YES! Reverse Osmosis was originally designed R.O. make sea water drinkable for the navy. It is ideal for anyone on a low sodium diet. YES! An R.O. membrane has a pore size much smaller than bacteria virus, pyrogen microorganisms from tap water and produce sterile water. See similar questions...

Our RO systems come standard with a membrane that produces about 50 gallons of purified water per day. An upgrade is available at a relatively low cost which allows you to boost production to 100 gallons per day. The upgrade kit includes a larger membrane and housing and a larger storage tank (20 gallons). The actual amount of water produced in your home will depend on your household water pressure. See similar questions...

Very little. In most cases, you'll find less sodium in a quart of conditioned water than in a slice of bread. If your doctor recommends a sodium-free diet, a reverse osmosis drinking water unit can reduce the total sodium content to near zero. See similar questions...

It all depends on the hardness of the raw water. The following table shows the additional amount of sodium consumed by drinking one quart of softened water. See similar questions...

No. Our water has a very low sodium level (10mg/1 or less). This is substantially lower than most well water supplies and many bottled water brands. See similar questions...

You lost air pressure in the tank. RO tanks have a bladder in them with an 8 psi (55.2 kPa) air charge. Once all the water is removed from the tank, adjust the pressure to 8 psi (55.2 kPa). This can be done using a bicycle pump or air compressor. See similar questions...

No. The IE-300 uses the alkaline minerals in the water to adjust the pH. RO and distilled water have little to no minerals left. Few know that both Reverse Osmosis and Distillation acidify drinking water. Even less know what the effects of drinking acidic distilled or RO water is when drank for years. Be versed: Water with a neutral 7.0 pH will go down to around 5.5 pH after RO. That is highly acidic water. See similar questions...

YES, RO systems work on hard water, but hard water does shorten the life span of the membranes. Membranes typically last over 5 years, but on hard water life cycle may be decreased 2-3 years. Home | About Us | Go Jug-Free?! | Retail Location | Distillers | Reverse Osmosis | Whole Home Chlorine Removal Home & Office Delivery | Repairs & Service | Softeners/Well Water | Retail Vending Machines | Service Area Private Label Bottles | Other Products | Bottled Water Coolers | Warranty | F.A.Q. See similar questions...

Many use the word "pure" and many books have been written on the subject. Purified water is a term that has little meaning unless additional qualifiers are added. Such as: salt free, bacteria free, etc. Distilled water is probably as close to "pure" as water can get. It is made by evaporation and removal of all solid particles plus dissolved materials. Purified water by the reverse osmosis method means that the original water has reduced mineral content. See similar questions...

Yes. R.O. water is softened through the reverse osmosis purification process; however hard water (above 7 grains of hardness) will shorten the life of the membrane. The harder the water, the shorter the life. Example: If you incoming water is 15 grains hard, you may only get 2-3 years of life from your membrane. See similar questions...

RO removes most of the minerals from the water however the mineral content in water is much less water. We get all the essential minerals from the food we eat-not the water we drink. So, the fact is RO removes all objectionable minerals from water which are responsible for the bad taste, saltiness and metallic taste in water. YES An R.O. membrane has the pore size (.0001 micron) much smaller than bacteria virus, pyrogen or the Cryptosporidium parasite. When functioning. See similar questions...

The hole size in an RO membrane is of the order of 0.0001 microns. Bacteria size ranges between 1 and 5 microns and there is no way they can get through. Cryptosporidia and giardia would be like giant gray whales staring at a 1 inch mesh fish net. Protozoas are even larger than bacteria and will not get through. Viruses are in the range between 0.02 and 0.5 microns. They are still 100 to 2,500 times larger than the holes in the RO membrane and cannot get through. See similar questions...

Distilled water is boiled and the steam condensed for drinking water. Distilled water contains practically no minerals or dissolved solids, whereas RO water does contain trace amount of minerals and salts. Most people report RO as testing better than distilled water, which can taste flat. Distillers use electricity whereas RO's work on line pressure from the household plumbing (Except for commercial and industrial RO Systems, which use pumps)and require no electricity. See similar questions...

Mineral Water which is made absolutely free from minerals or salts and then, minerals or salts are added in required proportion as per the standards i.e. BIS or WHO. RO Water can not be called mineral water because the salts or minerals are not dosed in it but are maintained by the rejection level of particular membrane. RO WATER IS EQUIVALENT TO PACKAGED DRINKING WATER. RO.system removes approx. 90-95% of dissolved minerals and chemicals from the water and R.O. See similar questions...

Pour-through water filters (like Brita) do not remove fluoride from the water. Either reverse osmosis or distillation must occur for fluoride to be removed. The NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) has a complete database of water filtration devices on their website. You can search by manufacturer to find out what is removed with your device. See similar questions...

For every grain of hardness in your water, 7.5 mg of Sodium will be *added* to each quart of water by the ion-exchange method. If you have water that is 10 grains per gallon hard; you will add 75.0 mg of Sodium per quart of water softened by ion-exchange. To put that in perspective, one 8-oz glass of milk contains 120 mg of Sodium, one slice of white bread contains 114 mg of Sodium. You must also remember that there is *probably* Sodium in the raw water, too. See similar questions...

For each grain per gallon (17.1 mg/L) of hardness, a softenener will put 30 mg/gal (7.9 mg/L) of sodium in the water. The US FDA defines the water that would result from softening 100 gpg (1710 mg/L) hard water as a "low sodium" beverage. It should be noted that Most of Maui's areas that are affected by hard water have hardness around 8 gpg. See similar questions...

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