AO Smith Z9 Water Purifier Review

Water is the most essential thing for all living beings. It plays a vital role in the human body, as 60 % of the bodies are water. Somewhat there will be little variations with respect to age, gender and hydration levels., which bluntly shows how important water is.

At the same time, as we are growing industrially, the wastage is directly or indirectly mingled with rivers, lakes, etc., which pollutes the water quality. So, nowadays we are in a situation to treat the water with proper filtration to intake clean and healthy water. We can treat the water with the help of a water purifier.

This AO Smith Z9 water purifier featured double protection baby safe water with 100% RO+SCMT technology. This AO Smith Z9 is one of the best hot and cold water purifier in India.

AO Smith Z9 Review

How to Install?

• Step 1: Fix the inlet pipe valve from the water tap to the prefilter of the water purifier.
• Step 2: Then connect the Pre Filter’s output valve to the water purifier and turn ON the water connection to process the water with other filters.
• Step 3: Place the water purifier on the countertop or mount it on the wall with screws.
• Step 4: Plug the socket and switch ON to get the power supply and press the power button in the purifier.
• Step 5: Wait for a few minutes to get the water filtered and stored in a tank. Collect the purified water from the water dispensing tap.
• Step 6: Save the unpurified water, which would be released from the water purifier outlet valve. And we can use it for gardening, bathing, etc,.

How does the AO Smith Z9 purifier work?

This AO Smith Z9 water purifier processes the water through different stages of purification method to remove the impurities with the help of filters and then finally store the fresh, pure and clean drinking water in an in-built storage tank. Let us discuss the detailed process of the purification stage.

8 Stages of Purification Process

Stage 1 – Pre-filter:

The Pre-Filter helps to remove the impurities such as dirt, dust, solid fragments and turbidity from the water.

Stage 2 – Sediment filter: 

Sediment filter is used to remove fine and coarse impurities such as tiny metal fragments, glass shards, fine sand, hair, insect parts, metal screws, plastic chunks, or wood fragments, etc.,

Stage 3 – ART^TM MAX:

The ART™ MAX (Advance Recovery Technology™) helps to reduce the scaling potential in water.

Stage 4 – SCB Filter: 

It uses a carbon block, made up of activated carbon, which helps to reduce the harmful chemicals such as pesticides, chlorine, etc., and it swallows bad taste and odor in the water.

Stage 5 – RO (Reverse Osmosis) membrane:

It contains a semi-permeable membrane, which helps to remove TDS(Total Dissolved Solids), heavy metal(mercury, lead, chromium, cadmium) and micro-organisms( bacteria, virus, protozoa and cysts) from the water.

Stage 6 – MIN-TECH:

It helps to add required and necessary minerals as it contains Calcium and Magnesium, to enhance the taste and standard of the water by balancing its pH value.

Stage 7 & 8 – ZX Double Protection Dual filter:

It is a dual filter. If the water is passed through Silver Activated Post Carbon block, it will function as a refiner and improve the taste of water.

If the water is passed through Silver Charged Membrane Technology (SCMT) filter, it will assure the double protection to produce a baby safe, quality and healthy drinking water.

Water Sources

Here is the list of various water sources, which could be treated and purified by this latest advanced water purifier technology. 

List of water sources –

• Borewell (typically TDS more than 200), 

• Municipal corporation + Borewell/Tanker or Borewell + Tanker (typically TDS more than 200), 

• Tanker (typically TDS more than 200)

What is TDS and its level?

TDS means Total Dissolved Solids or substances present in the water. Dissolved solids include minerals, salt, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chloride, etc,. TDS is usually measured in PPM (i.e., parts per million).

Here is the TDS level with its suitability for the consumption based on Bisleri recommendations.

TDS level in water (PPM)	Suitability for consumption
Between 50-150	Excellent for drinking
150-250	Good
250-300	Fair
300-500	Poor – not good for drinking
Above1200	Unacceptable

Some of the reason to measure TDS levels are 

• Taste – If the TDS level is high, then the taste of the water would be bitter / salty.

• Healthcare Considerations – High TDS will not affect your health severely, but cause illness due to high lead or copper in water.

• Food – High TDS level in water (above 1000 PPM), changes the taste of food.

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Key Features

Price and Availability

This water purifier is available in both amazon and AO Smith Store. But there is a huge difference in price range when comparing amazon and AO stores.

In amazon, the price of the product is ₹25,199/-, whereas the price of Z9 water purifier in AO smith store is ₹32,500/-

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Conclusion

Based on our analysis, we recommend buying this product as it is worth it to buy, as it gives double protection baby safe water with an advanced technology of 100% RO+SCMT.

This purifier featured both normal and hot RO in three temperatures. An added advantage is the 8 stages of the purification process to ensure the water quality.

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