokweesatifikethi, iinkcukacha kunye nobukhulu, kwaye ifumaneka kuphela kwiLowe's, ngoko ke ayifumaneki lula.
I-AO Smith AO-US-200 ifana kakhulu ne-Aquasana AQ-5200 kuzo zonke iinkalo ezibalulekileyo. (Kungenxa yokuba i-AO Smith yathenga i-Aquasana ngo-2016.) Inesiqinisekiso esifanayo seprimiyamu, izixhobo zesinyithi zonke, kunye ne-compact form factor, kodwa ayisasazeki kangako kuba ithengiswa kuphela kwaLowe's, kwaye i-faucet yayo iza kuphela ngesiphelo esinye. Unyango: I-Brushed Nickel. Ukuba oko kuhambelana nesitayile sakho, sicebisa ukuba uthenge phakathi kweemodeli ezimbini ngexabiso: enye okanye enye idla ngokuba nesaphulelo. Iindleko zokutshintsha isihluzi ziyafana: malunga ne-$60 kwiseti, okanye i-$120 ngonyaka kumjikelo weenyanga ezintandathu ocetyiswe yi-AO Smith.
I-AQ-5300+ ineziqinisekiso ezifanayo ezibalaseleyo kodwa inomthamo ophezulu wokuhamba kwamanzi kunye nokucoca amakhaya asebenzisa amanzi amaninzi, kodwa abiza kakhulu kwaye athatha indawo engaphezulu phantsi kwesinki.
I-Aquasana AQ-5300+ Max Flow ineziqinisekiso ze-ANSI/NSF ezingama-77 ezifanayo nezinye izinto esizikhethileyo, kodwa inika ukuhamba kwamanzi okuphezulu (iigaloni ezingama-0.72 vs. 0.5 ngomzuzu) kunye nomthamo wokucoca (iigaloni ezingama-800 vs. 500). Oku kwenza kube lukhetho kumakhaya afuna amanzi amaninzi ahluziweyo kwaye afuna ukuwafumana ngokukhawuleza. Ikwadibanisa isihluzo sangaphambi kwesediment, esingenayo i-AQ-5200. Oku kunokwandisa ukuhamba kwamanzi aphezulu kwezihluzo zokungcola kumakhaya anamanzi amaninzi esediment. Oko kuthethiweyo, imodeli ye-AQ-5300+ (enesihluzo sebhotile seelitha ezi-3) inkulu kakhulu kune-AQ-5200 kunye ne-AO Smith AO-US-200, kodwa inobomi obufanayo bokucoca obucetyiswayo beenyanga ezi-6. Kwaye iindleko zayo zangaphambili kunye neendleko zokutshintsha isihluzo ziphezulu (malunga ne-$80 ngeseti nganye okanye i-$160 ngonyaka). Ngoko ke linganisa iingenelo zayo ngexabiso eliphezulu.
I-Claryum Direct Connect ifakeka ngaphandle kokubhoboza imingxunya kwaye ihambisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1.5 yeegaloni zamanzi ahluziweyo ngomzuzu ngempompo yakho ekhoyo.
I-Aquasana's Claryum Direct Connect iqhagamshela ngqo kwi-faucet yakho ekhoyo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe lukhetho olunomtsalane kakhulu kubantu abaqeshileyo (abanokuthintelwa ukutshintsha indawo yabo) kunye nabo bangenako ukufaka i-filter faucet eyahlukileyo. Akunyanzelekanga nokuba ifakwe eludongeni lwekhabhinethi yesinki - ingalala nje ecaleni kwayo. Inika iziqinisekiso ezifanayo ze-ANSI/NSF ezingama-77 njengezinye iindlela zethu ze-Aquasana kunye ne-AO Smith, kwaye inika ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1.5 yeegaloni zamanzi ahluziweyo ngomzuzu, ngaphezulu kunezinye. Isihluzo sinomthamo olinganiselweyo weegaloni ezingama-784, okanye malunga neenyanga ezintandathu zokusetyenziswa. Kodwa ayinayo i-sediment pre-filter, ngoko ke ukuba uneengxaki ze-sediment, ayilokhetho lulungileyo kuba iya kuvala. Kwaye inkulu kakhulu - i-20½ x 4½ intshi - ngoko ke ukuba ikhabhinethi yakho yesinki incinci okanye ixinene, mhlawumbi ayizukulingana.
