Water Filters from Church Distribution

We posted about the new filters and water bottles from the church, but I have some updated facts on them to hopefully help you see what a fabulous opportunity this is and to encourage you to pick some up for your family or maybe ask for them for Christmas!

Seychelle Water Filtration bottle
Filters water to 99.99% pure

To use: First flush the bottle with chlorinated water by filling almost full and replace cap tightly. Hold the bottle at a 45 degree angle and squeeze the bottle to force water through the filter and up the straw. Bottle is now ready to go.

It is a good idea to pre-filter water through thick cloth (jeans work well) or a few coffee filters to remove any particulate (chunkies of any size). If there are no particulates you can put the water directly into the water bottle.

Each filter will purify 100 gallons of water. The bottle is reusable. It is hard to know when you’ve gotten to 100 gallons without some kind of a system, so with a Sharpie (it would be really nice to keep one with each bottle), write on the bottle:

457 uses = 100 gals – filter life
28 oz bottle 99.99% filtration – ionic, iodine, & charcoal
Pre-filter through thick cloth

Then each time you empty the bottle, use a Sharpie to put a hash mark on it. When you have reached 457 (yep! I did the math!) hash marks, it is time to replace the filter. Then you can put a cross hatch mark on each mark, to continue recording how much use each filter has received.

Available from http://www.ldscatalog.com Go to Welfare Services then to Home Storage. (Direct Link HERE)

Bottle with one filter (filters 100 gallons) $16.50
Bottle with two filters (filters 200 gallons) $22.00
Replacement filter (filters 100 gallons) $9.00

The Church is subsidizing this for our benefit. Online you can find these same bottles for $28 plus shipping instead of $16.50 and no shipping. I would suggest one bottle and at least 2-3 filters for each family member in addition to stored water and other water purification methods.