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RO, UV and UF water purifier reviews: TDS handling, water wastage, filter costs and service quality in India.
Buying guide · Water Purifiers
The Boon Tap RO is the best water purifier we tested for borewell and tanker water: it handles up to 2,000 ppm TDS, wasted the least water of the RO units and has a 2-year warranty. The Aquaguard Select Designo UTC is the main alternative if a technician who reaches small towns matters more than a long warranty or an app.
Water Purifiers
The Boon Tap RO is the best under-sink water purifier we tested in India: 8-stage RO for up to 2,000 TDS, a 35 cm tap, an app with live TDS and a 2-year warranty.
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The Boon Homie Pro is the best hot water purifier we tested in India: a stainless-steel tank, hot water to 80 °C with a child lock, a 2-year comprehensive warranty and per-person tracking.
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The Havells Gracia Alkaline is a solid 10-stage hot, warm and ambient RO+UV purifier with a stainless-steel tank and 15 L/h output, but it has a 1-year warranty and no app.
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The AO Smith Z2 Pro is a capable under-the-counter RO for borewell water with a wide service network, held back by a 1-year warranty and filter replacements that cost almost double Boon's.
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The Aquaguard Select Designo UTC is a dependable under-counter RO+UV purifier with India's widest service reach, but it offers a 1-year warranty and no app.
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The Aquaguard Aspire Blaze Insta WS is a well-built hot and ambient RO+UV purifier with two stainless-steel tanks and 80 °C water, but it has a 1-year warranty and no listed app.
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The AO Smith Z9 is a capable 10 L hot and ambient RO purifier with 45 and 80 degree settings, held back by a plastic tank, a 1-year warranty and no app.
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The Kent Excell Plus is a well-established under-counter RO+UV+UF purifier with a wide service network and a 7 L pressure tank, but it wastes plenty of water and has no app.
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The Havells Fab UTC Alkaline is a competent 25 L/h under-counter RO+UV purifier with a brass tap, held back by a 1-year warranty, no app and a smaller service network than rivals.
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The ZeroB Ignite HN2 is a hot and normal RO purifier with five temperature presets up to 99 °C and a child lock, but it has a 1,500 ppm limit, only 10 L/h output and no UV or UF stage.
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The Livpure Zinger Hot UV gives hot, warm and ambient water from a 6.5 L UV+UF+copper system, but with no RO stage it cannot reduce TDS, so it suits only low-TDS municipal supply.
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The Livpure Stealth UTC is a low-priced under-sink RO+UV+copper purifier that cleans water acceptably, but it drains the most water here and owner reports on Livpure's service are poor.