Comments on: Reverse Osmosis

By: Richard Gieser

Richard Gieser — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:07:08 +0000

I maintain the in home R.O. systems for myself and two other homes. I put a long tube on the wastewater (brine) outlet and run it to plants in the yard. One of them I run to an open top 55 gallon drum which they use to dump on plants and grass with a bucket. This water is not as good as the purified product water and runs about 25% higher mineral content than your incoming city water, but it is better than what most cities give us because most of the non-mineral chemicals in the water have been removed by your carbon filter. One caution; it is no longer resistant to bacterial growth and algae since the chlorine has been removed by the carbon filter component of your RO system. Please don’t waste all this water down the drain which 99% of the systems do. Richard

By: Kelly Hawkins

Kelly Hawkins — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:54:16 +0000

Could your plumbing between RO and point-of -use be the culprit? RO water leaching interior corrosion, larger particles compromising valve?

By: diane

diane — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:16:21 +0000

The gurgling noise you hear is water going down the drain. Reverse osmosis systems waste 4-5 gallons of water for every one gallon of drinking water. There are a few systems being made that don’t waste much water but they can have problems, just like any system might. These systems are harder to find. I believe
there is also an add on unit you can buy to help prevent waste.

By: Judy Linscheid

Judy Linscheid — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:58:37 +0000

I understand that reverse osmosis removes minerals from the water. My questions is this: Is the water now “hungry” for minerals, resulting in a depletion of minerals from the cells of the one who drinks it? In other words, is the purified water completely hypotonic (void of all solute) and pulling minerals back in once it comes into contact with human cells?

I was told that purified, demineralized water will take minerals from the body, leaving the individual in a deficit. This is a concern. We have a reverse osmosis system in our home, yet this concern was brought to my attention by someone who used to sell reverse osmosis systems. Your input would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:12:45 +0000

On the third RO system of different manufacturers. The TDS reading on the untreated well water is 214. The treated RO water is 501. These were readings in the home as well as the pump. Filters have been changed phone calls have been made. The last system was taken out and installed at another location and worked fine with a TDS of 40.
Help!

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:11:44 +0000

i have the same problem as CHV so i searched google and found on ebay a seller who has new 5 stage ro systems with/without uv for cheap, same with the replacment filters. stores have overhead look around good luck

By: CHV

CHV — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:45:15 +0000

New Watts Premier RO-PURE. It gurgles for a long time after every use. When filling a glass, there’s a loud “groan” under the cabinet associated with the blue label cartrige. The cartridge is new and does exactly what the old one did. The water continues to run out of the faucet after being turned off even though the tank pressure is 7. How do I fix these problems?

By: Marcia

Marcia — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:01 +0000

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By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:08:32 +0000

Which would be the least expensive reverse osmosis system? they all require expensive filters every 3-6 months. We can buy filtered water cheaply compared to $90.oo every 3-6 months in filters. Anyone got an answer please???

By: david

david — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:59:27 +0000

There is only RO system that is Certified for Microbiological contaminant removal, and we put one in our home. It is the Purefecta by Kinetico. No need for expensive UV bulbs, and does not consume energy!!