The sawyer point zero two bucket purifier kit is backed by a manufacturers limited lifetime warranty. Pdf a cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce. Pdf background lack of sustainable access to clean drinking water continues to be an. The sawyer filter is certified for absolute microns, which means there is no pore size larger than 0. This tiny filter does the same job that the sawyer pointone filter does but now in a more compact, personal size. The biological processes of the biosand filter allow increasing amount of virus removal with time whereas the purely mechanical straining of the hollow tube technology used in the sawyer filter will provide no virus removal in the pointone filter. The sawyer pointone biological filter has a removal rate of 0.
Pdf on the sawyer pointone filter download the flow rate report pdf on the sawyer point zerotwo purifier. The global water crisis according to the world health organization who, 884 million people in the world dont have access to safe water. No more digging wells if there is a water source, no constructing sand. The ease of operating this system makes it selfsustainable and dependable. Sawyer pointone water filter is a highvolume pointofuse water purifier.
Giradia, vibrio cholerae and salmonella typhi which cause cholera and typhoid to pass through the sawyer pointone biological filter. Each sawyer filter is certified for absolute microns which means there is no pore size larger than 0. Teams from give clean water and sawyer have been working out of pastor praveen chands church in nadi, providing parishioners with sawyer water filters and training them how to clean the filter. This makes it impossible for harmful bacteria, protozoa, or cysts like e. New filters have been shown to meet epa recommendations of at least 6 log removal of bacteria.
Pdf diarrhea prevalence in a randomized, controlled prospective. Sawyer pointone is a portable membrane filter assembly to filter water from solids and microbial contamination. Sawyer water filters use hollow fiber membranes, a technology developed for kidney dialysis. According to the world health organization who, 884 million people in the world dont have access to safe water. Sp1 sawyer point one squeeze water filter system with 3 pouches. The sawyer sp190 biological viral purification kit includes a small, lightweight filter than can provide up to 170 gallons of clean water per day. Sawyer pointone filter in fiji download the map international field study pdf evaluating the ease of use and effectiveness of the sawyer pointone filter in 7 countries download the microbiological test pdf conducted on the sawyer pointone filter. The results fromsawyers rigorous testing on the pointone biological filter exceed. Using technology taken from kidney dialysis, sawyer water filters use hollow fiber membranes. Using technology inspired by our own biology, the sawyer pointone filter. This tiny filter does the same job that the sawyer pointone filter does but now in. Sawyer portable water filtering and purification systems. Handout front page rotary club of columbia northwest. Household water treatment and safe storage product sheet.
The kit includes a filter, hose, compression fitting, backwash syringe, a hanger for storing the hose, and a hole cutter for attaching the hose to the source water container. This filter is attached to a hose that is coupled to a bucket in which unfiltered water is housed. Features of the sawyer pointone all in one filter gives you the ability to use the sawyer pointone 0. Back flushing processto maximize the effectiveness and longevity of your filter, sawyer recommends back flushing your filter after each outing. The sawyer pointone 10 filter is a hollow fiber membrane filter attachable to indoor plumbing to produce clean water for homes, schools. The sawyer pointone filter is produced by the usbased company sawyer products. Filter yellow pointone, purifier red sawyer point zerotwo you will find these removal rates to equal or exceed competitive options. Sawyer saves will significantly improve the health and welfare of thousands upon thousands of people, young and old. Grifaid is a uk based notforprofit specializing in the design and manufacturing of synthetic membrane filters.
With the pointone you will be able to hook up your filter in literally minutes to almost any container. Sawyer squeeze filter and fast fill adapter for hydration. O p e r a tio n to operate the sawyer pointone filter. Learning how to clean the filter not only provides continuous safe water for drinking, bathing and cooking, but will help it last, chand said. Sawyer saves offers hope to 900 million people with no. Each filter is certified for absolute microns which means there is no pore size larger than 0. However, the sawyer pointone pou filter seems to be an ef fective interim tool for use in communities using microbialcontaminated water sources. A study on the longterm performance of the sawyer pointonetm filter in the developing world. Attach the clip to the sawyer pointone filter and hang it on the jerry can using the small drilled hole.
The sawyer pointone hollow fiber membrane microfilter is promoted for. Doylestown, pa ed lindquist, t soerens, l mylin, h ross, a nevin, d yeisley. The sawyer pointone sawyer corporation is a pou filter that allows water to gravitationally flow into a 0. The best camping water filters have simple designs and require little maintenance. This makes it impossible for harmful microplastics, bacteria. Families are able to construct and adapt their filter in literally. Bss personal water filtration units by bss holland bv issuu. Typhoid to pass through the pointone biological filter.
