Woman surprised by health check results, turns out water filter was installed incorrectly shocked to have been drinking dirty water for 5 years.
Woman surprised by health check results, turns out water filter was installed incorrectly, shocked to drink dirty water for 5 years, company only responsible for changing the filter
A Chinese woman surnamed Liu in Shanghai bought a water purifier online in September 2020. During use, she found that there was some scale, but overall it was normal. Until recently, she bought a water quality tester to test the TSD (Total Dissolved Solids) value, and the value shot up to 600 mg/L, while tap water only has a value of 200-300. Which means that the water from the purifier contains twice as many impurities as tap water.
Water in perfect condition is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Water with high TDS may taste salty and may contain microorganisms that can spread water-borne diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis and typhoid. The higher the TDS value, the unsafe it is to consume such water without purification. By standard, the TDS value in drinking water should not exceed 500 mg/L, which is considered most appropriate and acceptable.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the purified and unfiltered water pipes had been installed alternately. The purified water was sent to the drain, while the dirty water was sent to the drinking water tap. This meant that she had been drinking “bad water” for five whole years.
She also revealed that last month. She went for a health check-up and found that she had slight liver damage. Even though she was healthy and had no risky behaviors. Even the doctor was surprised.
She has also noticed that her menstrual cycles have been irregular for the past six months. Which she believes could be related to the chemicals in the water filter that contain anti-scale agents. A lthough it is difficult to prove a direct connection.
She also alleged that after reporting the issue to the เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา company, they sent a technician to inspect it and only offered to replace the filter. Which she refused, saying, “I have been using this machine for 5 years. But I have never used it properly. I spent thousands of yuan on replacing the filter, but in the end, I just drank polluted water. Who will be responsible for the damage to my health?”
The company representative explained that filtered water is divided into two parts: water for drinking and water with impurities filtered out. This water is cleaner than regular tap water because it has been filtered out impurities and heavy metals. The TDS value cannot be used to directly measure water quality, and the company is willing to replace the filter for her, but other demands may not be met.