Bacfree drinking water filter

You might probably seen the photo of my Bacfree BS-1 Swiss-Tech counter top drinking water filter in the post about my giant-size jumbo kitchen sink before.

Same with the Bacfree outdoor water filter, the housing of this drinking water filter is also made up of food grade SUS 304 stainless steel. It performs 3 stages of filtration removing bacteria, sediment, chlorine, organic chemical and heavy metals in the water.

The filtered water is drinkable directly, and my family members have been drinking with it for years. Working together with the outdoor water filter, its filter element need to be washed with tap water every 2 weeks (should be more frequent if without the outdoor filter). This Swiss-Tech element need to be replaced every 1.5-2 years (replace every year if without the outdoor filter).

This counter top drinking water filter is inexpensive, and its cost of RMxxx is cheaper than many other similar products in the market.

Beside this counter top model, Bacfree also has the under sink model with the same price. Counter top model is preferable because it is easier to take out and wash its filter element.

Bacfree rocket-style outdoor water filter

This is the Bacfree ER-19 rocket-style outdoor water filter in my house. The date of photo taken shows that I have installed it for quite some times. This water filter comes with 10 years housing warranty and 5 years media warranty.




It is contructed with food grade SUS 304 stainless steel, durable and will not deform, decolourize or degrade under the hot sun. The cylinder volume is 42.9 litres, with flow rate of 1,900 litres/hour. Its working water pressure is 10-100 psi. Inside the cylinder is 6 layers of filtering media, ie. stone, crystal, coarse quartz sand, fine quartz, anthracite and coal base activated carbon. It comes with a water pressure meter, handy for us to monitor the water pressure level.

The Bacfree people washed my water tank for free when the came and installed the filter. They had even taken some sample water from my tap for lab test after installation, and here is the result they sent to me:



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The filtering media of this outdoor water filter is maintenance free. I need to perform backwash with its 3 valves once per week. With this outdoor water filter installed, I can have peace of mind that the water flows into my house is clean and safe. The little filter on my washing machine is still maintaining its white even after years.

Check your driving license expiry date online

The Malaysian Road Transport Department aka Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) provides an online service for us to check for our driving license expiry date with their web portal.

To my surprise, that website has a domain name of portal.jpj.gov.my but it doesn't work, so we have to access it using its IP address of 202.190.64.96. Pretty weird.

Here is the complete URL for you to check for your driving license expiry online:
http://202.190.64.96/v5/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=74

It is pretty simple and straightforward to use. Most importantly, its data is pretty up-to-date.