September 29th, 2008 
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It is utterly amazing how fast we take good drinking water for granted. Life doesn’t last long without water. But there are plenty of people around the world who live with bacteria and virus infested water. They survive, but suffer the deleterious effects of drinking such water. The Lifesaver Bottle 4000 Ultra Filtration Water Bottle ($179), invention of Britain’s Michael Prichard, could make a serious dent in disaster struck areas of disease. That’s a technology anyone can get behind.
There are many features that make this bottle a great invention. One is that it can filter bacteria and viruses. Another is that it is much lighter and cost effective to ship than water. This could dramatically help in disaster relief efforts. Think what this could have done for tsunami survivors. But the life of the item is 5 years with proper use. This is dependent on how much its used and in what conditions. But, it’s an incredibly effective filtration system. Here are the specs:
Minimum operating temperature >0 oC (32 oF)
Maximum operating temperature 50 oC (122 oF)
Minimum storage temperature -10 oC* (14 oF)
Maximum storage temperature 60 oC (140 oF)
Initial flow rate 2.5L/min@0.25 Bar1
Cartridge service rating 4000 litres (1056 US gallons)
MWCO 200KDa – on dextranes
Bacteria retention >99.999995 % (log 7.5)2
Virus retention >99.999 % (log5)3
Chemical reduction Activated carbon reduces chemical residues,
inc; pesticides, endocrine disrupting
compounds, medical residues and heavy
metals
LIFESAVER bottle US compliance EPA – US National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations under the Safe Drinking Water
Act 93-523
LIFESAVER bottle UK compliance Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000
LIFESAVER bottle EU compliance European Drinking Water Directive Council
Directive 98/83/EC
LIFESAVER bottle WHO compliance G uidelines for Drinking-water Quality First
Addendum 3rd Edition
Membrane approvals/compliances CE, EPA, NSF, WHO, WRAS, DVGW, KIWA,
KTW, LSHTM
Dry weight of bottle inc. cartridge 635 grams approx (approx 22 oz)
Bottle storage capacity 750ml (1.6 US pints)
Let Michael tell you about it in his own words:
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Wow.
HOLY FUCKIN SHIT
Jesus Christ
Wow that’s nice! realy!!
Really great idea, hope you have success at getting this distributed at an international level, this could save so many lives.
So where/how can I buy these things?
you can buy it here: http://www.lifesaversystems.com/buy.html
God Damn just checked out the site price is $230…. Seems to have forgotten one thing and thats that poor people are poor. As are poor countries $230 is a lot of money…. I think he is hyping up his order status says order for 150k then he could get financing easily but its obvious hes full of shit, you have order for that much can get money for manufacturing easily.
Well the poor people wouldn’t but them directly. The agencies that are now buying and importing “fresh water” would buy the devices.
yeah, think about the fuel costs alone in transporting huge amounts of water to an area. I think the price is justified.
I would just like to say for the person that wrote this article… to get the °C Degree symbol just press ALT+248
This is amazing, I’m truly inspired
A $230 gizmo to filter out bacteria and viruses? How about just *boiling the damn water*?
Dirty water? Pour it through a cheap filter *then* boil it.
Even a chimpanzee can be taught how to light a fire.
You can but a hiking water filter that weighs less, costs a fraction and filters faster. (he doesn’t mention what particle size the filter, which is the most important mumber in comparing filters).
hmm there are heaps of these great inventions how ever price is always the issue and is why nothing has really been done yet
looks like a damn frag grenade, lol
These have been around forever.
http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-health-special-needs-Nikken-PiMag-Ionic-Filtration-Water-Bottle-Magna-Tote-W0QQAdIdZ68781736
Will it properly filter urine?
“he doesn’t mention what particle size the filter, which is the most important mumber in comparing filters” – Max
I don’t know if this is what you are asking about but after mentioning that average filter pores are 300-200 nanometers, small bacteria are 200 nanometers, and viruses are 25 nanometers, he mentions that the pores on the LifeSaver are 15 nanometers, small enough to filter out all bacteria and viruses. The explanation starts at about 30 seconds. Hope that cleared it up.
Hmm, boiling and traditional backpacking filters (I just have to say avoid First Need, after fixing one with a Leatherman and a safety pin early on a 7 day trip) have been mentioned, but iodine tables are another dirt cheap way to sterilize water. They leave a bad taste, but if you’re cooking with the water you don’t even notice.
It’s funny how all sorts of “oh my god, this is the most amazing invention ever!” ideas come out…and some specialist industry has been doing the same thing, probably better, for a decade.
I bought 4 of these for our family to go along with our other storm survival gear. Took them out with us on our last 3 day hike trip and they worked really really well. I’d recommend them to anyone who wants a reliable source of clean drinking water and, NO, I’m not a sponser for this product just a regular Joe like you.
That is going to be a real life saver.
No one wants to speculate on whether or not this thing can make urine back into clean water?
The only thing about drinking urine with this i that if it did “puify” urine wouldn’t it get less & less each time, which means if drinking piss is your only option your fucked anyway?
REPLY TO: SupaW
You are so right… LOL I was just curious if the contraption was kick-ass enough to filter piss back into pristine drinkable water. What can it NOT filter?
Cool, thanks for this. Although it’s expensive, lifesaver has definitely got the wow-factor down.
I recently did a story on LifeStraw that breaks down a lot of the world’s water issues and shows how other filters works. I only wish I’d known about lifesaver before. You might find it interesting.
Best,
Anna-Katarina Gravgaard
Generally, people that live in areas with poor water..are also POOR. How would you expect them to pay $180.00 for 1000 gallons of water? If they had $180, they would most likely use it to move to a place with decent water.
Might be nice for campers, etc. There are plenty of such devices like this out there already.