Which is Better, Filtered Or Boiled Water?
Are you scared of diseases, chemicals and germs in your water (H20)? Do you need a quick way to drink fresh clean water, with less hassles and convenience? Which technique is better to clean dirty water? There are many ways to clean dirty or unfiltered water. But the main ways to clean dirty water is either by boiling water or filtering water with a water filter. So which one is best?
Boiled water is when you put fluid in a pot or container until under a heat source until it is bubbling or boiling. For boiled H2O to be drinkable, it should be bubbling for at least two minutes. This is because to kill all the bacteria and germs, you have to boil water for at least two minutes to stop bacteria from surviving. Anything less than that, viruses and bacteria can still survive in these conditions.
Filtered water is when water is passed through a filter which stops or filters out viruses and foreign objects from getting into the filtered water. Filtered water is usually done by passing water through a filter mechanism which usually contains charcoal, fine sand and special filtration fabrics. The end fluid product is filtered fluid that is clean.
So which one is better?
In terms of taste, boiling water is usually better. This is because when you pass unfiltered water into a water filter, it leaves the filter with a slight charcoal taste to it. In some cases, other filter produces an after taste that is not quite pleasant at all to drink. With boiling H2O, you don't get that after taste at all and tastes like normal H2O.
In terms of convenience, filtrated water is much better. With boiling water, you need a fire or a stove to heat the water. You also need a pot large enough to clean the amount of water that you want. With filtrated water, you just need to pass the water through a filtrated water system which takes literally seconds. You don't need heat or a pot to make the water clean, hence it is much more convenient and quick!
In terms of health, both techniques are basically equal. They both eliminate certain chemicals, sediments, viruses and bacteria from the fluid. But if you use both techniques combined, then the fluid that you will drink will contain much less harmful chemicals, bacteria and viruses. So it is best to use both!
