| We were not built to process harmful chemicals | | | | some minerals our body needs. So this type of |
| such as pharmaceutical drugs, pesticides or | | | | filter really does not do a good job to produce |
| herbicides. Sadly, this is just a shortlist of the | | | | drinking water. |
| things you can find in tap water nowadays. As | | | | Another important reason that makes these |
| human beings, we need our water to be as pure | | | | systems not useful for home is that they waist a |
| as it can get, and still be able to give us a certain | | | | lot of water because of the low back pressure. |
| amount of useful elements such as minerals and | | | | They can recover only up to 15% of the water |
| salts. | | | | entering to the system; the rest is discarded as |
| The solution, of course, is to use water filters. | | | | waste water. Industrial installations have methods |
| The problem nowadays is that with so many | | | | to recycle this water, obtaining efficiency close to |
| available on the market, that the solution is not | | | | 50%, but these methods are not suitable for |
| simple anymore - it takes some research and | | | | home installations. |
| some expertise to find out which suits your | | | | Aside from this, no matter how rich you are, you |
| needs best. In recent times reverse osmosis | | | | will be surprised by the price. An average reverse |
| systems have receive some good press and | | | | osmosis system can cost around $10,000, and as |
| have been recommended as the ultimate solution. | | | | we have seen, they are barely able to do the job |
| We have our own opinion on this. If you were | | | | it is supposed to do. For home usage, there are |
| planning to purchase one of such systems for | | | | cheaper alternatives, and more effective, such as |
| your home, we encourage reading this article | | | | carbon filters. |
| before. | | | | The truth is that reverse osmosis systems are |
| Basically, reverse osmosis water filtering systems | | | | actually for industrial use. They are used for |
| work on a very simple principle - they apply | | | | desalinization plants, wastewater purification and |
| pressure to move a solution (in this case, impure | | | | reef aquariums. In the food industry they save |
| water) thru a semi-permeable membrane. This | | | | tons of money when they are used to produce |
| keeps the impurities behind the membrane, and | | | | concentrated juices and milk powder instead of |
| you get water without impurities at the other | | | | the conventional heat-treatment process. In car |
| side. | | | | washing services they are much appreciated as |
| This sounds great in theory. But if you think a | | | | they produce water low in salt, which is loved by |
| little about it, they actually are only able to | | | | the cars paint. |
| remove whatever is heavier than water. The | | | | Bottom line, if you are looking for water filter |
| problem is that some chemicals, pesticides and | | | | systems for your home, you better think of |
| herbicides are lighter than water itself so they | | | | other alternatives. |
| pass the membrane and goes with the "purified" | | | | For more useful information on home water |
| water. On the other side, some components you | | | | filters, visit my web page. |
| want to keep are removed, such as the salt and | | | | |