Reverse Osmosis Information

Reverse osmosis systems purify water by forcing pressurized water through a very fine, plastic membrane. If the raw water being treated comes from a well or another private source, disinfection and pre-filters (to remove chlorine and/or particulates/sediment) may be needed in advance of the R/O unit to remove contaminants that can foul or damage the membrane.
Stages of reverse osmosis:

   1. During the initial filtration stage, tap water or well water (pressurized by a booster pump) is passed through a particle filter (a pre-filter) that removes silt, sediment, sand, and clay particles that might clog the R/O membrane.
   2. The water is then forced through an activated carbon filter that traps minerals and contaminants such as chromium, mercury, copper, chloramine and pesticides. It also removes chlorine, which is important, as chlorine will shorten the life of the membrane.
   3. Water is transferred under pressure into the R/O module, allowing only clean water to pass through the small pores in the membrane. Impurities unable to pass through the membrane are left behind and flushed down the drain.
   4. Treated water is then sent to a storage tank.
   5. Treated water is passed through an activated carbon filter before use to further improve the water's taste and smell.

 
 
Myth  - Reverse Osmosis Water is Unhealthy to Drink  
 
Truth: Reverse Osmosis water is very clean and good for our bodies.
   
Reverse osmosis has been called dead water because of its purity. Detractors say it is man-made, unnatural and unhealthy. They claim that RO water can only be used for industrial applications and not for human consumption. They say that RO water is too pure and clean to be good because such perfectly clean mineral-free water does not exist naturally on earth. They forgot about a little thing called RAIN.



Rainwater is water that has been stripped of all minerals and is one of the purest and cleanest water on earth. Human beings have relied on drinking rainwater for thousands of years without any negative health effects. Only recently has rainwater been polluted by the industrial age and man's pollution of the skies. Ask yourself this. What can be more natural than mother-nature's life giving rain?


Water Technology Magazine also disagrees with this myth giving a list of sources that dispels the false water propaganda.

Reverse osmosis water is very clean, and its purity will actually help improve the absorption of all nutrients including good organic minerals. No more ingesting of bad inorganic minerals (rocks) means the body will no longer be stressed and taxed with trying to absorb something that wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. Cleaner water will also improve the elimination of wastes at the cellular level and increase your body's metabolic activity.


 Would you rather get natural organic minerals from this?


Or rock based inorganic minerals from this?



THE SHOWDOWN! - Reverse Osmosis VS Countertop & Faucet Filters

No nonsense facts regarding the leading water purification technologies.

Finally, let's take a brief look at the primary difference between a reverse osmosis system and simple countertop water filters.

Countertops are particle filtration systems and have a 1 micron rating. This means that all the nasty materials smaller than one micron such as asbestos, insecticides, pharmaceutical drugs, and human viruses will not be filtered out by countertop filters. The RO membrane filter by itself has a .0001 micron rating, is classified under nanofiltration technology and would filter out all of these contaminants and thousands more that would be missed by countertop filters. Combined with its other 4 stages of filtration, reverse osmosis delivers the cleanest drinking water available on the market with a 90-95% contaminant rejection rate.

Countertop and faucet filters DO NOT remove the following contaminants from tap water. Reverse Osmosis does filter these and many other contaminants missed by counter-top filters.

• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Pesticides
• Arsenic
• Fluoride
• Drugs
• Cryptosporidium
• Mercury
• Nitrate
• Microbes
• Heavy Metals
• Radioactive Materials

These are scientific facts that even countertop filter supporters cannot deny. They know they cannot compete against reverse osmosis on water cleanliness and purity. So now you know why there are so many lies told about reverse osmosis systems on the internet.

My Personal Rating for Water Filtration Technologies.

City tap water: Poor - Average
Wholehouse filters: Average
Faucet filters: Decent
Countertop filters: Decent
Distiller filters: Good
Reverse Osmosis filters: Excellent
 

Reverse Osmosis VS Countertop Filtration - A Real Life Analogy

Let's say that you are a police officer and your different layers of clothing represents the different water filter layers of a RO system. The dangerous elements you face everyday patrolling the streets represent the contaminants in tap water.

In this scenario the sediment filter is your officer's jacket. It is handy to have around when you need it to protect you from the occasional raining or cold day. The carbon filters represent your shirt and pants which you should wear everyday to keep warm and block out the sun & wind. The RO membrane is your Kevlar bullet-proof vest, it can stop bullets and protect you when a simple shirt or jacket just won't do.

A reverse osmosis system is like an officer wearing his full uniform including a Kevlar vest, helmet, shirt, pants and jacket. He is fully protected from 95% of the dangers that the world can throw at him. A countertop/faucet filter is like an officer wearing just a normal shirt & pants without any other protection. Sure it will be enough in many cases, but watch out when the bullets start flying.

 THE RO MATRIX
-You're saying I can dodge bullets?
-I'm saying when you have a reverse osmosis system, you won't have to.

ps. Drinking tap water without a filter would be like walking around in public naked!

Revere osmosis water purification simply delivers the cleanest, purest drinking water on the market. In fact, reverse osmosis is the only purification system that can remove dangerous Pharmaceuticals & Drugs from our drinking water. According to AP news reports provided by this USA Today article & Fox News report - "Reverse Osmosis removes virtually all pharmaceutical contaminants".


According to the WQA & WHO (Water Quality Association - World Health Organization) we get the vast majority of our minerals from food not from drinking water.