5 Ugly Lies About Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems, Uncovered

Are you excited about the idea of owning alike carbon filtration, reverse osmosis systems are
reverse osmosis water treatment system? If sohigh-maintenance and complicated.  Reverse
there are some important things you might wantosmosis systems require adequate water
to know before taking out the wallet.pressure and a diaphragmed storage tank and as
If you’re like me, you’re probablysuch as very high-maintenance.  They are also
pretty weary of salesmen.  They would lie anddifficult to install.  Carbon filters on the other hand
cheat just to get you to purchase theircan be installed in a matter of minutes without
products.  People that sell home water purifiersthe help of a plumber.
are one in the same.  The example that really   4. A reverse osmosis water treatment
comes to mind here are companies that sellsystem produces healthy, pure water.  Having a
reverse osmosis systems.  Sure, having areverse osmosis system is better than having no
reverse osmosis water treatment system iswater treatment system at all but the water it
better than having no water treatment systemproduces actually isn’t that healthy.  The
at all but there are far better options out there. problem with reverse osmosis systems is that
Here are 5 ugly lies to watch out for so youthey produce de-mineralized water.  Studies
understand why reverse osmosis systems areshow that in order to maintain good health, we
mediocre at best.must drink water that contains natural trace
   1. Reverse osmosis water treatmentminerals such as calcium, potassium, and
systems are inexpensive.   Using a reversemagnesium.  Drinking de-mineralized water can
osmosis system may be cheaper than drinkinglead to multiple mineral deficiencies and an
bottled water but it is by no means inexpensive. increased risk for cancer.  Comparatively, carbon
Reverse osmosis costs 18 to 24 cents perfiltration systems remove all the bad stuff while
gallon.  In contrast, carbon filtration systems costleaving in the good stuff.
less than 10 cents per gallon.  Which would you   5. Reverse osmosis water treatment
choose?systems are efficient.  The truth is that reverse
   2. A reverse osmosis water treatmentosmosis systems are wasteful.  They waste 2
system removes all contaminants.  Reverseto 3 gallons for every gallon of clean water they
osmosis systems are not capable of removingproduce.  They are also notorious for being slow
synthetic chemicals.  It helps to understand howbecause they produce less than a gallon of water
they work in order to see why that is.  Duringper hour.  Carbon filtration systems can produce
reverse osmosis, water is exposed to a porousup to 30 gallons of water per hour without
membrane under pressure.  Contaminants suchwasting a single drop.
as minerals and organic chemicals, which areNow that you are armed with this information,
molecularly larger than water, are caught by themake your decision wisely and carefully.  There
membrane.  Synthetic chemicals are molecularlyare many water filters out there to choose from
smaller than the membrane so they passbut when you consider cost, effectiveness,
through.  For that reason, reverse osmosisefficiency, and convenience, a reverse osmosis
systems must be used in conjunction with awater treatment system simply isn’t a
carbon filter.  Why not just use a carbon filter ingood choice.  Carbon filtration systems are the
the first place?  Carbon filters remove bothbest option available when it comes to home
organic and synthetic chemicals.water filters.  So get out there and find a carbon
   3. Reverse osmosis water treatmentfiltration system for your home if you want the
systems are convenient and easy to use.  Inbest water filter money can buy.
comparison to other water treatment systems