A Water Purifier That Tracks Each Family Member’s Water Intake

Most people who try to track how much water they drink give up within a few weeks, because logging every glass in an app or carrying one marked bottle is tedious. A purifier that tracks intake moves the counting to where the water comes from: each family member picks their profile on the unit, fills their glass, and the household’s habits are followed without extra effort. Boon Homie Pro does this with Track.

Why Families Lose Track of Water

Water is the easiest thing in the day to forget. In winter, people feel less thirsty and drink less without noticing. During a work-from-home day, hours pass between glasses. Children come back from school with a full bottle. Elders sometimes drink less simply because getting up for water is one more trip.

None of this is a medical problem in itself, and for most healthy people thirst is a reasonable guide. But many families want a simple way to see who is drinking what, particularly for children, elders and anyone building a fitness habit.

The Usual Ways: Apps, Bottles and Guesswork

• Phone apps ask you to log each glass. They work for a week or two, then logging lapses, and the numbers stop meaning anything.
• Marked or smart bottles work well for one person who carries the bottle everywhere. They do not help with glasses poured in the kitchen, and each family member needs their own.
• Guesswork (“I think I had six glasses”) is what most of us actually do, and it is usually generous.

All three put the effort on the person drinking. That is why they fade.

Tracking at the Source

A purifier is where almost all drinking water in a home comes from. If the purifier knows who is filling a glass, tracking stops being a separate task. You choose your profile, fill your glass or bottle as you always do, and the record keeps itself. Every family member uses the same machine, so one device covers the household.

It also fits naturally with a purifier that already monitors water quality. A smart purifier that shows TDS and filter health, as covered in our guide to smart and IoT water purifiers, can just as easily follow who is drinking.

How Track Works on Boon Homie Pro

1. Each person gets a user ID in the Boon app.
2. Each person sets a daily goal for themselves.
3. At the purifier, press Track to switch to yourself, then dispense as normal.

Track sits alongside Homie Pro’s other buttons: Active, Daily and Bev for the three Water Profiles, and Hot for instant hot water. The app is the same one that shows WaterAI readings: input and output TDS, temperature and filter health.

The rest of Homie Pro is built around its other two lead features: a stainless-steel storage tank and instant hot water heated as it is dispensed. It is a full UltraOsmosis RO with LED UV, rated for input up to 2000 TDS, wall-mounted and installed by Boon’s own team, at ₹25,900 at the time of writing. It has no cold water.

Who in the Family Uses It

• Children and teenagers. Parents can set a goal with a child and see whether the school bottle is being filled. Our guide to safe drinking water for children covers the water side.
• Elders. A simple routine with a daily goal can help families keep an eye on parents and grandparents. For more, see our guide to purifiers for senior citizens.
• People who exercise. Pair Track with the Active profile after a workout.
• Anyone working from home, where the day disappears between calls.

What Tracking Cannot Do

Be clear about the limits:

• It only knows about water from the purifier. Tea at the office, a bottle bought outside, coconut water and soup all count towards what you drink, and none of them pass through your purifier.
• It knows who pressed Track, not who drank. If one person fills a jug for the table, the record shows them.
• It is a habit tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose dehydration or tell you how much you should drink.

Setting Sensible Daily Goals

How much water a person needs varies with age, body size, activity, climate and health, and food supplies a good share of it. Rather than copying a number from the internet:

• Start from what you drink now. Use the first week to see your real pattern, then set a goal a little above it.
• Adjust with the season. Summer heat and exercise call for more; winter often means less thirst, not less need.
• Ask a doctor for children, elders, during pregnancy, or with any medical condition.
• Watch the signals. Pale yellow urine and not feeling thirsty most of the day are simple everyday checks for healthy adults.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a water purifier that tracks how much water you drink?

Yes. Boon Homie Pro has a Track button. Each family member gets a user ID in the Boon app and can set a daily goal. Before dispensing, you press Track on the unit to switch to yourself, so each person’s drinking is followed without logging glasses in a phone app or carrying a separate smart bottle.

How does Track work on Boon Homie Pro?

Each family member is set up with a user ID in the Boon app and chooses their own daily goal. At the purifier, you press Track to switch to your profile, then dispense water as normal. Track sits alongside the Active, Daily, Bev and Hot buttons, and the same app shows WaterAI readings such as input and output TDS and filter health.

Can different family members have their own profiles?

Yes. With Track on Boon Homie Pro, each family member gets their own user ID in the app and sets their own daily goal. Pressing Track on the unit switches between people, so one purifier serves the whole household and each person’s habits are followed separately.

Does a water purifier know if I drink water from somewhere else?

No. A purifier can only follow water dispensed from it. Tea at work, bottled water bought outside, coconut water, juice and soup all add to what you drink but never pass through your purifier. Treat the purifier’s record as a guide to your home drinking habit, not a complete count of every drink.

How much water should I drink a day?

It varies with age, body size, activity, climate and health, and food supplies part of it. For healthy adults, drinking when thirsty and having pale yellow urine are reasonable everyday checks. Children, elders, pregnant women and anyone with a medical condition should ask a doctor for a target, especially if they have been told to limit or increase fluids.

Is water intake tracking useful for elderly parents?

It can be. Elders sometimes drink less without noticing, particularly in winter. A daily goal and a simple routine at the purifier make it easier for the family to keep an eye on things. It is a habit aid, not a medical device, so any specific fluid target for an elder should come from their doctor.