Five Best Non Electric Water Purifiers in India

Go and buy one of the best water purifiers in India right now if you wish to stay alive and enjoy good health.

No, this is not a command or an order. Nor am I trying to frighten you.

In fact, the above statement is a strong warning.

Are you aware your loved ones or you may die due to drinking contaminated and polluted water unknowingly?

If not, continue to read. It might help you save own life and those of your family.

Water Related Deaths in India

India has one of the highest mortality rates in the world due to pollution and contamination, according to a 2015 study by UK-based The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health.

Over nine million Indian children, women and men lost their lives in 2015 due to pollution and contamination, the report says.

  • Over 1.8 million Indians lost their lives prematurely due to consumption of polluted and contaminated water in 2015, reveals The Lancet study.
  • In stark contrast, alcohol consumption, including spurious liquor, claimed 260,000 lives in India in 2015– (or just about 14 percent of the number who died of drinking water) according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
  • Diseases caused by waterborne microbes and chemicals harmful to health found in drinking water were the main causes of death.
  • Alcohol-related deaths occurred mainly due to accidents, drowning, drunken driving, crime, falls, hooch, and health problems caused by drinking liquor in large volumes.

The above facts may surprise you. Also, I’m not implying you start drinking liquor instead of water.

These figures are only too clearly indicate hazards of consuming polluted, contaminated water in India.

The phenomenon is widespread in rural and semi-urban India. However, urban dwellers of the country are equally at risk from water pollution and contamination.

List of 5 Best Non Electric Water Purifiers in India

It is possible to reduce deaths due to water pollution and contamination in India. Simply buy one of the best water purifiers in India.

You can find an excellent water purifier that suits your needs and budget to safeguard family and your personal health and wellness.

If you live in an area where electric supply is errant or want to save on utility bills, there is a wide selection of water purifiers that run without power.

These non-electric water purifiers are also ideal for use in areas where you need to store water because taps run dry.

1. Tata Swach Silver Boost (Rs.2,500)

tata swatch water purifier

Tata Swach Silver Boost ranks topmost in my selection of five best non-electric water purifier in India.

It comes with a 27-litre water storage capacity and hence is ideal for families. It can be placed in any room and does not require wall mounting.

Water you store in Tata Swach Silver Boost undergoes six highly sophisticated filtration and purification processes. It does not use chlorine, bromine or other chemicals for purifying and filtering water.

Further, Tata Swach Silver Boost has a microbial filter to eliminate all waterborne, disease causing pathogens.

It uses the Silver Nanotechnology which removes harmful chemicals and other effluents to deliver clean, healthy drinking water. And this water purifier is very affordable.

Flipside: The large size of its 27-litre water tank means it has to be kept in the kitchen or any other discreet location.

Also, the Microbial Filter and Ultra Filter membranes have to be changed regularly to ensure continuity of pure water. They come at an additional cost.

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2. Whirlpool Destroyer World 61005 (Rs.5,000)

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Whirlpool Destroyer World 61005 is a wall mounted, non-electric water purifier. It comes with the EAT Filter- a research product by Whirlpool.

Hence, you get drinking water that is compatible with one from an electric powered one that works with Reverse Osmosis (RO).

Online filtration is another excellent feature of Whirlpool Destroyer World 61005.

This allows you to connect the filter to a tap and get microbe free water almost instantly. The EAT filter does not contain any harmful chemicals to purify water.

Hence, what you get is naturally filtered water that retains all essential minerals.

Whirlpool Destroyer World 50115 also allows you to store up to six litres of water. Hence, it is ideal for homes and offices that have running water supply round the clock.

Flipside: Whirlpool Destroyer World 61005 has a limited storage capacity of six litres only.

Hence, you may run out of clean drinking water if taps run dry. Also, the online filtration feature means you need to install it near a water source in the kitchen or dining area.

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3. Kent Gold Smart (Rs.5,000)

Kent Gold Smart

Kent brand is well reputed in India and abroad for its superior range of water purifiers.

Kent Gold Smart is a water purifier without electricity that can be placed in your kitchen.

It is an online water purifier. This means you can connect it to a tap and get pure drinking water instantly.