Iqinisekisiwe ukuba inezinto ezininzi ezingcolisayo, ezifumaneka lula, ezifikelelekayo, nezincinci, i-Aquasana AQ-5200 yinkqubo yokuqala yokucoca amanzi phantsi kwesinki esiyikhangelayo.
I-AO Smith AO-US-200 ifana ne-Aquasana AQ-5200 ngokweesatifikethi, iinkcukacha kunye nobukhulu, kwaye ifumaneka kuphela kwiLowe's, ngoko ke ayifumaneki lula.
I-AQ-5300+ ineziqinisekiso ezifanayo ezintle kodwa inomthamo ophezulu wokuhamba kwamanzi kunye nokucoca kumakhaya asebenzisa amanzi amaninzi, kodwa abiza kakhulu kwaye athatha indawo engaphezulu phantsi kwesinki.
I-Claryum Direct Connect ifakeka ngaphandle kokubhoboza imingxunya kwaye ihambisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1.5 yeegaloni zamanzi ahluziweyo ngomzuzu ngempompo yakho ekhoyo.
Ndibe ndivavanya izihluzo zamanzi zeWirecutter ukusukela ngo-2016. Kwingxelo yam, ndibe neengxoxo ezinde nemibutho yeziqinisekiso zezihluzo ukuze ndiqonde indlela oluqhutywa ngayo uvavanyo lwabo, kwaye ndagrumba kwiidathabheyisi zabo zikawonke-wonke ukuqinisekisa ukuba amabango omenzi axhaswa luvavanyo lweSatifikethi. Ndithethe nabameli babavelisi beehluzo zamanzi abaliqela, kuquka uAquasana/AO Smith, uFiltrete, uBrita kunye noPur, ukuze ndibuze ukuba bathini. Kwaye ndizibonele ngokwam zonke iindlela zethu, kuba ukuhlala ixesha elide, ukuqina, kunye nokuhambelana nokusetyenziswa kubalulekile kwisixhobo osisebenzisa amaxesha amaninzi ngemini. Owayesakuba yingcali ye-NOAA uJohn Holecek waphanda waza wabhala izikhokelo zesihluzo samanzi zeWirecutter kwasekuqaleni, wenza uvavanyo lwakhe, wayalela uvavanyo oluzimeleyo ngakumbi, kwaye wandifundisa okuninzi endikwaziyo. Umsebenzi wam wakhelwe kwisiseko sakhe.
Ngelishwa, akukho mpendulo ifanelekileyo kwinto yokuba ufuna isihluzo samanzi na. E-United States, unikezelo lwamanzi kawonke-wonke lulawulwa yi-EPA phantsi koMthetho waManzi acocekileyo, kwaye amanzi aphuma kwizityalo zonyango lwamanzi kawonke-wonke kufuneka ahlangabezane nemigangatho engqongqo yomgangatho. Kodwa ayizizo zonke izinto ezingcolisayo ezilawulwayo. Ngokufanayo, izinto ezingcolisayo zinokungena emanzini emva kokuphuma kwisityalo sonyango ngemibhobho evuzayo (PDF) okanye ngemibhobho ngokwayo. Unyango lwamanzi kwisityalo (okanye olungakhathalelwanga) lunokwenza kube mandundu ukuvuza kwemibhobho esezantsi—njengoko kwenzekileyo eFlint, eMichigan.
Ukuze ufumane kanye kanye ukuba yintoni na emanzini omthengisi wakho xa ephuma kwindawo yokubonela, unokujonga ingxelo yokuzithemba kwabathengi egunyazisiweyo yi-EPA yomthengisi wakho wasekuhlaleni kwi-intanethi; ukuba akunjalo, bonke abathengisi bamanzi kawonke-wonke kufuneka bakunike i-CCR xa beyicelile. Kodwa ngenxa yongcoliseko olunokubakho oluvela emlanjeni, indlela ekuphela kwayo yokuqiniseka ngamanzi asekhaya lakho kukuhlawula ilebhu yomgangatho wamanzi yasekuhlaleni ukuze ivavanyelwe.
Njengomgaqo oqhelekileyo: okukhona ikhaya lakho okanye uluntu lwakho lukhula, kokukhona umngcipheko wokungcola okungaphantsi komlambo uphezulu. I-EPA ithi “amakhaya akhiwe ngaphambi kowama-1986 anethuba elikhulu lokusebenzisa imibhobho yelothe, izixhobo kunye ne-solder”—izinto ezindala ezaziqhelekile kwaye ezingahlangabezani neekhowudi zangoku. Ubudala bukwanyusa amathuba okungcoliswa kwamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba okumiselwe kwangaphambili kushishino, okunokuba yingozi, ingakumbi xa kudityaniswe nokuwohloka okunxulumene nobudala kwemibhobho engaphantsi komhlaba.
