Platypus® DayCap™ In-Bottle Filter

Black

Platypus

<p>For those times you question the water source, this clever cap turns your favourite water bottle into a filter bottle. Simply screw the DayCap onto your wide mouth water bottle and your ext sip will be filtered. Using hollow fibre filtration, a method that is trusted all over the world, this cap removes bacteria and protozoa from your water. When it is time to clean your filter, simply shake your bottle. Unlike back flushing, the shake-to-clean method doesn’t have to be done with clean water, so you can clean your filter anywhere.</p><ul><li>Hollow fibre filter has a high surface-area that allows water to flow quickly through a 0.2-micron effective pore size</li><li>Hollow fiber filter removes bacteria and protozoa</li><li>Shake-to-clean design maintains fast flow rates without back-flushing</li><li>Do not allow the cartridge to freeze after initial use</li><li>Fast flow rate of up to 1L a minute, so you can just drink like you normal</li><li>Compatible with Nalgene, Hydro Flask, and Yeti wide mouth water bottles, as well as many other 43mm opening bottles</li><li>Removable filter means you can use the cap when your hike is over and your back to clean water; be sure to wash your bottle anytime you go from dirty water to clean water</li></ul>

Platypus DayCap In-Bottle Filter

Water can be treated using various types of filters, chemicals or non-chemical purification methods, or a combination. Filters on their own will not remove viruses as they are too small.

A 0.5 micron or smaller filters protozoa and some large bacteria; 0.2 micron or smaller filters smaller bacteria such as campylobacter.

The life of the filter cartridge is based on the quantity of water you can treat before the cartridge is no longer effective. This does not apply to battery operated or chemical filter systems.

Most viruses are in the 0.1 micron size range, but they can be as small as 0.002 microns.

Particulate consists of very small bits and pieces such as dirt or bugs.

Protozoa are larger than one micron and include cryptosporidium and giardia. 

Bacteria can cause illnesses such as diarrhea and dysentery and are about 1.0 micron in size, although some can be as small as 0.2 microns. 

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