premise: It is advisable to provide a preconditioned (deionized) feed water by using a Culligana, Continentala, or equivalent system in front of the MILLIPOREa System to extend the life of the MILLIPOREa cartridges (see Section 5, Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies).
hypothesis: The MILLIPOREa cartridges are very fragile and prone to breaking.