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FORSTA FILTERS SAVE WATER AND ENERGY: HELP PROJECTS EARN GREEN CERTIFICATIONS
Engineers responsible for new construction across industrial, municipal and agricultural sectors are striving to comply with standards set forth by such organizations as the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Through LEED, the green building certification program, projects and buildings are rated according to their impact on priority environmental issues including water savings, energy efficiency, and materials selection.
Forsta self cleaning water filters reduce water use, improve energy efficiency and are made entirely from sustainable materials. Implementing a Forsta Filter in new construction as well as to improve old systems will help projects meet a variety of important environmental and sustainability goals, and where applicable earn LEED certification.
Author of the 2009 Greenbuild Report, Brian Libby explains that water usage and most applications involving water are intertwined with the built environment. "It turns out the vast majority of the water we use [In the United States] goes to cooling power plants. It's a great example of the connection between water and energy" Libby says quoting Peter Gleick, one of the world's foremost experts on water resources, and author of the biennial series, The World's Water.
Forsta self cleaning water filters are ideal for cooling power plants where they control particulate levels, protect heat exchangers, condenser tubes and other water-cooled process equipment. By controlling particulate levels, Forsta's fully automatic filters will improve operating efficiency, minimize downtime for cleaning and repair, limit the cost of water treatment and improve equipment lifespan.
Compared to other filter technologies Forsta's self-cleaning water filters are more cost-effective, automatic, produce less wastewater, and will not interrupt a system's water flow during its short cleaning cycle. Forsta prides itself on sustainability and sets forth a comprehensive social mission to:
Make freshwater more available by reducing, recycling and reusing water in industrial, municipal and irrigation systems. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency. Reduce waste generation and hazardous materials exposure through responsible filtration and effluent treatment.
In 2007 The USGBC published a project profile for the platinum certified building: Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington D.C. where water management and effective use of filtration took center stage. The profile explained that, "Smart water management is central to the project design… Treated water is eventually reused in the toilets and cooling towers. Students grow vegetables and herbs for the cafeteria on the green roofs, which also sequester rainwater and reduce stormwater runoff. Excess water flows to the courtyard's pond and rain garden. Filters and swales incorporated into the landscape purify rainwater falling on the site. No potable water is used for irrigation."
Forsta Filters' Director of Sales Polly Stenberg is passionate about helping new projects save water and energy, and achieve platinum LEED certification like the Sidwell school. "In many applications, water needs to be filtered from its original source, at least to some extent, in order to be effective. Once water has been used, there is also the considerable question of how to treat and/or reuse polluted wastewater in such a way as to ensure the health of people and the environment. Increasingly, projects have water conservation targets, and conservation experts to help implement new systems." It is Stenberg's goal to encourage companies to take advantage of Forsta's water and energy efficient filters. Forsta is currently offering a Water Stewardship Discount on all projects implementing filters to improve efficiency.
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Best in line water filter system for home use?
Has anyone used a home inline water filter system they would recommend
The city water system is really bad.Well know for build up and corrosion.The dogs water bowl builds up with a clear hard like crust on the bottom.You have to scrub it out.The coffee pot needs complete cleaning every month.No smell to water.If this is any clues to a good filter system.
Here's a site that lists a comparison table of 10 different filter systems, including links to discussions about water filtration.
http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.net/WaterFilter_Comparison.cfm
Last year, I got an Aqua-Safe reverse osmosis system with 6-stage filtration (the RO membrane, one particulate filter, three carbon filters, and one ion exchange filter). It generates 100 gallons per day and comes with a 5 gallon storage tank. It cost about $200 and it came with a 5-year supply of replacement filters, including replacement ion resin beads. It takes my water from about 3000 PPM to under 5 (it even came with a digital PPM meter).
The water that comes out of it is as good as any I have ever tasted. We also have a line running from it to our refrigerator. So, the ice is very clear and the cold water coming from the dispenser is awesome.
I highly recommend a reverse osmosis system, if you have the room and can afford it.
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Forsta self-cleaning filters have strong performance advantages over sand filters at a fraction of the cost
Engineers across industrial, municipal and irrigation sectors recommending sand filters for suspended particle removal will improve operations and increase sustainability by switching to self-cleaning screen filters. Water use efficiency, cost effectiveness, space saving, and reliability are some of the profound benefits associated with Forsta self-cleaning water filters.
Water Use Efficiency:
Forsta self-cleaning filters have remarkably lower flush volumes than sand filter models. To analyze the water efficiency of a sand filter versus a Forsta self-cleaning filter, one can easily compare performance parameters using the common application of side stream filtration for cooling tower water. Take a sample side stream cooling tower application of 250 gpm. For this application, the average recommended 54 inch sand filter requires approximately 1000 gallons to backwash. For this same application a Forsta Filters D-180 uses only 50-75 gallons.
Backwash Duration and System Flow:
Sand filters require 3-4 minutes for their backwash and cause interruption to the system during that time. Alternatively Forsta self-cleaning filters take only 15 seconds to backwash and will not interrupt the main system flow during the cleaning cycle. Sand filter manufacturers may offer multiple units with a multipart system of isolation valves in an attempt to overcome this problem, however this drastically increases the cost and complexity of the system. Simple design is upheld and extraneous spending avoided by implementing a Forsta self-cleaning filter.
Space Utilization:
Frequently the engineering of a water filtration system must take into consideration a limited amount of space. Forsta self-cleaning filters have less volume consuming configurations than sand filters. For volume comparison, take the same 54 inch sand filter mentioned above. This sand filter takes up 85 ft3 of space whereas the Forsta Filters self-cleaning counterpart flowing the same 250gpm uses only 8ft3 of space. The sand filter requires special platforms, piping and often additional pumps which take up more space and limit the placement of the filter. Forsta self-cleaning filters are designed in a variety of configurations to integrate easily into existing pipelines.
Sand Loss and Degraded Quality:
During the backwash, sand beds rise up and create potential for sand to go out of the backwash pipe.
As a result of the fact that sand essentially hovers during the backwash, it never returns to its original compressed state. Over time sand canals occur and allow particles to pass through. The internal screen element of a Forsta self-cleaning filter delivers a constant and reliable degree of filtration throughout its operation.
Sand Mixture into the System:
Minor damage to a sand filter's underdrain can easily cause sand from the filter to enter into process water. Sand in the process water may cause unforeseen damage to equipment, prevention of which is the entire reason for installing the filter to begin with. Where this is of concern, sand filter manufacturers recommend installing a basket screen (which requires manual cleaning) as an insurance mechanism. Again, this is a complicated, expensive and maintenance intensive route whereas use of a Forsta self-cleaning filter is straightforward, cost effective, and entirely automatic.
Cost:
Cost examination yields an obvious price advantage of Forsta self-cleaning filters over sand filters for matching flow rates and micron ratings. For example, Forsta self-cleaning models flowing 250 gpm at the 30 micron level cost less than half of the sand filter equivalent.
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