10-31-2017, 06:55 PM
As stated above, they're available at Water Works in Hilo. They might also be available at Ferguson's, I don't know. I'm sure they're also available online. They're a little pricey, and you need to change the UV bulb yearly, and of course you need to install or have them installed and power them from 120V. They actually "purify", not "filter" water, so they don't take out particulate matter, but kill whatever's there with ultraviolet radiation.
Alternatives include electronic distillation for small amounts of drinking water or reverse osmosis filtration. Or, you can only bath in catchment water and get your drinking water at county water stations. Then you'll also have to use county water to wash veggies, brush teeth, etc. or else you kind of defeat the purpose.
Alternatives include electronic distillation for small amounts of drinking water or reverse osmosis filtration. Or, you can only bath in catchment water and get your drinking water at county water stations. Then you'll also have to use county water to wash veggies, brush teeth, etc. or else you kind of defeat the purpose.