HELPS designed its Gravity Water Filter as a practical solution to the need for safe drinking water, using quality components at a very accessible price. The water filter provides 10 gallons of safe drinking water in 4 hours.  It is simple to use and the Initial setup time is about 15 minutes.

Water purification: 

Safe drinking water is often taken for granted, and provision in rural areas is seldom made for a safe backup supply.  Bacteria free water is an absolute necessity and experts advise that a person needs one gallon per day in an emergency.  During emergency situations, a piped water supply may not be available. Even though one can survive weeks without food, one can only survive three days without safe drinking water. Water from rivers, streams, ponds, or rainwater may be the only sources of water for some rural villages in Guatemala and other parts Latin America.  The water may be murky, with an unpleasant odor and taste, and it could be a source of disease,  since 60% of all diseases are water-borne.  Even clear and apparently fresh water may be polluted with microspic disease-causing pathogens, and children are especially vulnerable. 

The HELPS Gravity Water Filter is specifically designed to micro-filter a supply of safe drinking water  using a simple two container system.  A person simply pours the water into the top container where it then filters into the lower container and is purified, providing up to 10 gallons of safe drinking water every 4 hours .

HELPS Gravity Water Filtration systems are manufactured of food grade polyethylene  and are hygienic, durable, and easy to clean, with a ceramic element that does not allow bacteria to grow  because it is impregnated with environmentally safe silver, and never needs to be sterilized or boiled like other systems.

Performance 

HELPS' rigorous in-house and independent testing of its Gravity Walter Filter  insures 100% removal of parasites such as guinea worm and giardia, and 99.99% removal of pathogenic bacteria such as:  cholera, e. coli, and  shigella.  The filtered water measures up to US standards of purification, and provides a safe backup system in times of emergency. 

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