Only
Sprite's patented filtering technology offers exclusive shower
filtration media containing:
Chlorgon
& KDF - The only non-carbon filtering media to remove:
- Free
Chlorine (Cl-)
- Dirt,
sediment
- Odors
- Plus, its pH
balanced
- Combined
Chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite)
- Hydrogen
Sulfide (rotten egg smell)
-
Iron
oxide (rust water)
Additional
features include:
- Advanced
Designs
- Patented
Technology
- Easy
Installation
- Replaceable
Cartridge
- Self Sealing
Threads
- High
Strength Construction
Chlorine
in Your Shower...
Since chlorination is a long established public health
practice necessary for the disinfection of drinking water,
consumers are aware of the health benefit drinking filtered
water can provide. However, it's surprising for some people to
learn that 50% of their daily exposure is in the shower. The
other 50% comes from their drinking water. Therefore,
filtering shower water is equally as important, as filtering
drinking water.
Documented
scientific studies conclude that taking long hot showers is a
health risk. In the enclosed shower stall, chlorine vaporizes
where it is inhaled. To a lesser degree, dermal absorption
also occurs. As chlorine is added to kill pathogenic
microorganisms, such as bacteria, the highly reactive chlorine
combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a
variety of toxic compounds. Medical studies suggest a link
between absorption and inhalation of chlorine in the shower
environment, with elevated risks for diseases and serious
illnesses. Showering in chlorinated water may also cause
pre-existing conditions, such as asthma and eczema, to become
exacerbated.
In
addition to health benefits of filtering water, there are
cosmetic benefits. Symptoms of chlorine exposure are dry
and/or flaking skin, dry brittle hair and red irritated eyes.
Filtering the shower water reduces these symptoms. Skin and
hair feel softer and eyes become less red and irritated.
Sprite's
filtration technology makes it possible...
In the shower environment, chlorine can either be in liquid or
gas state. At higher water temperatures in the enclosed shower
stall, free-chlorine moves from the liquid to the gas state,
where it vaporizes and subsequently, inhaled. The United
States regulates all showerhead flow at 2.5 gallons per
minute. Thus, the science behind shower filtration must take
into account the unique situation in the shower, including
temperature, flow rate and volume.
Sprite
shower filters work on a similar principle to a Catalytic
Converter in an automobile. In shower filtration free-chlorine
is converted into a harmless chloride. The scientific name for
this chemical reaction is known as
"Reduction-Oxidation", commonly referred to as
Redox.
Redox
reactions can be chemically complex. Simply stated, during a
Redox reaction electrons are transferred between molecules,
creating new elements. For instance, when free-chlorine comes
in contact with the filtration media, it is changed into a
benign, water-soluble chloride. This reaction changes
free-chlorine to a larger chloride element. Too large to
evaporate or be absorbed by the skin. It is then carried
harmlessly through the water supply.
Redox
Filtration Medias
Chlorgon is one type of Redox filtration media.
Researched, developed and patented by David Farley, CEO
of Sprite Industries, Inc., Chlorgon converts free chlorine
and some combined chlorines, such as sodium hypochlorite
(liquid swimming pool chlorine), to a harmless chloride.
Chlorgon also works well in a variety
of temperatures from hot to cold. Chlorgon is also the active
ingredient for Sprite's Mediterranean Blue: De-chlorinating
Bath Salts.
Kinetic
Degradation Fluxion, or KDF, is another type of Redox
filtration media. Researched, developed
and patented by Don Heskett, founder of KDF fluid treatment,
KDF converts free chlorine to a harmless
chloride. This media of high-purity copper-zinc formulations
is used in pretreatment, primary treatment, and wastewater
applications. Patented KDF process media are 100 percent
recyclable and contain no chemical additives. Hospitals,
restaurants, municipal water treatment facilities, and homes
rely on KDF process media
to safely reduce or remove free chlorine, iron oxides
and hydrogen sulfide.
All
Sprite filtered shower products contain both Chlorgon, and KDF
filtration medias.
