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You must be aware of the dangers that lurk in the tap water or as a matter of fact, water from any source today. There are plenty of scary real-life accounts of terrible tragedies that followed consumption of polluted or contaminated water. It is always wiser, therefore, to prevent such incidents by using the right equipment and methods to purify the water.

When Homemade Water Purifiers Can Be a Life-Saver

The best choice is to install the best and the latest model of water purifier available in the market at home. The majority of them today use UV protection after having had the debris from the water removed through reverse osmosis filtration. But if you live in an older home or apartment where the faucets are not compatible with these filter systems, it can be hard to find an alternative. Or if you simply don’t feel it necessary to spend the extra money on a water purifier but want to see the results of one, there are options.

One option is to install a homemade water purifier instead which does not run on electricity and therefore offers some extra benefit. What is a homemade water purifier? This is a water purifier that can be built with local raw materials and tools to get drinkable water for the community. There are a number of ingenious ways to do this:

Cloth – The easiest homemade water purifiers yet is by filtering the water through a cotton cloth which has been folded at least 4-5 times. The thicker the cloth, the better the purification the cleaner the water will end up. Of course, this isn’t something we would do at home, but its definitely knowledge you can take with you when you decide to go n excursions like camping or hiking.

Wet clay this type of homemade water purifier works on the same principle as a cloth folded many times. Wet clay can be substituted with a mixture of sand, pebbles and possibly some carbon (freshly burnt coal) with the same results. Though it sounds primitive, this method is astonishingly efficient in purifying water.

Sun rays this is one of the most popular methods to set up a homemade water purifier. You will need a wide-mouthed container exposed to the sun, after it has been covered with a plastic shield, and placed in the path of the sun even before it rises. The highest concentration of UV rays is found during the sunrise, and this method strives to catch the sun.

Boiling this is the simplest sure-fire way of having the water purified. It is important though, that the water be boiled for at least 10 minutes continuously to be able to kill all the possible pollutants that are present in the water.

Indigenous people have a good deal of variations to these methods and even many new and efficient homemade water purifiers. Knowing ways to protect yourself when not at home but in need of water is important to any of us who like to camp, fish, hike, mountain climb, or simply spend time with nature.