As we all know, the presence of lead in water can affect human health. Removal of lead in water is a very necessary operation. Let us understand the three best ways to remove lead from drinking water.

As you will see, all three methods can eliminate many other impurities in the water supply to ensure that you only drink water when the glass is filled.

1. Reverse Osmosis
Osmosis is the act of moving a solution from a lower concentration to a higher concentration. This is how most things work naturally. Reverse osmosis needs to increase the pressure to do the opposite, so that the higher concentration solution moves to the lower concentration solution.

For tap water, this means forcing it to pass through a series of filters to remove contaminants until only water molecules remain in the liquid. Reverse osmosis can remove up to 98% of lead in water, making it very effective.

Installing one of these systems in your home will prevent lead from entering your drinking water and make your family safer overall. It is also a low maintenance system, so you can set it up and forget it.

2. Distillation
As one of the oldest methods used to purify water, distillation is still one of the most effective methods for inorganic pollutants such as lead. It can also remove any other materials that have a higher boiling point than water.

The working principle of water distillation is to bring water to boiling point. Only the water molecules evaporate where they are in contact with the cooling element, and the cooling element turns them back into liquid form.

Once the water is collected, it is safe to drink and pure water. Contaminants are left behind.

The biggest disadvantage of using this method is that it takes time, and you must set up a separate device to perform the distillation. Then, you must fill it up and take out the distilled water to store it for drinking.

3. NSF 53 certified filter
The last method you can use to remove lead from water is to invest in a de-lead refrigerator water filter, which will be certified to the NSF 53 standard. These filters use activated carbon to adsorb molecules that are not part of the water supply system.

Adsorption is the act of physically attaching to molecules. In a filter, this means that these contaminants are trapped in the filter and cannot pass through.

The activated carbon filter only allows molecules up to 1 micron to pass through. The diameter of a human hair is about 100 microns, which lets you know how small something is needed to let it pass through one of them.

Carbon filters are relatively cheap, easy to replace, and can remove everything from cysts to mercury and asbestos according to the certification type.

Are you ready to buy the filter?
Now you know three ways to remove lead from water. As you can see, it is as simple as installing the correct type of filter in your home to ensure that no hazardous substances enter your water supply system. If you are ready to buy a filter, please check our selection of water filters. We only provide low-cost high-quality water filters, so you can protect yourself and your family and save money!