Kent Gold Smart uses the company’s custom Ultra Filtration (UF) membrane.

The UF membrane stops microbes like bacteria, amoeba, viruses and fungi from entering the drinking water. The UF membrane destroys these pathogens on contact.

Since Kent Gold Smart is an online water purifier, it has a smaller storage capacity of seven litres.

Kent Gold Smart is a great water purifier for the price.

However, it has two main drawbacks.

First, you need to replace the filters fairly frequently.

Secondly, its seven-litre storage tank means you need to keep it connected to a water source.

Thirdly, Kent Gold Smart has only one UF membrane filter which limits its water purification capabilities.

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4. HUL Pureit Classic (Rs.3,000)

HUL Pureit Classic

This purifier from Hindustan Unilever claims to eliminate over 10 million harmful bacteria, fungi, viruses, amoebic cysts and other pathogens.

Indeed, it does. HUL uses its custom made Germkill filter to prevent these microbes from seeping into the filtered drinking water and kills them on contact.

HUL Pureit Classic comes with a 23-litre capacity, including nine litres of purified water.

It can be used online by connecting to a water source or offline by filling manually.

This water purifier has a very aesthetic design. It also includes an LED indicator to alert you when the Germkill filter needs replacement.

An Activated Carbon Trap filter in HUL Pureit Classic removes odours from pesticides, chlorine and other effluents and to some extent, prevents them from entering the purified water.

It is an overall excellent product. It also removes suspended particles, which makes it ideal for use in rural areas.

Flipside: Each Germfill Kit (GKK) filter is useful for purifying only 3,000 litres of water.

Replacement filters cost about Rs.1,000 each and can prove very expensive if you are a large family and consume lots of water.

The LED indicator requires a lithium battery to operate.

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5. Eureka Forbes Aquasure Aquaguard (Rs.2,500)

Eureka Forbes Aquasure Aquaguard

If you are looking for a portable water purifier, Eureka Forbes Aquasure by Aquaguard is a good choice. It is lightweight and easy to carry.

You can assemble or disassemble the entire unit within a couple of minutes for relocation.

The green-and-white plastic body is fairly sturdy that makes it suitable for outdoor use at a garden and poolside parties or even picnics and other events.

Eureka Forbes Aquasure comes with a 22 litre storage capacity. It works on gravitational filtration.

This means water drops from the top tank to the dispenser by force of gravity. A filter purifies the water as it drips.

Flipside: Eureka Forbes Aquasure has to be filled manually only. It cannot be connected directly to a water source.

Purification is done by a suspended filter that needs replacement after every 4,000 litres.

A new filter costs around Rs.800. Issues such as leaky tap are common with this water purifier.

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Water Purifier v/s Water Filter

What not buy the good old water filters that are much cheaper, you might argue.

Before you rush to buy any, it is essential to learn about the difference between a water purifier and water filter.

Long before Eureka Forbes introduced the first water purifier of India in the 1980s, ordinary water filters that consisted of two stainless steel drums and a couple of limestone or ceramic filters called ‘candles’ were common.

Water filters primarily remove suspended particles that are invisible to an ordinary eye from your drinking water.

They do not kill germs, prevent chemicals and effluents or remove odour from drinking water.

Water purifiers prevent disease-causing pathogens and often, offer some level of protection against harmful chemicals and effluents that seep into drinking water supplies.

They also eliminate odours left by chlorination or other reasons.

Wrap Up

Non electric water purifiers have a great advantage over their expensive, electrically powered counterparts: they are simpler to maintain.

All manufacturers of non-electric water purifiers in India ensure their products suit the needs of rural populace of this country.

Hence, they come with excellent filters to eliminate pathogens, chemicals and effluents as well as suspended particles.

These non-electric water filters are also capable of purifying groundwater from wells and bores typical to Indian villages.

Understandably, the need to operate these water purifiers without electricity severely limits their water purification capabilities. Yet, they offer good value for money.

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  1. A good article that gave a full and full picture of potable water in India and how smart one can be in choosing them. Also its additional flip sides are worth its weight in gold that does influence people’s decision and nothing comes hidden as a later shock. The tail peace gave a judgmental view of the whole read.

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