What is the difference between filtering, reverse osmosis (RO) and distilling?
Filtering What filters do well . . . Filtering is the most cost-effective as a pre-treatment to your water. Filters range in size depending on how much water is required and can produce the largest quantity of water. Various types of filters can be used to solve any number of water problems. Washable pleated filters and poly-spun fiber filters are used to remove sediment from the water. Carbon filters can be used to remove colour and taste from the water. Other specialty filters can be added as they are needed to treat the water. What filters do not do well . . . Filters have the ability to remove particles as small as .5 microns, but such fine filtration is not economical for the whole house and seriously reduces water pressure. Water must also be treated for organisms before (chlorination used in municipal water supplies) or after (Ultraviolet light treatment) the filtration process. Reverse Osmosis (RO) What Reverse Osmosis does well . . . Reverse Osmosis is often referred to as mic
