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How many times can you reuse a Pur filter?
I've purchased a Pur water mount for the faucet at home. I've noticed that the cost of the mount + filter is the same price as buying a single filter. The one that came with it has hit its end 4 times so far (where it stops letting water through) but I've taken it out and then back in each time. After putting it back in it resets the usage dial and the water doesn't stop coming out until it hits the end again. My question is how many times can you do this before it really doesn't filter the water anymore. I was going to take a saw to it to open it up and see how bad it looks but would rather not if someone already knows the answer. I think the companies try to force us to throw them away way before they actually stop filtering the water to make us pay a ton of cash for new ones. I would be most interested in a scientific explanation.
These filters work in a couple of ways. There are two types of media. There are both activated carbon and ion exchange particles. Since you want a scientific explanation, activated carbon particles have all kinds of microscopic cracks, which means they have a ton of surface area. Activated carbon is able to filter out bacteria, some heavy metals such as lead and mercury, chlorine, hydrocarbons, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like benzene. The ion exchange media trades ions for charged particles like iron, calcium and magnesium.
After a while, the capacity of both of these media to do their job is diminished to the point of not working. Water is still going to flow, but it just won't be filtered properly. What you're doing is akin to taking the air filter out of your car and putting the dirty one right back in. Exactly how long it takes before the filter is ineffective is hard to say. I suspect that the usage dial is set to the low end, but I don't think I'd use it more than twice.
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