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1) WHAT IS REVERSE OSMOSIS?
2) HOW DOES REVERSE OSMOSIS WORK?
3) WHY SHOULD SOMEONE CONSIDER PURCHASING A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM?
4) WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC CONTAMINANTS THAT A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM
REMOVES?
5) HOW DOES THE REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM COMPARE TO JUST A FILTER?
6) WILL A REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER SYSTEM TASTE AS GOOD AS THE WATER I PAY
$5.00 A BOTTLE FOR?
7) I HAVE HEARD THAT REVERSE OSMOSIS AND WATER SOFTENING SYSTEM WASTE A
LOT OF WATER!
8) HOW DOES MEMBRANE SEPARATE SUBSTANCES?
1)
In order to reverse the natural tendencies
of water and salt movement, and
force clean water to flow from salty water, the osmonic pressure must
be overcome, i.e. osmosis must be reversed. In order to reverse this flow
of water, membrane systems, and Reverse Osmosis systems in particular,
utilize a special constructed semi-permeable membrane element enclosed
inside a pressure
vessel. Pressure is applied to reverse the flow of water, the source of
which is usually and existing, pressure is applied to the feed stream,
water molecules are passed through the membrane, while salts are retained
in the feed. Thus,
utilizing the principles of water and salts movement, and combining them
with pressure and membrane technology, the natural osmonic flow of solution
is reversed.
2) The RO process uses a semi-permeable TFC membrane to remove and reject up to 99% of impurities and contaminants from water. Contaminants such as iron, lead, nitrate, magnesium, copper, sodium, bacteria, viruses, and much more can be eliminated using only water pressure.
3) Reverse osmosis system should be purchased by anyone who is concerned about the quality, taste, odor or levels of dissolved minerals in their drinking water.
4) A reverse osmosis system can treat for a variety of contaminants including:
* *Additional treatment for these contaminants is provided through carbon filters included with our RO systems.
5)The quality of the water is much better, your ice cubes will be clear and fresh, and the water will taste better. This is accomplished by using a combination of the three most effective water treatment technologies known. An expert from the office of Water Research and Technology said in the U.S. Dept. of the Interior Publication, 24-000- 00855-0: "For general treatment (of water) to reduce both organic and inorganic loading to tolerable levels at lower energy costs, Reverse Osmosis (RO) offers significant advantages. It can accomplish the removal of many classes of contaminates to the desired degree of purity simultaneously. The significance of Reverse Osmosis (RO) is that it provides an additional processing tool with a broader capability, combined with lower energy costs, that has been available in the past.
6) Yes! Sometimes better, depending how well the bottled water company is maintaining their purification equipment. Reverse Osmosis is the same process used by most major bottled water companies. Even some companies that use "spring water" still use Reverse Osmosis to insure purity.
7) Absolutely not! On the average, these systems will use less than 2% of your home's total water consumption. In addition, all Our Reverse Osmosis Systems use water conservation valves and our Water Softener Systems utilize a low water use piston.
8) Metals, Organic compounds, and other contaminants are either too large, or due to their chemistry unable, to pass through the reverse osmosis membrane.
