Articles in Category: Reverse Osmosis
Answer: Yes, it is necessary to match the capacity of the RO membrane and the flow restrictor. Unless the capacity of these two items are matched, you will either be putting too much water to the drain or you will pre-maturely foul the RO membrane. See our comments on flow restrictors for added information.
Answer: Some Reverse Osmosis units make 75 gallons or more of water a day, but some only make 24 or 36 in a day, yet the cost is about the same. Why would anyone buy the low producing RO unit? More isn’t always better. If you need 75 gallons a day or if you need […]
Answer: The life span of a RO membrane depends on 1) the contaminant level of your water, 2) the maintenance program you follow for changing your pre-filters and 3) the amount of water you use. Membranes can usually operate well for a couple of years but they will last up to five or more years […]
Answer: That guy may someday be President or some other high ranking politican, because technically what he said was true, but for practical purposes it’s an out-and-out lie. It’s true that the Reverse Osmosis membrane doesn’t remove chlorine. It doesn’t have to, because it has a high quality carbon filter (two on some models) in […]
Water Is A Solvent Water is known as a universal solvent as witnessed by the fact that as rain reaches the surface of the earth, the water quickly dissolves and/or transports just about every material with which it comes in contact. While some of these materials may be beneficial, most are not useful in drinking […]
Background Do not trust the majority of articles posted online by so-called Water Experts that attach Reverse Osmosis (RO) water filtration as unhealthy. About 90% of these articles were written by the sales affiliates of a single counter top filter company which competes directly against RO filtration sellers. How do we know this? Well 90% […]
RO System Uses Water To Wash Away Impurities A home Reverse Osmosis unit uses water to clean itself and wash away impurities. It’s like a lot of other water-using appliances. We use water to wash clothes, to wash dishes, to wash cars, to flush toilets.A RO system uses more water in its operation than you […]
Answer: Step 1 – Install a quick-connect “Tee” in the tubing going from the RO system to the faucet. Step 2 – Install a 1/4″ poly propylene tube (it is best to not exceed 30′ from the R.O. system) and connect to the refrigerator. If it is necessary to have over a 30′ run, use […]
Answer: Yes, if you can reach it with a 1/4″ tube from the undersink RO unit (if over 25 feet you may need to use 3/8” tubing). All is required is one ¼” Tee to be inserted into the tubing from the RO system to your faucet. Pressure is a consideration with some refrigerators, so […]
Answer: In spite of what the makers would like you to believe, the light indicator is not part of a sensor which determines when your filters need changing. The lamp is merely attached to a small microchip powered by a watch battery – which is under the sink! – and is set to turn the […]
