| Safe drinking water is not easy to find anywhere | | | | water pressure in the home or office must be |
| in the world. Even in the United States because | | | | strong enough to push the water through the |
| there is heavy industrialization much of the | | | | membrane. If the tank doesn't fill very fast the |
| available water for drinking is polluted with | | | | system has a low gallons-per-day (GPD) rating |
| chemicals, prescription drugs, antibiotics and other | | | | which designates the output of water. If the |
| contamination. Buying bottled water is not the | | | | water tastes bad it is because the system is not |
| solution because 40% of the time it is the same | | | | the correct one for that type of water. If the |
| as tap water. Plus, it takes a huge amount of oil | | | | system bursts and floods the area it is because |
| to produce the plastic bottles used in the US for | | | | an unnecessary booster pump was installed. |
| one year. Having a water filtration system in the | | | | Effectiveness |
| home and office is the best solution for clean, | | | | Reverse osmosis as a water filtration system has |
| clear drinking water. A reverse osmosis faucet is | | | | improved a lot over the last 40 years. Today, a |
| one such solution. | | | | reverse osmosis faucet can be installed in any |
| Reverse Osmosis | | | | place where there is a water connection and give |
| Reverse osmosis is the process where water is | | | | high quality drinking water. Some consider RO |
| forced through a membrane. This membrane is an | | | | systems insufficient for water purification because |
| excellent particulate filter which, along with | | | | while it may filter particles it doesn't filter all |
| filtration through activated carbon, removes 100% | | | | chemicals. Also, it filters the good minerals needed |
| of the turbidity and asbestos as well as 88% of | | | | for health. This is why a good RO faucet system |
| dissolved solids, 30% of silver, 40% of nitrate and | | | | also has an activated carbon filter included |
| 98% of sulfate. It also removes dissolved | | | | because together they are very effective. |
| organics and 99% of the lead in the water. | | | | These days it is better not to rely on tap water |
| Choose the Right System | | | | or bottled water. Installing a reverse osmosis |
| It is important to research different RO systems | | | | faucet is one way of insuring that the home or |
| to get the right one for each situation. Problems | | | | workplace has a safe supply of drinking water. |
| can arise if the wrong system is installed. The | | | | |