brondell CORAL UC300 Manuel Du Propriétaire page 5

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT
"TDS METERS" AND TESTERS
Q) When I use a Total Dissolved Particle (TDS) reader to test my water
after it goes through the Coral Undercounter Water Filtration System,
why don't the levels of dissolved particles go down or decrease? I don't
think the product is working.
The Coral Undercounter Water Filtration System is not designed to remove beneficial
minerals from your drinking water. These minerals that occur naturally are a healthy
part of your drinking water and should remain. The Brondell Coral Undercounter
Water Filtration System is designed to dramatically reduce water-soluble harmful
contaminants, including industrial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, turbidity,
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and microorganisms, most of which cannot be
"read" with a TDS reader.
Since these harmful components are water-soluble, they cannot be picked up by a
simple TDS meter. Contrary to its name (Total Dissolved Solids or TDS Meter), these
inexpensive products cannot detect most harmful water-soluble contaminants.
There is a major misconception that low TDS readings mean healthy water and that
is simply not always true.
The best method for testing the performance of a water filtration device is to have
a nationally recognized independent organization, such as WQA (Water Quality
Association) or NSF International, test and certify the products. The certified data
is then available in a Performance Data Sheet, which you should request from the
manufacturer. For more clarification of what the Coral Undercounter Water Filtration
System does remove from your water, please see our Certified Performance Data
Sheets on pages 19–21.
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