Carico’s Point of Use Water Purifier

Point of Use filters are water filters placed where you use your water: showerhead (point to Carico product in each of these), faucets, and those installed under sinks. They are placed at strategic exit points in plumbing in order to filter out microbiological contaminants (bacteria, germs, mold, etc.) that a whole house system cannot.

What are the Benefits of Point of Use Filters?

Here are some of the reasons why POU water filters are so popular:

1. You get pure, healthy water on demand. The filter will remove contaminants from any water that flows through the filter. The best systems can provide you with as much filtered water as you need. Know that some systems filter the water very slowly and limit you to the amount of water stored in a small tank.
2. Even the most expensive types of POU water filters will save you money in the long.
3. Most do not require professional installation. That adds up to even more savings when you factor in the overall costs of having a water filter.
4. The best POU filters reduce or remove a wide variety of contaminants reducing or removing choices.
5. POU filters eliminate the need for bottled water, so they help save the environment.
6. Shower filters save hot water because your soaps and shampoos work quicker and more effectively.
7. POU filters allow you to use pure, healthy water where you need it, but aren’t using, like cooking and cleaning your food.
8. POU water filters give you peace of mind that you are protecting yourself and your family.

What are Disadvantages of POU Filters?

Here are some of the major drawbacks with point of use water filtration devices:

1. A low price point is an indicator that that particular filter does not take out a wide range of contaminants or is not as durable as other types of water filtration products.
2. Some systems require regular, complex, expensive maintenance. Some maintenance requires you to replace multiple filters as soon as every 6 months. Some systems require you to sanitize the storage tank when you return from a vacation.
3. Some systems waste as much as 4 gallons of water for every gallon of water they filter.
4. Some systems are made of granular carbon. The carbon can develop canyons where the water flows through without getting filtered.
5. Some systems require electricity.

When Should I use a POU filter?

Here are the main reasons you would choose a point of use water purification device compared to a whole home system:

You are on city water.

Water from a municipal water plant is treated with a variety of chemicals to kill pathogens (chlorine) and make it clear (aluminum sulfate), as examples. The water then travels through miles of decades, maybe hundred-year-old pipes picking contamination along the way. The Municipal water companies are doing as best they can but removing these contaminants from the water before you drink it makes sense.

You really want to targe a specific contaminate

Some people are concerned specific contaminants. Maybe they are sensitive to chlorine or want fluoride free water. The right POU filter can address the specific concerns you may have.

You are on a well system.

Well water is refilled from rivers, streams, rain and run-off. Each of these can pick up contaminants as it flows into the well. For example, rain from a field will pick up the herbicides and pesticides. Runoff from a road will pick up the rubber, oil and gas left behind by cars and trucks.

You need protection form microbiological contamination.

City water is often contaminated by bacteria. You know this when the city issues a boil water alert. Wells often get contaminated with bacteria as well. A quality POU filter can remove harmful microbiological contaminants from your water.

5. You need water filtered in one specific location

Maybe you want slightly softer water in your shower and do not want to add a softener. A quality shower filter can give you conditioned water.

Carico’s ULTRA TECH Water Purifier utilizes a series of micro filtration devices and special adsorbent compounds, strategically layered for complete purification.

Carico’s point of use water system produces the purest water for drinking and cooking. Our unique submicron ceramic removes

100% Cryptosporidium (Bacteria)

100% Giardia Lamblia Cysts (Bacteria)

99% E Coli (Bacteria)

99% Salmonella (Bacteria)

99.99% Pathogenic Bacteria

The 2^nd stage uses a patented blend of activated carbon block and special advanced resins to remove or reduce:

100% Bad taste

>99% THM’s

>99% Pesticides                  >99% Chlorine

>99% Chloramine              100% Bad odors

>98% Heavy Metals          >99% Herbicides

99% Chloroform                 96.2% Mercury

98% Cadmium                      100% Bad color

>99% Lead                              >98% VOC’s

>92% Fluoride                      Arsenic

Sulfides                                    >99% Glyphosate

>92% Nitrates                     MTBE & BTEX

(Petroleum and crude oil byproducts)

And many more!

The 3^rd stage uses coconut shell carbon to remove odors and to clarify the water.