| When deciding on purchasing any home reverse | | | | filtered again, and in some cases the use of ultra |
| osmosis systems, be sure you know what type | | | | violet is employed to kill bacteria, then the water |
| of membrane you will need. Different water | | | | is filtered yet again. If your water pressure isn't |
| treatment chemicals will affect the membrane | | | | sufficient to force it through the membrane |
| differently. If you have city water, call your water | | | | effectively, a booster pump will be needed. The |
| department to find out, if you have a well, have | | | | impurities, along with untreated water, are then |
| your water tested. Your county Health | | | | flushed out the waste water pipe. |
| Department should be able to either do this, or | | | | This can also be redirected to water landscaping |
| direct you to where it can be done. Once you | | | | and plants so no water gets wasted. This process |
| have the results, it's time to decide on a solution. | | | | is, to date, the preferred method of removing |
| Knowing what is in the water coming to your | | | | trace amounts of medications, both prescription |
| home will give you a better idea of the options | | | | and over the counter, that are appearing with |
| available for removing them. | | | | more frequency in our water treatment facilities. |
| The reverse osmosis system consists of a | | | | So home reverse osmosis systems make sense |
| prefilter to remove silt and sediment, then the | | | | if your water is contaminated with these |
| water is forced through a membrane that | | | | impurities. |
| removes microscopic impurities. The water is then | | | | |