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Ultra filtration and Hollow Fiber Membranes explained

21/05/2018
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Ultra filtration and Hollow Fiber Membranes explained

In this article we'll try to explain what ultra filtration is and how it is applied through special hollow fiber membranes to clean and process water.


How hard is water in Thessaloniki?

22/06/2017
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How hard is Thessaloniki's water?

water hardness meterHard water and limescale make water taste bad. They also stop water from producing more foam in our shower, they destroy our washing machines and our dishwashers and of course they ruin our tiles.


Whole house water filter cartridges - How to choose the right one!

20/06/2017
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Whole house water filter cartridges - How to choose the right one!

Their name is pretty explanatory: They are installed to your house's main water supply and they improve your water's quality. Whole house water filters are housings, in which we place 4 kinds of cartridges: wound string, polypropylene cartridges, limescale reduction cartridges and activated carbon filters.


Countertop water filters - What to look for before I buy

15/06/2017
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Countertop water filters

Διανομέας νερού Doulton για φιλτρα ανω παγκουCountertop water filters are devices (housings) that are placed on your kithcen counter, right next to your sink and remove chlorine and a wide list of chemicals from your drinking water. Inside this housing, there is usually a carbon block cartridge that does all the dirty job of cleaning your water. This will only work if you switch the diverter (picture) to "filtered water". If you don't switch the diverter to "filtered" then you can use your tap as usual (cleaning the dishes etc). This diverter is connected to the water filter via a thin white tube, through which water passes and goes to the water filter. The countertop water filter then cleans the water and you can have clean water from the water filter's own tap.


Do I need a water filter if I live in Athens?

14/06/2017
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Do I need a water filter if I live in Athens?

This is a very common question for our greek customers so let's start from the very basics. In order for water to be considered safe, it must be chlorinated. Chlirine basically disinfects water from harmful substances (from which people was dying back in the old days...). Chlorine can't remove or "kill" some harmful substances or heavy metals such as lead, limescale, arsenic etc. In fact, chlorine itself as well as its byproducts (such as chloroform) is harmful. It still is however the cheapest solution for disinfecting water.


Everything you need to know about tap water filters

13/06/2017
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Everything you need to know about tap water filters

Torayvino water filterTap water filters are the cheapest solution for clean and purified water. They connect right to your standard kitchen tap and they usually have a switch, with which you can select standard tap water or filtered water.


Under-sink water filters - Everything you need to know

12/06/2017
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Under-sink water filters - Everything you need to know

In this article you'll read all the info you'll need before you buy an under-sink water filter. Water filters are actually housings, in which you place an activated carbon filter that reduces a bunch of harmful substances from your water. Depending on the quality and permeability of the carbon filter, these cartridges can reduce chlorine, heavy metals, Volatile organic chemicals etc.


Reverse Osmosis - What is it and how it works

06/04/2017
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Reverse Osmosis water filter

Before I explain what Reverse Osmosis is (RO for short), I should probably explain what osmosis is. Put simply, osmosis is when solvent molecules (eg water) pass through a semi-permeable membrane to a solution or from a thinner solution to a denser solution. Semi permeable membrane (or RO membrane) allows solvent molecules to pass through (and nothing else).


World Water Day - 22 March

22/03/2017
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World Water Day - 22 March

Primato supports World Water Day

Water, human's life source is divided unevenly in our planet.


Primato goes sailing!

08/02/2017
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primato loves sailing

Our love for water doesn't stop at water filters! We proudly announce that we have recently become "It's Sailin Time's" sponsors! This yaught club is in Thessaloniki, Greece and is the perfect spot if you want to take sailing, windsurf and SUP lessons!

What is the activated carbon found in our water filters?

30/10/2016
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What is the activated carbon found in our water filters?

Activated carbon has various applications, from gas masks and kitchen appliances to drugs and poisons. Its main use though is water purification, as it has spectacular absorbing and filtering capabilities.

Activated carbon, either in the form of granular, i.e. pulverized activated carbon or activated carbon block, filters water from a wide list of harmful substances. Activated carbon achieves impressive success rates, filtering out chemicals.

Reverse Osmosis - Perfect for islands, drilling water and aquariums

30/10/2016
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Reverse Osmosis water filter

Even though reverse osmosis is technically an under-sink water filter, it actually has its own separate water filters category since it has a completely different technology. RO (reverse osmosis) membrane has only a 0.0001 μm (microns) permeability. This means that it can remove all particles, organisms, bacteria and viruses that are bigger than 0.0001 microns!


What are water filters?

30/10/2016
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Water filters, depending on where they are installed and how many "housings" they have, treat water before it reaches our glass, reducing or removing a high percentage (some times spectacularly) of harmful chemicals and particles. Depending on your water quality, you can choose from a wide range of water filters that improve your water's taste and odour, giving you fresh and clean water.


Hexavalent Chromium - A Carcinogen That Should Be Reduced Immediately!

07/09/2016
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Chromium - A Carcinogen That Should Be Reduced Immediately!

Introduction:

The following article describes in detail the important issue of Chromium 6, namely hexavalent chromium and the way they deal with it in America.


Arsenic in the Water - The ubiquitous venom

07/09/2016
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Arsenic in the Water - The ubiquitous venom

Introduction

Groundwater in many countries, including the US, has naturally elevated levels of arsenic. One study found that drinking water contaminated with a male is like smoking for years.


Paranoia of alkaline water - Understanding PH

06/09/2016
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Paranoia of alkaline water - Understanding PH

The unique properties of free of metals, spotless water actually make PH measurements in our body unnecessary.


Last Week's Water News

05/09/2016
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Last Week's Water News

Let's look last week's water news:

Primato becomes official distributor of Watts Water Technologies

31/08/2016
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Primato becomes official distributor of Watts Water Technologies

In June 2016 Primato Hellas became official distributor of Watts Water Technologies products.

What is activated carbon in water filters

27/02/2016
by Ιoanna Vaiou
What is activated carbon in water filters

Activated carbon water filters: How do they clean the water we drink?

Carbon over time

Activated carbon powder

No one knows exactly when the properties of carbon were discovered. It goes back in time so much that scientists cannot date the period when humans first started using carbon.

Primato Christmas Giveaway-See the winners

04/01/2016
by Μαργιώλος Γιώργος
Primato Christmas Giveaway-See the winners Διαγωνισμός

Christmas contest for a water filter

Thank you all for participating in our Christmas Giveaway for a Water Filter - made in USA.

Water, silly questions (Part 2)

22/01/2015
by Μαργιώλος Γιώργος
Water, silly questions (Part 2)

We learned about when we are thirsty, what happens after all with the cold shower, we were shocked by the water that is eaten and yet we did not cover many questions. There are so many others and even more are raised every day, such as, why does the glass sweat, why does the water bubble when it comes out of the bottle since it does not contain carbonate? These and much more you will discover below.

George Margiolos

George Margiolos was born in Thessaloniki and has graduated from the Department of Marketing of the Alexandreio Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki. He is fluent in English and (not so fluent) in German.

Ηe has been Project Manager at Avery Dennison - Fastener Division in the UK. There, his main project was to redesign the company's products into new applications so as to become more environmentally friendly. In combination with the fact that in the UK people are more familiar with water filters, he has developed a love for environmentally friendly water filters, which reduce the use of plastic bottles and improving people's quality of life.

Since 2008, he has published over 300 unique educational and informative articles on water filters and new water treatment technologies.

Occasionally, universities and doctoral students request to use George Margiolos' articles in their research because of their quality and uniqueness.