Articles in Category: Whole House Filter
Answer: More carbon contact time, more chemical removal, better taste and odor removal. Is buying the three filter unit ‘worth’ the extra money? It is if your inlet water is really of very poor quality. It is if you want to protect your membrane. If your incoming water has a high chlorine content, the second […]
Answer: After you install a new filter (this is the case with all brands of filter cartridges) you should run it for a few minutes. Generally cloudy or white water indicates air in the line and this is natural and normal with the replacement of a filter cartridge. Air will enter in the housing, lines […]
Answer: RO systems are capable of removing certain biological contaminants such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia. The pore size of the RO membrane along with the amount of pressure applied to the water will generally determine the rate of reduction of such contaminants. The Water Quality Association (WQA) states, that while RO membranes are reliable for […]
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: 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 […]
Background Some folks claim that Reverse Osmosis (RO) water is unnatural water and too pure and clean to drink. They go on to say that such clean mineral free water does not exist naturally on earth. However, this type of water does exist and it is called RAINWATER. Rainwater Rainwater has been stripped of all […]
Background Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a revolutionary water technology that was first developed in the late 1950’s by the Government as a method of desalinating sea water for the Navy. Today this technology has earned its rightful status as the most convenient and thorough method to produce contaminant free clean water. The road to the […]
Answer: Soon everyone will know the benefits of Reverse Osmosis . Reverse Osmosis equipment has only been manufactured for the household consumer for just a few years. Until recently, it was used primarily by major corporations and the U.S. Government for purifying non-potable water supplies throughout the world. It was, and still is, used on […]
Answer: YES! RO water is perfectly safe to drink. There is also a scientific explanation as to why RO water is actually better for you than water that contains high mineral (TDS) content. Water with a high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) counts , actually become electrically charged and can conduct very small amounts of electric […]
Background Reverse osmosis deionization units (RO/DI) are essential in the successful management of a reef tank. These units provide ultra pure water for a stable, predictable reef environment. The purified water allows the reef aquarist to determine and add only the essential trace elements and other essential nutrients to the water without any other unwanted […]
