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As kitchen trends have skewed towards industrial-strength appliances, with soccer moms reaching into Sub-Zero 'fridges, will it also dip into laboratory-level water filtration systems? If so, UK-based manufacturer Elga may have a market beyond science geeks.
Elga's Purelab Flex water filtration system ain't exactly a Brita pitcher; it spits out 2 liters a minute of water in various degrees of filtration, with precision dispensing indicating by an LED readout and even USB data capture that records water quality. The entire system is a lot bigger than it looks (see bottom-right photo) and it's probably more than most consumers need...but that's exactly what I said about Sub-Zero 'fridges when they started making their way into suburban kitchens.
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Beautiful, but they start at $6500 each. I'm sure that'll appeal to a certain market, but I think you could probably buy a Subzero at these prices :-)
With increasing reports of pharmaceutical levels in water rising, this is hardly surprising, and I wager a better investment than most things you could spend money on in a house...
Starting by the saying this is meant for high-end analytical laboratories and not for consumer use, and the fact this is for ultrapure water, 6500 USD is not a huge price, but one must know what market it is aimed at before writing anything. On the other hand it is a nice piece of design for a lab.