Is water quality a concern at your house? If so, you may be wondering what water treatment system is the best solution. There are a variety of options available, and we have one in mind that offers excellent results.
Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of a reverse osmosis water treatment system for your home. Then give our team a call to schedule a reverse osmosis installation in Roseville, CA. If you’re not quite ready to make the leap into an installation, we can visit your home instead and complete a water quality test and talk to you about how this unique type of system can help.
How Does Reverse Osmosis Work?
To put it simply, reverse osmosis means that water pumped into the system gets split into two different streams. The ‘good’ water is almost completely free from impurities as a result of being filtered through a salt mixture. The ‘bad’ water contains any salt from the filtration as well as all of the impurities and it gets moved over into the brine tank of the system.
Each individual unit is sized based on your household needs. If you are using a reverse osmosis water purifier for your entire home, the system needs to be large enough to meet your water needs on demand. If you have a smaller home and family or only plan to connect the purifier to certain areas of your home, you may be able to invest in a smaller unit. But you don’t have to worry about calculating what size water purifier you need. That’s what our team is here to help with!
Particles Filtered Out (Or Not Filtered Out)
Reverse osmosis boasts the ability to remove up to 99% of certain harmful particles from your water, including:
- Bacteria
- Dissolved salts
- Organic compounds
- Chemicals
The explanation for what types and sizes of particles get filtered out is technical. Essentially, it depends on the size of the particles as well as their charge. Of course, we are talking about particles smaller than your eye can see.
Particles like sodium (salt) and calcium have very low ionic charges and will most likely pass through the membrane and into your drinking water. If you’re concerned about having hard water but not about contaminants, a water softener may be a better solution for you. It really comes down to your water filter expectations.
Reverse osmosis will not remove particles like gases that dissolve in the water. One example of this is carbon dioxide (CO2). It’s a good idea to schedule a test with our team to check out your water quality and decide which types of particles are the priority when it comes to filtering them out.
Water Purifier Maintenance
It is important to keep in mind that even the best water purifiers can only do so much on their own. These systems require careful and consistent care to maintain the right levels of salt for filtering. You also need to clean out the brine tank regularly and schedule professional service for the system at least once per year.
Contact Sierra Pacific Home & Comfort, Inc. today to schedule water purification services. You can always trust The Guys in the Big Red Trucks.