novita Water Purifier W38
Specification
- Type
- Tankless
- Water source
- Direct pipe
- Filtration
- Ultrafiltration (UF)
- Outputs
- Ambient
- Installation
- Countertop
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 110 × 405 × 340 mm
- Weight
- 3 kg
Physical specs source: estore.novita.com.sg · verified 6 Aug 2026
Pricing & terms
- Purchase price
- S$298
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Warranty coverage
- 1-year standard carry-in warranty (W38 product group); paid extension available
- Installation fee
- S$120
- Annual servicing fee
- Not published
- Servicing terms
- Not published
Pricing source: estore.novita.com.sg · verified 6 Aug 2026
Terms source: estore.novita.com.sg · verified 6 Aug 2026
Cost of ownership
Computed from the figures above using this site's published formula — see methodology. Purchase price plus every filter replacement due within the period, plus any published annual servicing fee.
3-year cost
| Line item | Unit price | Replacements | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase price | — | — | S$298 |
| W38 Filter Replacement Pack (HydroPlus/HydroPure Filter + Enhanced Activated Carbon Filter + Advanced Ultra Hollow Membrane Filter, 3 pieces) | S$380 | 2 × (every 12 mo) | S$760 |
| Servicing | — | — | Not published |
| Total over 36 months | — | — | S$1,058 |
5-year cost
| Line item | Unit price | Replacements | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase price | — | — | S$298 |
| W38 Filter Replacement Pack (HydroPlus/HydroPure Filter + Enhanced Activated Carbon Filter + Advanced Ultra Hollow Membrane Filter, 3 pieces) | S$380 | 4 × (every 12 mo) | S$1,520 |
| Servicing | — | — | Not published |
| Total over 60 months | — | — | S$1,818 |
Certifications
No filtration-performance certifications published for this model. See /certifications for what a certification like NSF/ANSI 42/53/58 actually tests, and why this column is often empty for SG-sold models.
Data notes
Price ambiguity, larger than usual: product page shows a struck-through reference price of SGD 889 against a currently-charged price of SGD 298 (66% off), no visible end-date. Recorded the charged price (298) per SCHEMA.md's perpetual-sale rule (record what a buyer actually pays today); the 889 strikethrough is an anchor figure kept here for the record. Unusually large gap (66%) — flagged for quarterly re-verification, since a reversion toward 889 would materially change this model's 5-year TCO ranking. Model produces alkaline (HydroPlus®, pH 9.0±0.5) or neutral-pH (HydroPure™, pH 7.5±0.5) ambient water only — no hot/cold output, direct-pipe connection, no electricity required. Filtration classified as `uf`: filter pack includes an "Advanced Ultra Hollow Membrane Filter" plus carbon and mineral/ionisation stages; classified by its membrane technology even though it also performs pH adjustment, which the schema's filtration enum has no separate category for — the ionisation/alkaline function is not reflected in `filtration`. Filter pack interval: page states "Recommended replacement 12 Months/3,600 Litres." Installation fee (SGD 120): same general "standard installation cost" figure used across novita's catalogue (see novita-w1i notes) — not itemised specifically for this model. All 4 colour variants (Vista White, Ivory Beige, Pastel Mint, Baby Pink) showed as sold out at time of verification (2026-08-06); treated as a stock-level detail, not discontinuation, since the product page carries no "no longer available" designation. Certifications: none formally scoped/published on novita's site; left empty per schema.