Ukuba ikhaya lakho lisela amanzi angaphezu kweelitha ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu zamanzi okusela ngosuku, isihluzo samanzi esingaphantsi kwesinki sinokuba lolona khetho lungcono kunesihluzo sejagi. Inkqubo yesinki engaphantsi kwesinki inika amanzi okusela ahluziweyo xa kufuneka ngaphandle kokulinda ukuba inkqubo yokucoca igqitywe, njengetanki yamanzi. Ukucoca "xa kufuneka" kuthetha ukuba inkqubo yesinki engaphantsi kwesinki inokubonelela ngamanzi aneleyo okupheka - umzekelo, ungazalisa imbiza ngamanzi ahluziweyo ukupheka ipasta, kodwa awusoze uphinde uyizalise imbiza rhoqo loo nto.
Izihluzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki nazo zinomthamo omde kakhulu kunye nobomi obude kunezihluzi ze-canister—ngesiqhelo amakhulu eegaloni kunye neenyanga ezintandathu nangaphezulu, xa kuthelekiswa neegaloni ezingama-40 kunye neegaloni ezingama-40 kwiihluzi ezininzi ze-canister. iinyanga ezimbini. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba izihluzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki zisebenzisa uxinzelelo lwamanzi endaweni yomxhuzulane ukutyhala amanzi kwisihluzi, izihluzi zazo zinokuba nzima ngakumbi, ukuze zisuse uluhlu olubanzi lwezinto ezingcolisayo ezinokubakho.
Kwelinye icala, zibiza kakhulu kunezihluzi zepitcher, kwaye ukutshintshwa kwezihluzi kubiza kakhulu ngokwemigangatho epheleleyo kunye nomndilili ngokuhamba kwexesha. Le nkqubo ikwathatha indawo kwikhabhathi yesinki ebinokufumaneka ukuba igcinwe.
Ukufaka isihluzi esingaphantsi kwesinki kufuna ukufakwa kwezixhobo zombhobho kunye nepayipi, kodwa ngumsebenzi olula kuphela ukuba isinki yakho sele inomngxuma omnye wompompo. Ukuba akunjalo, kuya kufuneka ukhuphe enye yeendawo zempompo eyakhelwe ngaphakathi (ebonakala njengeediski eziphakanyisiweyo kwizinki zentsimbi, okanye amanqaku kwizinki zelitye ezenziweyo). Ngaphandle kokugqobhoza, kuya kufuneka ugqobhoze umngxuma kwisinki, kwaye ukuba isinki yakho ayisetyenziswanga kakuhle, kuya kufuneka ugqobhoze umngxuma kwikhawuntara. Ukuba okwangoku unesixhobo sokuhambisa isepha, isithuba somoya wokuhlamba izitya, okanye isitshizi esiphathwa ngesandla kwisinki, ungayisusa kwaye ufake impompi apho.
Ezi zihluzo zamanzi, iitanki kunye nezithuthi zokuhambisa amanzi ziqinisekisiwe ukuba ziyasusa izinto ezingcolisayo kwaye ziphucule amanzi okusela emakhaya.
