WateROAM ROAMfilter Lite

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$25.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Implementing partners included Relief Singapore, the Life Care Society, the Singapore Red Cross, and the Center for a Better Tomorrow.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include Sawyer POINTOne 10” Filter and LifeWell Water Filter.

Countries

Burma, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore

Manufacturing/Building Method

Unknown

Intellectural Property Type

Trademark

User Provision Model

The product is manufactured by WaterROAM, users can obtain the product directly from the manufacturer. Humanitarian organizations purchase and distribute products.

Distributions to Date Status

The exact number of ROAMfilter Lite units distributed to date is unknown. As of 2019, Wateroam has reached 83,000 people across 33 countries. Since 2019, Lite units have been distributed through humanitarian organizations to support disaster relief efforts in the Philippines (270 households) and Myanmar (2500 residents).

Design Specifications

The ROAMfilter Lite is lightweight plastic bag primed internally with a membrane. The ceramic filter membrane has a pore size of 0.5?m. The system weighs 400g, with a membrane area of 0.025m2. The filter is functional in the pH range of 4-10, and operating pressure  between 0.005 - 0.03 bar. The filter is made out of Alumina Silicate and is 0.5?m and weighs 300 g, with an attached tube tap of 100g.

Technical Support

Technical support available from the manufacturer.

Replacement Components

The product has a lifespan of 2years at recommended use. After this time the system must be replaced.

Lifecycle

2 years

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

The ROAMfilter Lite filters >95% for particulates above 0.5µm at a flowrate of 3-6 L/hr.

Vetted Performance Status

Tested by manufacturer to remove 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.99% of viruses.

Safety

This product is not designed to remove taste, chemicals and heavy metals.

Complementary Technical Systems

Safe water storage containers

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

The manufacturer states filter performance that complies WHO standards for bacteria and virus reduction. However, no specifications for other regulations are published.

Evaluation methods

Unknown

Other Information

None