For car camping, i like gravity fed water filters made by berkey and sawyer because all you need to do if fill the reservoir and wait for clean water. Because the extent to which this issue affects the sawyer pointone filter and other. The pointone filter with a 1 foot hose model sp180 attached to a standard five gallon bucket at sea level is capable of filtering up to 295 gallons 1117 liters. Vibrio cholerae and salmonella typhi which cause cholera and typhoid to pass through the sawyer pointone biological filter. Diagram of sawyer pointone filter interior membrane and f. The included regulator allows you to safely clean the filter by backwashing it at an exact pressure. The best camping water filter for car camping and backpacking. Taste can be masked by using flavor additives like gatorade or. Sp129 sawyer point one squeeze water filter system with two 1l pouches. Sawyer pointone bucket filters distributed to 952 households in cochabamba, bolivia followed for 12 weeks after distribution and monitored for diarrheal disease in children under 5 years of age diarrheal disease was reduce significantly in the households given filters.
May 2014 update of the sawyer filter bibliography household. The initial flow rate may seem slow but will increase as fibers become wetted which usually takes approximately one liter of water. For every water softener purchased, az water solutions will contribute a sawyer pointone water purification kit. Does the sawyer filter remove taste, chemicals and heavy metals form water. O p e r a tio n to operate the sawyer pointone filter, users must fill the upper jerrycan with water. With a total field weight of 2 ounces it fits in the palm of your hand.
This makes it impossible for harmful microplastics, bacteria, protozoa, or cysts like e. Our filters are comprised of tiny u shaped micro tubes that allow water to enter into their core through tiny micro pores. Sawyer pointone filter with bucket adapter kit 3 ft hose modelsp1803 sawyer made it as simple as it gets. At just 4 inches long and weighing less than 8 ounces, the sawyer pointone can deliver 1 liter of clean water in 60 seconds. A properly maintained filter should last 20 years in the field goals to assess the long term. The pointone filter with a 1 foot hose model sp180 attached to a standard five gallon bucket at sea level is capable of filtering up to 295 gallons 1117 liters of water per day.
Pww began a pilot project to install sawyer pointone water filters in homes in rural communities located in trojes, honduras in order to determine if they were another option to provide safe point of use water filtration to homes. Fouling in hollow fiber membrane microfilters used for household. Step 1 reserve clean water step 2 determine if your. The filtration system exceeds epa standards for the removal bacteria, protozoa, and cysts. Just 4inches long and less than 8 ounces, the sawyer pointone can deliver 1 litre of clean water in 60 seconds. The grifaid community filters are portable membrane gravity filters that can clean biological contamination and solids to provide safe drinking water for communities. Each sawyer filter is certified for absolute microns. The sawyer mini water filter is a second generation filter that is the lightest and most versatile personal filtration system from sawyer.
Families are able to construct and adapt their filter in literally minutes to locally found containers. Taste the sawyer filter removes taste that comes from bacteria, dirt, and green matter. Pdf, 152kb the sawyer point one filter is a gravity membrane filtration technology that uses hollow fibre membranes to remove pathogens. Research wash joint development associates international. Department of biology, dordt university, 700 7th st. Chemicals the sawyer filter does not remove iron, sulfur, other chemicals, or simple compounds.
The pointone is promoted for recreational use, disaster relief, and hwts in developing countries sawyer products b. Sawyer pointone squeeze water filter with 3 x pouches. Sawyer pointone filter with bucket adapter kit 1 ft hose. This biological growth would require more rigorous scrubbing of the fil. The filter will provide his family with access to clean water that will bring better health. No more digging wells if there is a water source, no constructing sand filters and no more purification chemicals. Within the suite of household water treatment hwt products, filters have. The kit does not include a container to hold the source. Download docx 82 kb download pdf 205 kb english, march 2018. The gravity operated filter and fast flow rate mean anyone, anywhere can have clean water in a matter of seconds.
Since 1984, sawyer products has offered the best, most technologically advanced solutions for protection against sun, bugs, water, and injuries everything from first aid kits developed for wilderness to pointofuse water filters that filter contaminated water to levels cleaner than u. That means there will be no pore size larger than 0. Mar 11, 20 the sawyer squeeze filter is the lightest and most versatile filtration system on the market kit includes. Sawyer pointone bucket assembly kit kopernik water. Sawyer pointone filter fact sheet march 2018, this fact sheet describes filtration of drinking water using the sawyer pointone membrane filter. Mar 19, 2012 a boy in jatiapa, guatemala carries a sawyer pointone filtration bucket back to his residence. The sawyer home filtration unit utilizes the sawyer pointone filter with a 0. Baker, 20 merits and limitations of the sawyer filter. Sawyer pointonetm filters gravityfed pointofuse filter hollow fiber membrane 0.
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