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4/25/2022
Water filtration isn’t simply a matter of “clean” versus “dirty” water. Different contaminants have different effects. For example, chlorine in water treats bacteria and viruses, but makes the water taste like chlorine – not to mention the potential for chlorine to create harmful disinfection byproducts in the water. Water contaminants also tend to vary by region, depending on the land and any surrounding industries. Because of this, drinking water filtration is rarely a one-size-fits-all solution.
Arsenic is one of those contaminants that’s not found in every region, but can be very dangerous when it is present, and very harmful when ingested. It’s naturally occurring in the ground, and it’s also used in industrial processes. But, because it’s not present in every water supply, not many countertop or under counter water filtration systems can treat arsenic in drinking water. That’s rather unfortunate, since arsenic is practically synonymous with “poisonous.” Even if it’s not immediately deadly, arsenic can still cause irritation and damage to your skin, throat, lungs, and stomach. Arsenic can even cause lung, bladder, or skin cancer.
The Multipure Aquaperform Drinking Water System uses a compact, powerful, and efficient filter that can treat a broad range of harmful contaminants, not just ones that affect the taste and smell of the water like other typical household filters. Multipure filters are much more powerful than filtered water pitchers, provide much cleaner water than bottled water (which in many cases is simply tap water), and work in real-time at the filtered water spout right on the stainless steel housing. Multipure recognized the limitations of Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) and developed a signature solid carbon block filter by building upon the advantages of GAC to make it far more powerful and effective. By combining the right mixture of activated carbon and other filter materials, then pressing them into a densely compacted block, Multipure created a filter that allowed water to pass through but forced the water to stay in contact with enough filter surface area to vastly improve the filtration performance. Multipure has over five decades of carbon block development that have made the Aquaperform the powerhouse countertop and under the counter filtration system it is.
The Aquaperform can filter contaminants that can affect the taste, the odor, and the healthfulness of your drinking water, and the additional Arsenic V filtration puts it above and beyond the competition, protecting your home and your family’s drinking water. The Aquaperform’s performance is third-party, independently tested and certified by National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International for the treatment of contaminants of Aesthetic Concern (Std. 42) such as chlorine, chloramine, and particulates; contaminants of Health Concern (Std. 53) such as lead, disinfection byproducts, PFOA/PFOS (aka, “forever chemicals”), and Arsenic V; and emerging compounds and incidental contaminants (Std. 401) such as artificial hormones, pest repellants, and heart medications.
NSF/ANSI 42 Standard refers to filters that are certified to reduce aesthetic impurities such as chlorine and taste/odor/appearance (e.g. chlorine, chloramine, particulate matter, etc). These can be point-of-use (under the sink, water pitcher, etc.) or point-of-entry (whole house) treatment systems.
NSF/ANSI 53 Standard refers to filters are certified to reduce a contaminant with a health effect when ingested (e.g. asbestos, lead, arsenic, PFOAs, microcystin, etc). Health effects are set in this standard as regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Canada. Both standards 42 and 53 cover adsorption/filtration which is a process that occurs when liquid, gas or dissolved/suspended matter adheres to the surface of, or in the pores of, an adsorbent media. Carbon filters are an example of this type of product.
NSF/ANSI 401 Standard refers to filters that are certified for emerging contaminants removal and include both point-of-use and point-of-entry systems that have been verified to reduce one or more of 15 emerging contaminants from drinking water (e.g. prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, DEET, etc). These emerging contaminants can be pharmaceuticals or chemicals not yet regulated by the EPA or Health Canada whose long-term health effects are not yet fully determined.
NSF Protocol P231 refers to filters that are certified for the purification of microbiological contaminants (e.g. bacteria, viruses, live cysts, etc). These filters are certified for health and sanitation based on the recommendations of the EPA’s Task Force Report, Guide Standard and Protocol for Testing Microbiological Water Purifiers (1987) (Annex B).
Important Note: Other company water filters that are NSF certified can get the certification for filtering only for a subset of contaminants covered by the NSF certification. Many times, these filters companies aren’t even listed in the official NSF Water Filter Database. Multipure is different because they filter for EVERY SINGLE CONTAMINANT covered by the NSF certification.
Benefits of the Multipure Aquaperform Drinking Water System:
The Aquaperform uses Multipure's specially enhanced carbon block filter to reduce levels of deadly Arsenic V, a toxic chemical that can naturally contaminate groundwater and pose serious health risks.
No one likes to taste chlorine in their water, just like no one likes the taste of pool water. If you're tired of tasting chlorine and other contaminants in your drinking water, you'll love the improved taste of Aquaperform filtered water. Remember, it’s not just great for drinking water, but also gives you better-tasting coffee, tea, juice mixes, or anything else that can benefit from filtered water.
Food cooked with contaminated water may be unsafe to eat. Cooking with Aquaperform-filtered water means cleaner, safer water for pasta, soup, sauces, or other foods.
Our beloved family pets deserve cleaner, healthier water. Fill your pets’ water dishes with filtered water from Multipure's Aquaperform.
Don’t overpay for clean drinking water, and don’t contribute to plastic bottle waste. An Aquaperform is better for your budget and better for the environment.
We want you to feel as confident in your countertop or under counter water filter system system as we are. The Aquaperform is backed by our unparalleled customer satisfaction guarantee and warranty.
Features of the Multipure Aquaperform Drinking Water System:
The majority of water filters are only to filter contaminants down to 1 micron. The Aquaperform is able to filter contaminants down to 0.5 microns, and this guarantees greater than 99.9% contaminant removal (see filtration performance data at bottom).
The Aquaperform has a one gallon per minute flow rate for produced clean filtered water. The stainless steel vessel is built in such a way to ensure the tap water flows in at a rate where the tap water has enough contact time with the filter media to perform sub-micron filtration contaminant removal.
System does NOT remove the original minerals in your tap water or reduce the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of your tap water so you can consume all those healthy minerals in your water to keep your body strong.
Multipure Aquaperform filter is rated for 600 gallons of filtered water but has been tested up to 1200 gallons without loss of filtration integrity and performance, and replacement filters are under $200.
You can install the Aquaperform below your sink for under counter water filtration or attach it to your sink faucet as a countertop water filter, giving you enjoy cleaner, healthier, better-tasting water on demand.
Stainless steel filter housing and interior stainless steel pressure vessel both come with a lifetime warranty.
If you are not completely satisfied with your Multipure Drinking Water System, Multipure will refund 100% of the purchase price less shipping up to 90 days from the date of purchase.
