How to choose the best water purifier for your home: Things to know

To choose the best water purifier, you need to know the quality of water at your home, besides several other important factors

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water,” wrote W H Auden in his 1957 poem ‘First Things First’. If the English poet, who died 16 years later, were alive today, he might have modified that line to say: “Thousands have lived without love, not one without good-quality water.”

Signs of deteriorating water quality are hard to miss — in both developed and developing world. And that has made water purifiers a necessity for most homes. These need not only have the technology and efficiency to improve the quality of water but should also be pocket-friendly.

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