Table 5

Tap water appliances, hotel X, Norway, March 2007

Tap water appliances
Use
Filter
Time since last filter change*

Ice machine in a small supplementary kitchen (meeting rooms' kitchen)
Ice cubes for water jugs in meeting rooms
5 μm cellulose filter (Cuno Micro-Klean II, G78 B2)
18 months
Ice machine in the bar
Ice cubes for drinks in the bar
Directly connected to water pipe
NA
Water dispensers in meeting rooms
Drinking water in meeting rooms
5 μm carbon filter (Omnipure K 2520P) and <0.5 μm ceramic filter (NSF standard 42&53)
5.5 months
Water purification system in the main kitchen
Bottled drinking water in the dining hall
1 μm particle filter and carbon filter, and an UV filter
Changed 2–3 times a year

NA, non applicable; NSF, National Sanitation Foundation; UV, ultraviolet

* Recommended time to replace filters is generally 6–7 months

† No controlled documentation available

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