Esi sikhokelo simalunga nohlobo oluthile lwesihluzo esingaphantsi kwesinki: ezo zisebenzisa isihluzo sekhatriji kwaye zithumela amanzi ahluziweyo kwimpompo eyahlukileyo. Ezi zezona zihluzo zidumileyo ezingaphantsi kwesinki. Zithatha indawo encinci kwaye kulula ukuzifaka nokuzigcina. Zisebenzisa izinto ezifaka i-adsorbent—ngokuqhelekileyo ii-activated carbon kunye ne-ion-exchange resins, njengezihluzo zepitcher—ukubopha nokunciphisa ungcoliseko. Asithethi ngezihluzo ezifakwe kwimpompo, iinkqubo ze-reverse osmosis, okanye ezinye iitanki okanye izisasazi.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuba sicebisa kuphela izihluzi onokuzithemba, sigcine ukuba ukhetho lwethu luqinisekisiwe ngokwemigangatho yoshishino: ANSI/NSF. I-American National Standards Institute kunye ne-NSF International ziintlangano zabucala, ezingenzi nzuzo ezisebenzisana ne-EPA, abameli boshishino kunye nezinye iingcali ukuphuhlisa imigangatho yomgangatho engqongqo kunye neenkqubo zokuvavanya amawaka eemveliso, kuquka izihluzi zamanzi. Iilabhoratri ezimbini eziphambili ezivunyiweyo zezihluzi zamanzi yi-NSF International ngokwayo kunye ne-Water Quality Association (WQA). Zombini zivunyiwe ngokupheleleyo eMntla Melika yi-ANSI kunye ne-Standards Council yaseKhanada yovavanyo lokuvunywa kwe-ANSI/NSF, kwaye zombini kufuneka zilandele imigangatho efanayo yovavanyo kunye neenkqubo. Izihluzi azihlangabezani nemigangatho yokuqinisekiswa kude kube ngaphaya kwexesha lazo lobomi elilindelweyo, zisebenzisa iisampulu "zomngeni" ezilungisiweyo ezingcoliseke kakhulu kunamanzi amaninzi epompo.
Kule khokelo, sigxila kwiifilitha ezine-chlorine, i-lead, kunye ne-VOC (eyaziwa ngokuba yi-volatible organic compounds).
Isatifikethi se-chlorine (ngokwe-ANSI/Standard 42) sibalulekile kuba i-chlorine idla ngokuba yimbangela “yencasa embi” yamanzi empompini. Kodwa ikwayinto entle kakhulu: Phantse zonke iintlobo zezihluzi zamanzi ziqinisekisiwe.
Isiqinisekiso se-lead kunzima ukusifumana kuba sithetha ukunciphisa izisombululo ezityebileyo nge-lead ngaphezulu kwe-99%.
Isatifikethi se-VOC sikwangumceli mngeni, kuba oko kuthetha ukuba isihluzo sinokususa phantse iikhompawundi zendalo ezingaphezu kwama-50, kuquka ii-biocides ezininzi eziqhelekileyo kunye nezinto ezisetyenziswa kwimizi-mveliso. Ayizizo zonke izihluzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki ezineziqinisekiso zombini, ngoko ke ngokugxila kwizihluzi ezineziqinisekiso zombini, sichonge ezo zisebenza ngcono kakhulu.
Sinciphise uphando lwethu ukuze sikhethe izihluzi eziqinisekisiweyo kwi-ANSI/NSF Standard 401 entsha, egubungela inani elikhulayo lezinto ezingcolisayo ezivelayo emanzini ase-US, ezifana namayeza. Kwakhona, ayizizo zonke izihluzi ezinesatifikethi se-401, ngoko ke ezo zinaso (kunye nesatifikethi se-lead kunye ne-VOC) liqela elikhethiweyo kakhulu.
Kule nxalenye ingqongqo, emva koko sikhangela ezo zinomthamo omncinci weegaloni ezingama-500. Oku kulingana nobomi bokucoca obumalunga neenyanga ezintandathu xa kusetyenziswa kakhulu (iigaloni ezingama-2¾ ngosuku). Kwimizi emininzi, la manzi ahluziweyo anele ukusela nokupheka imihla ngemihla. (Abavelisi banikezela ngeeshedyuli zokutshintsha izihluzi ezicetyiswayo, ezihlala zilinganiswa ngeenyanga kuneegaloni; silandela ezi ngcebiso kuvavanyo lwethu kunye nokubala iindleko. Sicebisa ukuba sisebenzise izihluzi zomvelisi wokuqala rhoqo, kungekhona izihluzi zomntu wesithathu.)
