Forum: Lotus Water Purification System At Canadian Tire

I saw this advertised on TV - It is a new product at Canadian Tire, well in fact its two products. There is a pitcher that purifies water of ecoli- guardia - crpsto (sp?) and mentions norwalk virus etc. Then there is another unit same idea which is a bowl for housecleaning, cleaning fruit, vegetables etc. I was shocked at the price $199. Cdn for each i.e. $400. for both units plus filters and special spray bottles. I thought the price was very high and I didn’t get the difference between boiling water (by the way you can use river, well or municipal clean water as long as it is murky). Does anyone know what the advantage would be over boiling? I assume it was 110v appliance so not much good if no electricity.

I’m not sure what “this” is but the price sounds high. FYI: most things like this advertised on TV are ripoffs.

Boiling kills all pathogens but does not remove any contaminants. Distilling, a form of boiling, also kills all pathogens and removes most-all contaminants. It is, however, very power intensive to generate a gallon of purified water.

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Here is the same device as advertised in Sharper Image’s latest catalog. Personally, I think it’s just playing into the hands of people who may be a bit….paranoid….of municipal drinking water. It’s very work intensive, and has two very different systems, one which creates “safe” drinking water, and the other which states very clearly “Not safe for drinking”. So, let the buyer beware…

Lotus Water Purification

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