How to Design a Water System

Ensuring the quality of your laboratory’s work means conducting processes and experiments to the highest standards. This includes using water at the required level of purity for each application facilitated. Proper water purification equipment is a must in order to continuously supply your lab with the appropriate water for cleaning, disinfection, reagent and sample preparation, and many other critical applications. The following information can help you design the best water purification system for your lab’s needs.

Selecting your Water System

When designing your water system, we suggest you take time to evaluate the applications and interest areas of the lab now and in the future. Take a look at the table below to determine what type(s) of water you need.

Application and Interest Areas	Ultrapure Type 1	Pure Type 2	RO	Cartridge and Filter Systems
	Type of Water
General Lab Purpose
Autoclave		X	X	X
Humidification		X	X	X
Glassware Washing/Rinsing		X	X	X
General Lab Equipment (water baths, incubators, etc.)		X	X	X
Feed Water to Type 1 Systems		X	X	X
Media Prep		X
Buffer Prep		X
Chemical and Biochemical Reagent Prep		X
Analytical
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)	X
Gas Chromatography (GC)	X
Ion Chromatography (IC)	X
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy (ICP)	X
Mass Spectroscopy (MS)	X
Atomic Absorption (AA)	X
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)	X
Life Sciences
Genomics (ex. PCR, Mutagenesis)	X
Proteomics (ex. Crystallography, Electrophoresis)	X
Immunology (ex. Monoclonal Antibody Production, Blots)	X
Pharmacology	X
Cell and Tissue Culture	X
Drug Discovery	X

What does Thermo Scientific Barnstead Water Systems have to offer?

We have engineered our water systems to be used independently or in conjunction with our other water systems for even more flexibility. Below you'll find a summary of our product line for each water type.

Ultrapure (Type 1) Water

This grade of water is required for your most sensitive and critical laboratory applications. Type 1 water can be made pyrogen-, nuclease-, bacteria-, and particulate-free. It has the highest purity but is also the most expensive to generate. Therefore, we suggest that if you have applications that require different types of water, let us assist you in designing a comprehensive water system.

We offer diverse systems to meet your ultrapure water needs.

Nanopure Systems
Easypure II Systems
Easypure RoDi System
E-Pure

The ultrapure systems differ in their feature and daily output.

Pure (Type 2) Water

Type 2 water is most widely used in general laboratory applications, such as reagent preparation and glassware rinsing. It is also commonly used to feed our Type 1 systems to create a comprehensive water system.

We offer a wide range of systems to meet your needs.

TII System - The most advanced system to deliver superior Type 2 water
Mega-Pure Glass Stills
FI-Streem Glass Stills
Classic Stills

The ultrapure systems differ in their feature and daily output.

Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water

RO is a percent removal technology. Thus, the purity of the product water is directly dependent on the quality of the feed water. Accordingly, it can not be generally classified as a specific "type" of water.

RO water is recommended for use in general laboratory equipment such as sterilizers, dishwashers, and water baths. It is also commonly used as a source of pretreated water for our Type 1 water systems.

We offer a wide range of systems to meet your needs.

Barnstead RO

Cartridge and Filter Systems

Cartridges are a great option for laboratories needing point-of-use polishing of pretreated water or single-state tap water treatment. The B-Pure cartridges can also be used to pretreat the feed water of our other systems, such as the Nanopure, Easypure II, or a still.

We offer a wide range of systems to meet your needs.

The Lab Depot offers great options to meet your water system needs. If you would like support in making your purchase, please contact our knowledgeable sales team to help you find exactly what you need. Call us at 1-800-733-2522, email [email protected], or message us via the Live Chat option available on our website.