Ekugqibeleni, silinganise iindleko zangaphambili zenkqubo yonke ngokuthelekisa neendleko eziqhubekayo zokutshintsha isihluzi. Asizange sibeke ixabiso okanye isilingi, kodwa uphando lwethu lubonise ukuba nangona iindleko zangaphambili ziqala kwi-$100 ukuya kwi-$1,250 kwaye iindleko zesihluzi ziqala kwi-$60 ukuya phantse kwi-$300, la mahluko awazange abonakaliswe kwimodeli ebiza kakhulu kwiinkcazo. Sifumene izihluzi ezininzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki ezingaphantsi kwe-$200 ngelixa zibonelela ngesatifikethi esihle kunye nobude bexesha. Aba baba ngabaphumeleleyo kuthi. Ukongeza koku, sikwakhangela:
Ngexesha lophando lwethu, ngamanye amaxesha siye safumana iingxelo zokuvuza okukhulu okuvela kubanini bezihluzo zamanzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki. Ekubeni isihluzo sinamathele kumgca wokungena kwamanzi abandayo, ukuba isixhumi okanye ipayipi iyaphuka, amanzi aya kuphuma de ivalvu yokuvala ivale - oko kuthetha ukuba kungathatha iiyure okanye iintsuku ukuba ufumane ingxaki, kunye nemiphumo emibi kumonakalo wamanzi akho. Oku akuqhelekanga, kodwa kukho iingozi ekufuneka uziqwalasele xa ucinga ngokuthenga isihluzo esingaphantsi kwesinki. Ukuba uthenga esinye, landela imiyalelo yokufakela ngononophelo, uqaphele ukuba ungasityhaleli isixhumi, uze uvule amanzi kancinci ukuze ujonge ukuvuza.
Isihluzo se-reverse osmosis okanye i-R/O siqala ngohlobo olufanayo lwesihluzo sekhatriji esisikhethileyo apha, kodwa songeza indlela yesibini yokucoca i-reverse osmosis: i-membrane enemingxuma emincinci evumela amanzi ukuba adlule kodwa ihluze izinto ezinyibilikisiweyo kunye nezinye izinto.
Singaxoxa nzulu ngezihluzi ze-R/O kwisikhokelo esizayo. Apha siyazalela ngokupheleleyo. Zineengenelo ezilinganiselweyo zokusebenza kunezihluzi zokufunxa amanzi; zivelisa amanzi amaninzi amdaka (ngokudla ngokuhluza iilitha ezi-4 zamanzi “angcolileyo” ngegaloni nganye), ngelixa izihluzi zokufunxa amanzi zingavelisi manzi amdaka; zithatha indawo enkulu, kuba ngokungafaniyo nezihluzi zokufunxa amanzi, zisebenzisa itanki eli-1 okanye eli-2 legaloni ukugcina amanzi ahluziweyo; zicotha kakhulu kunezihluzi zokufunxa amanzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki.
Siye senza uvavanyo lwelabhoratri kwiifilitha zamanzi kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, kwaye into ephambili esiyifundileyo kuvavanyo lwethu kukuba isiqinisekiso se-ANSI/NSF siyindlela ethembekileyo yokulinganisa ukusebenza kweefilitha. Oku akumangalisi xa sijonga ubunzima obukhulu bovavanyo lwesiqinisekiso. Ukusukela ngoko, sithembele kwisiqinisekiso se-ANSI/NSF endaweni yovavanyo lwethu olulinganiselweyo ukukhetha abakhuphisana nathi.
Ngowama-2018, savavanya inkqubo yokucoca amanzi edumileyo iBig Berkey, engaqinisekiswanga yi-ANSI/NSF, kodwa ithi ivavanywe kakhulu ngokwemigangatho ye-ANSI/NSF. La mava aqinise ngakumbi ukugxininisa kwethu kwisiqinisekiso sokwenyani se-ANSI/NSF kunye nokungathembi kwethu ibango elithi "ANSI/NSF Tested".
Ukususela ngoko, nangowama-2019, uvavanyo lwethu luye lwagxila ekusebenziseni izinto zokwenyani kunye neentlobo zeempawu eziluncedo kunye neengxaki ezibonakala xa usebenzisa ezi mveliso.
Iqinisekisiwe ukuba inezinto ezininzi ezingcolisayo, ezifumaneka lula, ezifikelelekayo, nezincinci, i-Aquasana AQ-5200 yinkqubo yokuqala yokucoca amanzi phantsi kwesinki esiyikhangelayo.
Ukhetho lwethu yi-Aquasana AQ-5200, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Aquasana Claryum Dual-Stage. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kuyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kukuba izihluzo zayo zineziqinisekiso ze-ANSI/NSF ezilungileyo kakhulu kubakhuphisana nathi, kubandakanya i-chlorine, ii-chloramines, i-lead, i-mercury, ii-VOC, "ii-pollutions eziphumayo" ezininzi kunye ne-PFOA kunye ne-PFOS. Ngaphandle koko, izixhobo zayo ze-faucet kunye ne-plumbing zenziwe ngesinyithi esiqinileyo, esingcono kuneplastiki esetyenziswa ngabanye abavelisi. Kwaye le nkqubo ikwancinci kakhulu. Okokugqibela, i-Aquasana AQ-5200 yenye yezona xabiso zibalaseleyo esizifumeneyo kwizihluzo ezingaphantsi kwesinki, ixabiso eliphambili lenkqubo yonke (isihluzo, indlu, i-faucet, kunye ne-hardware) lidla ngokuba malunga ne-$140 kwangaphambili, kwaye iseti yezimbini ixabisa i-$60 ukutshintsha isihluzo. Oko kungaphantsi kwabakhuphisana abaninzi abaneziqinisekiso ezibuthathaka.
