CuZn Undercounter Home and Restaurant Water Filter UC101

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The UC-101 works beneath any home or office sink to filter up to 10,000 gallons of cold water on demand! Using a combination of patented trace minerals (Copper-Zinc) which has been tested to NSF standard 42 and 61, and coconut shell carbon. This system, like our in-line and other systems, will remove and/or reduce chlorine, sediment, algae, molds, scale, bad taste, odors, and other undesirable contaminants that may effect the quality of your water supply. And unlike carbon only filters, bacteria can't grow inside the bacteriostatic CuZn filters. This filter is maintenance free and installs in about 15 minutes, hooking up to the cold water supply - when you turn on the cold water it's all CuZn pure!

How Copper-Zinc Water Treatment Systems Work

The combination of copper and zinc (patented under the trade name KDF) in water treatment systems removes chlorine, chloramines, iron, lead, bacteria, hydrogen sulfide, and hundreds of other problem contaminants from the water supply. It also reduces scale and hardness.

Lasts Longer than Carbon
With a lifespan of 10 to 20 times that of carbon, copper-zinc is the most efficient, longest lasting, and lowest maintenance filtration media on the market. It removes the weak link in most water treatment systems: the monitoring and maintenance and component replacement required by these systems.
CuZn systems perform better because the compact, dense copper-zinc alloy has no pores that plug up, is not soft like carbon, has no membranes to replace, remains bacteriostatic, and can be easily backwashed for years of use.
Filters by Catalytic Action
CuZn media functions by catalytic action, using the age-old redox (reduction-oxidation) principle of dissimilar metals. Water containing dissolved oxygen, minerals, and organic materials enters a bed of the copper-zinc alloy, with the copper becoming the cathode and the zinc becoming the anode.
The space between each granule of alloy in the media bed becomes an electrolytic cell. The water and contaminants act as electrolytes.
As contaminants and oxygen pass through, a reaction takes place, causing zinc hydroxides and copper hydroxides to form in controlled amounts. These controlled releases of copper and zinc oxides (chelatable by the body) are carried into the filtered water and provide hostile conditions for algae, fungus, and bacteria growth.
Eliminates Hard Scale
Within a water system, calcium and magnesium can adhere to plumbing and water appliances by forming crystalline scale structures. These become hard, interfere with heat transfer and eventually cause loss of water flow and pressure.
Copper-zinc reshapes these hardness ions so they cannot adhere to each other or to the inside of plumbing. Instead the calcium and magnesium ions remain soluble in the water, thus reducing scale while adding life to the water.
(Water without these minerals is flat and can be aggressive, since water in its most natural state contains minerals such as calcium and magnesium, picked up from the earth as it filters through rock strata.)
This scale reduction feature is ideal for cooling towers, hot water heaters, water lines, plumbing, ice-makers, fountains, and other water-using equipment and appliances.
Removes Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide is present in many U.S. water supplies. Recognized by its rotten egg odor and taste, it is a poisonous gas that can, in large amounts, cause nausea and illness or death. It is also corrosive to metals, which is especially serious in older plumbing systems that used lead-based solder.
When hydrogen sulfide passes through copper-zinc media, spontaneous oxidation removes the hydrogen sulfide by creating zinc oxides and zinc sulfates. Zinc oxides and zinc sulfates are defined as food supplements and nutrients by the Food and Drug Administration.
(During the copper-zinc filtration process, minuscule traces of zinc and copper are released into the water. In proper amounts, both copper and zinc are necessary for healthy body functions. The trace amounts found in CuZn filtered water are a small percentage of the minimum daily requirement for these minerals.)
Meets NSF, EPA Standards
In 1992, the Environmental Protection Agency ruled that copper-zinc, patented as KDF-, qualifies as a mechanical device. This means the media imparts nothing harmful to the water. The National Sanitation Foundation tested KDF+ and found it to be in compliance with its Standard 61 for water treatment plant applications and Standard 42 for aesthetic effects (taste, odor, chlorine reduction).
Removes Heavy Metals
Copper-zinc systems are excellent at removing heavy metals, often by electroplating them to the media's copper-zinc granules. Under normal circumstances, CuZn filtration removes 90 to 98% of heavy metals, including lead, iron, arsenic, and cadmium.
Works With Chlorination
When iron, hydrogen sulfide, or bacteria are present in large concentrations, CuZn filtration can be preceded by chlorination and retention time. Chlorination oxidizes these contaminants and assists the copper-zinc media in their removal. The copper-zinc, of course, then removes the chlorine and remaining contaminants from the water.
With carbon-only systems, this combination of chlorination and filtration is not efficient because the carbon is quickly depleted when high levels of chlorine pass through it.