Is Reverse Osmosis Worth It?
Are you thinking about purchasing a water treatment system for your home? There are quite a few different choices to consider for your home filtration needs and a lot of variables that may be difficult to keep straight. A few of the questions to keep in mind include: what is your price range? What issues are you facing with your water? And how urgently do you need a resolution to your problem? Despite all that, reverse osmosis water treatment is quickly becoming the top choice for homeowners, so let’s get the facts straight.
What Is Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration?
Unlike other treatment options, reverse osmosis does not use any chemicals. Other methods use certain minerals as an additive to attract contaminants in the water, but reverse osmosis is different. Instead of chemicals, reverse osmosis pushes water through a microscopically small filter material. Essentially the filter acts as a big sift – the small water molecules pass through just fine, but the unwanted elements like organic materials, salt, and bacteria are bigger so they get caught up in the filter.
Osmosis is a process by which molecules pass through a membrane from a weaker state to a stronger state until both states are at equal strength. Conversely, reverse osmosis is the opposite, where pressure is applied to take molecules from a neutral equal state and push it to a weaker state. The weaker state in this instance is the resulting clean filtered water. Reverse osmosis doesn’t require any type of thermal energy to operate but instead uses a large amount of pressure to push the water through the filter material. The pressure required for this filtration is about five times the amount that the average home’s water pressure. The energy consumption required to make reverse osmosis water filtration occur is significant and worth noting.
So, Why Should I Invest In Reverse Osmosis?
Reverse osmosis systems are already widely used in the United States but are still more commonly found in industrial and commercial applications. Large-scale water filtration can be incrementally more expensive if chemical additives are being used in water filtration, whereas reverse osmosis is way more easily scalable. The cost of operation of a reverse osmosis system is one of the only sticking points that customers shopping for coverage can find.
There are many more benefits to reverse osmosis systems that make them worth the cost of operation. Firstly, with reverse osmosis being a chemical-free system, there is no need to refill a water softener with salt or any other types of chemicals. Reverse osmosis systems are low maintenance and easy to take care of. Second, on top of that point, these systems are much more eco-friendly, as they give many of us the option to use refillable water bottles and eliminate the use of single-use plastics. Lastly, overall reverse osmosis does the best job of filtering out contaminants. Because of how microscopic RO filtration is, there is a much higher level of filtration, which yields cleaner water.
Dozens of customers agree reverse osmosis water treatment is worth the price you pay. For ease of use, peace of mind, and simple installation, RO is a no-brainer. If you’re a home or business owner struggling with sub-par water, give us a call! We have the solution for you.
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