I-Aquasana AQ-5200 inesiqinisekiso se-ANSI/NSF (PDF) sokufumanisa izinto ezingama-77 ezingcolisayo. Kunye ne-Aquasana AQ-5300+ kunye ne-AO Smith AO-US-200 eqinisekisiweyo efanayo, oku kwenza i-AQ-5200 ibe yeyona nkqubo iqinisekisiweyo inamandla kakhulu esiyithandayo. (I-AO Smith yafumana i-Aquasana ngo-2016 kwaye yamkela uninzi lwetekhnoloji yayo; I-AO Smith ayinazicwangciso zokuphelisa umgca wemveliso ye-Aquasana.) Ngokwahlukileyo koko, isihluzi sePur Pitcher esibalaseleyo esinokunciphisa i-lead sinesiqinisekiso se-23.
Ezi ziqinisekiso ziquka i-chlorine, esetyenziselwa ukubulala iintsholongwane kwiindawo zamanzi zikamasipala kwaye yeyona nto iphambili "yokungakhathali" emanzini epompo; i-lead, ephuma kwimibhobho emidala kunye ne-plumbing solder; i-mercury; i-Cryptosporidium ephilayo kunye ne-Giardia flagellates, iintsholongwane ezimbini ezinokubakho; kunye ne-chloramine, isibulali-ntsholongwane se-chloramine esiqhubekayo esisetyenziswa kakhulu zizityalo zokucoca kumazantsi e-United States, i-chlorine ecocekileyo ewohloka ngokukhawuleza emanzini afudumeleyo. I-Aquasana AQ-5200 ikwaqinisekisiwe ngenani elikhulayo le-15 "izinto ezingcolisayo ezivelayo" kwiinkqubo zamanzi zikawonke-wonke, kubandakanya i-BPA, i-ibuprofen, kunye ne-estrone (i-estrogen esetyenziswa kulawulo lokuzalwa); ye-PFOA kunye ne-PFOS— — Iikhompawundi ezisekwe kwi-Fluorine ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza izinto ezinganamatheliyo kwaye zafumana ingcebiso yezempilo ye-EPA ngoFebruwari 2019. (Ngexesha lokubonisana, abavelisi abathathu kuphela bezihluzo ezinjalo baqinisekiswe yi-PFOA/S, okwenza oku kuphawuleke ngakumbi.) Ikwaqinisekisiwe yi-VOC. Oku kuthetha ukuba inokususa ngempumelelo iikhompawundi ezahlukeneyo ze-organic ezingaphezu kwama-50, kubandakanya izibulali-zinambuzane ezininzi kunye nezinto zangaphambili zoshishino.
Ukongeza kwii-resin ze-carbon esebenzayo kunye nee-ion exchange (eziqhelekileyo ukuba azizizo zonke izihluzi ezingaphantsi kwesinki), i-Aquasana isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obubini bokucoca ukuze ifumane isiqinisekiso. Kwi-chloramines, yongeza i-catalytic carbon, i-carbon esebenzayo enemingxuma kwaye ngenxa yoko isabela ngakumbi eveliswa ngokunyanga i-carbon ngegesi yobushushu obuphezulu. Kwi-Cryptosporidium kunye ne-Giardia, i-Aquasana yenza isihluzi ngokunciphisa ubungakanani bemingxuma ukuya kwi-0.5 microns, encinci ngokwaneleyo ukuba ibambeke ngokwasemzimbeni.
