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Introduction
The Hanish whole-house system delivers clean, healthy water at every tap in your home — with no electricity, no salt, no wasted water, and minimal maintenance. Protect you and your family from the list of emerging contaminants. Don't wonder what's in your drinking, cooking, and bathing water. Tested and verified to NSF/ANSI standards. Lifetime warranty.
Microplastics and Contaminant Filtration
Hanish Water is focused on emerging microplastics threats and filtration feasibility for diverse contaminants.
RETAIL FOCUS
Industrial water, residential and general groundwater contamination is on the rise. Hanish Water is focused on water filtration and purification at the point in the water system where it is consumed – in the home.
TERMS
POE - Point of Entry indicates where the water enters the house and can be treated before emerging at faucets, bathrooms, etc.
POU – Point of Use systems reside at faucets where the water is directly consumed.
CTS – Counter Top Systems are classified as POU
UCS – Under Counter Systems are classified as POU
Product Families
WaterCrest Whole house Filtration (POE)
3-BB
4-PF
WaterGlen Whole House Filtration
Drinking Water Filtration
Under Counter System with BioGuard Technology
Counter Top System with BioGuard Technology
Capabilities
Treatment
Microplastics removal remains TBD, with current market claims relying exclusively on RO.
Lead, fluoride, and nitrates are treated at the POU.
Mercury treatment depends directly on concentration levels and water balance.
Arsenic, chlorine, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals are effectively treated at the POU.
Radon and uranium require POU treatment depending on the specific contaminant type.
Stats & Ratings
| Item | Stat | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteria removal | > 99.9999% (Salmonella, E. coli, Legionella, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus) | NSF/ANSI 244 and/or NSF/ANSI 55 |
| Virus removal | 99.99% | NSF/ANSI 244 and/or NSF/ANSI 55 |
| Cysts / Protozoa | 99.970% (Cryptosporidium, Giardia) | NSF/ANSI 244 and/or NSF/ANSI 55 |
| Intermittent Microbiological Contaminants | > 99.9999% (Salmonella, E. coli, Legionella, Pseudomonas, Aspergillus) | NSF/ANSI 244 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 99.999999% | — |
| Trace DNA / Endotoxins | 99.999999% | — |
| Microplastics | P9B can capture larger microplastics and specific organic contaminants above 0.5 micron | NSF/ANSI 401 |
| PFAS | P9B can capture larger PFAS contaminants | NSF/ANSI Standard 42 and/or 53 |
| THMs / PCBs | Unlimited removal | — |
| Lead | BioGuard cartridge primarily reduces particulate lead | NSF/ANSI 62 |
| Arsenic | At POU | NSF/ANSI 62 |
| Chlorine | Up to 10 ppm | NSF/ANSI 177 and/or NSF/ANSI 42 |
| Hardness | Unlimited (no salt required) | — |
| Turbidity | < 0.01 NTU | — |
| Micro absolute | 0.1 µ | — |
| Nitrates | At POU; depends on the ppm level | — |
| Uranium | Depends on the isotopes the uranium is bound with | — |
| Fluoride | At POU | — |
| Pesticides | SI media | NSF/ANSI 401 |
NOTES
Microplastics and Emerging Contaminants: there is a growing threat of microplastics as emerging contaminants, which has the potential to devastate industries, such as the oyster and bottom-feeding crustacean industries.
Water Contaminant Treatment Capabilities: point-of-use or point-of-entry systems can treat PFAS, lead (at point of use), mercury (depending on concentration), arsenic, fluoride, giardia, cryptosporidium, bacteria, viruses, legionella, pharmaceuticals, chlorine, chloramines, THMs, PCBs, hard water scale, nitrates, chromium 6, pesticides, herbicides, radon, and uranium.
NSF RATINGS
NSF/ANSI 42
Filters are certified to reduce aesthetic impurities such as chlorine and taste/odor: Point-of-use (under the sink, water pitcher, etc.) or point-of-entry (whole house) treatment systems.
NSF/ANSI 53
Filters are certified to reduce a contaminant with a health effect. Health effects are set in this standard as regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Canada. Both standards 42 and 53 cover adsorption/filtration which occurs when liquid, gas or dissolved/suspended matter adheres to the surface of, or in the pores of, an adsorbent media. Carbon filters are an example of this type of product.
NSF/ANSI 55
Ultraviolet treatment systems use ultraviolet light to inactivate or kill bacteria, viruses and cysts in contaminated water (Class A systems) or to reduce the amount of non-disease causing bacteria in disinfected drinking water (Class B systems).
NSF/ANSI 62
Distillation systems heat water to the boiling point, and then collect the water vapor as it condenses, leaving behind contaminants such as heavy metals. Some contaminants that convert readily into gases, such as volatile organic chemicals, can carry over with the water vapor.
NSF/ANSI 177
Shower filters attach directly to the pipe just in front of the homeowner’s showerhead and are certified to only reduce free available chlorine.
NSF/ANSI 244
The filters covered by this standard are intended for use only on public water supplies treated or that are determined to be microbiologically safe. These filters are only intended for protection against intermittent microbiological contamination of otherwise safe drinking water. For example, before issuing a boil water advisory, you can be assured that your filtration system is protecting you from intermittent microbiological contamination. The standard also includes material safety and structural integrity, similar to other NSF/ANSI drinking water treatment unit standards. Manufacturers can claim bacteria, viruses and cysts reduction for their filtration system.
NSF/ANSI 401
Treatment systems for emerging contaminants include both point-of-use and point-of-entry systems that have been verified to reduce one or more of 15 emerging contaminants from drinking water. These emerging contaminants can be pharmaceuticals or chemicals not yet regulated by the EPA or Health Canada.