Anyone who wants to enjoy their water in a motorhome or on a boat without health risks should think about it in good time to make the trip unforgettable.
Our drinking water in Germany is a well-tested food, which in our opinion ensures a basic supply. The waterworks do a good job within their means, but they cannot remove all pollutants from the water. This would require further, very costly filter stages, which would make drinking water significantly more expensive.
Many people are not aware that responsibility for drinking water quality passes from the water supplier to the homeowner, campsite operator, or boat owner after the water meter in the house. Here, old and contaminated pipes, as well as fittings contaminated with heavy metals, can introduce pollutants, germs, and bacteria into our drinking water.
It is surprisingly often argued that pollutants, if present at all, are only in small doses in the water and therefore pose no health risk. However, for many pollutants, there are no reliable studies (according to our research) that can definitively rule this out.
Anyone who also likes to travel in Southern Europe knows the problem that drinking water is chlorinated almost everywhere there. The concentration is often so intense that it even stings the nose. Only hardened people, or those who are on the verge of dying of thirst, really drink this water. Even morning coffee or tea is not a pleasure with it.
Water filters, however, can help not only to improve the taste of the water but also to reliably remove pollutants.
Especially in motorhomes and boats, the contamination of drinking water poses a major problem. Reasons for this can be contaminated and old pipes when refueling. In addition, the water pipes used are often made of plastic materials. Their surfaces promote the formation of biofilm, which offers germs and bacteria a very good food source.
If illnesses occur in motorhomes or boats due to contaminated water, germs and bacteria are often the cause.
Well-thought-out water filter systems can provide protection against unnecessary illnesses when traveling.
In addition, an immense number of plastic bottles can be saved, which particularly disfigure nature in southern countries.
Anyone who values self-sufficiency will appreciate these innovative solutions.