What doesn Reverse Osmosis remove?
Most Reverse Osmosis units will not take nitrates out at sufficient levels to meed EPA recommendations. Reverse Osmosis will not remove chemicals or bacteria. The Reverse Osmosis membrane itself will not remove chlorine. Our units have a activated carbon pre-filter which will. Many types of bacteria have to be killed before going into any Reverse Osmosis unit. Some bacteria have the ability to grow through the RO membrane. Once on the other side of the membrane, the bacteria can start new colonies. Also, if your water has a bad taste to it you probably need an Activated Carbon Filter. The effectiveness of any activated carbon filter is related to contact time. Put another way, the slower water passes through a carbon filter the more effective it will be. For chemical removial, the amount of activated carbon needs to be substantial. For a whole house application this might mean a 2 cubic foot tank unit which is rated for 8-10 gallons per minute. If we only want to remove chlorine and ta
” Most ROs are not capable of taking nitrates out at sufficient EPA recommended levels. RO will not remove chemicals or bacteria. The RO membrane itself will not remove chlorine. A few of our units (as well as some others) have a carbon pre-filter which will. Many types of bacteria have to be killed before going into an (any brand) RO. Some bacteria have the ability to grow through the RO membrane. Once on the other side of the membrane, the bacteria can start new colonies. Also, if your water has a bad taste to it you probably need a carbon filter. We offer a number of great carbon filters. “What type of faucets do the above RO come with?” With the Kiss Aristocrat 3000, 5000 or Duchess we ship them with a built-in air gap faucet. Lower priced faucets are available, but we prefer to only sell RO faucets with built in air gaps. The air gap is built in (underneath) this faucet (for prevention of contamination of the waste touching drinking water). When shopping for reverse osmosis system
” Most ROs are not capable of taking nitrates out at sufficient EPA recommended levels. RO will not remove chemicals or bacteria. The RO membrane itself will not remove chlorine. A few of our units (as well as some others) have a carbon pre-filter which will. Many types of bacteria have to be killed before going into an (any brand) RO. Some bacteria have the ability to grow through the RO membrane. Once on the other side of the membrane, the bacteria can start new colonies. Also, if your water has a bad taste to it you probably need a carbon filter. We offer a number of great carbon filters. “My pH is 3.0, my hardness is 43 grains, etc … Can you tell me what I need?” We sell top quality products for many water needs, however due to liability reasons, we will not recommend which system you need. Please note that the systems that we sell are very good at solving specific water problems. We can’t say if it will solve your problem. If you know what you need we can sell it to you at a gre