Isiqinisekiso esigqwesileyo sesihluzo se-Aquasana AQ-5200 yayiyeyona nto iphambili esiyikhethileyo. Kodwa uyilo kunye nezixhobo zaso nazo ziyasihlukanisa. I-faucet yenziwe ngentsimbi eqinileyo, kunye nee-T-clamps ezidibanisa isihluzo kumbhobho. Abanye abakhuphisana nabo basebenzisa iplastiki kwenye okanye zombini, nto leyo enciphisa iindleko kodwa yonyusa umngcipheko wokudityaniswa kwemisonto kunye nokufakelwa okungafanelekanga. I-AQ-5200 isebenzisa izixhobo zokucinezela ukuqinisekisa utywino oluqinileyo nolukhuselekileyo phakathi kwetyhubhu kunye netyhubhu yeplastiki ethwala amanzi ukuya kwisihluzo nakwityhubhu; abanye abakhuphisana nabo basebenzisa izixhobo ezilula zokutyhala, ezingakhuselekanga kangako. I-faucet ye-AQ-5200 ifumaneka ngeendlela ezintathu (i-nickel ebhrashiweyo, i-chrome epholisiweyo, kunye ne-bronze enamafutha), ngelixa abanye abakhuphisana nabo bengenakukhetha.
Siyayithanda nendlela encinci yenkqubo ye-AQ-5200. Isebenzisa izihluzi ezimbini, ngasinye sikhulu kancinci kune-soda can; ezinye, kuquka i-Aquasana AQ-5300+ ngezantsi, zilingana nebhotile yelitha. Xa isihluzi sifakwe kwi-bracket yokufakela, i-AQ-5200 inobude obuziisentimitha ezili-9, ububanzi obuziisentimitha ezili-8, kunye nobunzulu obuziisentimitha ezili-4; i-Aquasana AQ-5300+ inobude obuziisentimitha ezili-13 x 12 x 4. Oku kuthetha ukuba i-AQ-5200 ithatha indawo encinci kakhulu kwikhabhinethi yesinki, ingafakwa kwiindawo ezixineneyo apho iinkqubo ezinkulu zingenakungena khona, kwaye ishiya indawo engaphezulu yokugcina isinki. Udinga malunga neesentimitha ezili-11 zesithuba esithe nkqo (esilinganiswe ukusuka phezulu kwesinki) ukuvumela ukutshintshwa kwesihluzi, kunye neesentimitha ezili-9 zesithuba esithe nkqo esingaphazanyiswanga eludongeni lwekhabhinethi ukuze ufake isinki.
I-AQ-5200 inikwe umlinganiselo omhle kakhulu kwiifilitha zamanzi, ifumana i-4.5 kwi-5 kwi-800 yophononongo kwiwebhusayithi ye-Aquasana kunye ne-4.5 kwi-500 yophononongo kwi-Home Depot.
Okokugqibela, ixabiso langoku lenkqubo epheleleyo ye-Aquasana AQ-5200 limalunga ne-$140 (lidla ngokuthengiswa phantse nge-$100) kunye ne-$60 kwiseti yezihluzo zokutshintsha ($120 ngonyaka kumjikelo wokutshintsha weenyanga ezi-6), i-Aquasana AQ-5200 yenye yezona xabiso zibalaseleyo phakathi kwabakhuphisana nathi kwaye ixabisa amakhulu eedola kunezinye iimodeli ezineziqinisekiso ezincinci. Le yunithi ibandakanya isibali-xesha esiya kuqala ukukhala xa kufuneka utshintshe isihluzo, kodwa sicebisa ukuseta isikhumbuzo sekhalenda esiphindaphindayo kwifowuni yakho. (Akunakwenzeka ukuba usiphose.)
Xa kuthelekiswa nabanye abakhuphisana nabo, i-Aquasana AQ-5200 inomlinganiselo ophantsi wokuhamba kwamanzi (0.5 gpm vs. 0.72 okanye ngaphezulu) kunye nomthamo ophantsi (500 gallons vs. 750 okanye ngaphezulu). Esi sisiphumo esithe ngqo sesihluzo sayo esincinci ngokwasemzimbeni. Ngokubanzi, sicinga ukuba ezi ntsilelo zincinci zigqithiswa bubuncinci bayo. Ukuba uyazi ukuba ufuna ukuhamba kwamanzi okuphezulu kunye nomthamo, i-Aquasana AQ-5300+ ilinganiswe kwi-0.72 gpm kunye neegaloni ezingama-800, kodwa ngeshedyuli efanayo yokutshintsha isihluzo seenyanga ezintandathu, i-Aquasana Clarium Direct Connect inikezela ngamanqaku ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1.5 gpm Ukuhamba ukuya kwiigaloni ezingama-784 kunye neenyanga ezintandathu.