Why HydrAid™

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A HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filter costs just $32.

Getting it to a family and ready to use costs another $18. So for just $50 a family can have safe water for the next decade or longer.

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The patented HydrAid™ Safe Water System is founded on the proven BioSand Water Filter technology that have been installed, tested, and used throughout the world for over a decade. It takes proven technology and perfects it.

HydrAid™ Safe Water is more than just a BioSand Water Filter. HydrAid™ is a System that reliably replicates an effective solution. The System includes technology, research, installation, education, maintenance, quality assurance and support through a global network of partners.

How it Works

The HydrAid™ Water Filter encloses multiple layers of sand, gravel and a biological surface layer consumes pathogens to clean the water.
The water is poured into the top of the HydrAid™ filter as needed, first through a diffuser and the biological layer, then down through layers of sand and gravel. As the water collects at the base of the filter, the water flows by gravity out of the filter through plastic piping attached at the unit’s exterior.
The HydrAid™ filter can meet all of a family’s water needs, including drinking, bathing and washing.

Previously used BioSand Water Filter designs have used manual concrete construction techniques that resulted in a heavy 300 pound end product that was difficult to transport, inconsistent in quality, and incompatible to scale for market needs. In contrast, International Aid’s plastic HydrAid™ filter weighs just 8 pounds, is easily transported in large quantities and is inexpensive and scalable.

HydrAid™ Features & Benefits

  • Dimensions: Height - 30.5″, diameter - 16.5″
  • Weight: Empty - 8 lbs., Filled - 122 lbs.
  • Construction: UV resistant Plastic, FDA approved materials, no moving parts
  • Intended Use: Point-of-use in homes
  • Easy Installation: about 30 minutes
    (level and fill with sand)
  • Power Source: Gravity (no electricity or plumbing required)
  • Convenient: Operates on demand
  • Filtering Capacity: 47 liters/hour (75gal/day)
  • Serves the needs of 8-10 people daily.
  • Prep Time: Surface biological layer forms naturally in about 2 weeks
  • Low Maintenance: cleaned in place by user, no parts to replace, instructions provided
  • Long Life: 10+ years
  • Cost: $32 F.O.B., about $50 installed