Everpure QC7I Single-MH2 - Manual (Page 67)

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The Risk of Counterfeit Filter Cartridges
• Everpure heads and cartridges are certified as systems by NSF. Using
counterfeit filters results in a loss of this valuable industry certification.
• Without NSF certification, there is no assurance of performance, and
the quality could be suspect.
• For nearly 80 years, Everpure has been providing quality filtration
products for customers around the world, and today we’re a leading
brand of water treatment for foodservice. We’re trusted by many
of the world’s largest foodservice and specialty beverage chains,
as well as hundreds of thousands of independent operators.
• The majority of our cartridges are certified by NSF. This provides
assurance that the system has been independently evaluated to confirm
its performance.
• Certified Everpure filtration products have been submitted for testing
under NSF/ANSI Standards 53 and 42.
• The certification is displayed on the cartridge’s label along with the
applicable NSF claims.
For further information on NSF certification, please contact Technical
Service at 800.942.1153/630.307.3000 or information can be located on
the NSF website, www.nsf.org
The importance of NSF Certification
There are important reasons to look for NSF Certification
when purchasing a water filter:
• Performance claims may be based on internal
testing only. Do you have access to all the testing
procedures used? Was testing done to industry standards?
• Sometimes stated capacities are misleading, because
they may be based on only chemical (chlorine) reduction, and
don’t take particulates into consideration. Particulates have
an important role in how long a filter will last. Most often, a
filter plugs from dirt before the chemical capacity is used up.
• In capacity claims, it’s not always clear what
percentage of chemical contaminants are actually
reduced. For example, if there is only a 50% reduction in
chlorine, then higher capacities can be claimed. But is removal
of only half the chlorine acceptable for quality beverages?
NSF Certification ensures that:
• The contaminant reduction claims certified are true and
accurate.
• The materials of construction do not add anything unwanted
into the water such as lead.
• The system is structurally sound.
• Advertising claims are true and accurate.
What is NSF?
• Founded in 1944, NSF International is a not-for-profit
organization that provides public health and safety risk
management solutions to companies, governments
and consumers around the world.
• Its main business is to bring together experts in public
health, manufacturing, and sanitation from government,
industry, academia and the public to develop and
administer performance standards for products which
have some impact on sanitation and public health.
• NSF maintains state-of-the-art laboratories where
products can be tested according to set standards.
For water filters, look for these certifications: *
• NSF/ANSI Standard 42: Aesthetic Effects
For water treatment systems designed to reduce specific
aesthetic or non-health-related contaminants (chlorine,
taste and odor, and particulates).
• NSF/ANSI Standard 53: Health Effects
For water treatment systems designed to reduce specific
health-related contaminants, such as Cryptosporidium,
Giardia, lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs),
MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether).
* It’s important to read the small print when evaluating a product certification.
Within Standards 42 and 53 there are different classes and contaminant
removals to consider. Even though a filter is certified for a standard, it may
not be certified for all of the reductions possible within the standard.
System Tested and Certified
by NSF International against
NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and
53 for the reduction of:
Standard No. 42 –
Aesthetic Effects
Chemical Reduction
Taste and Odor
Chlorine
Mechanical Filtration
Particulate Class I
99.2% reduction of
particles one-half micron
and larger in size
Standard No. 53 –
Health Effects
Mechanical Filtration
Turbidity
Cyst
Asbestos