Water Treatment: Explain Reverse Osmosis Water Filtration

It does not matter where a home or business is located when it comes to imperfect water. Unless you have access to a natural spring, your water is contaminated with bacteria, minerals, or chemicals.

This does not mean that you are being poisoned from public water or well water. It simply means that small amounts of impurities are present in your tap water.

The Discovery of Reverse Osmosis

Jean-Antoine Nollet discovered reverse osmosis in 1748. Osmosis is a process where a solvent is passed through a membrane whereas the strain on the solvent forces out miniscule particles. While Nollet was not fully aware of the future of this achievement, the demonstration opened doors to other scientists that were curious about creating cleaner water.

Is Reverse Osmosis Really Necessary?

Think about all of the water that surrounds the continents. Then tell yourself that we have no worry of running out of water. The first real test of using an external type of pressure to get above the osmotic pressure and remove the salt content of sea water, was in 1949.

Since this date, reverse osmosis have evolved into a unique water filtration process for eliminating scores of different ingredients in sea water, river water, and plain old tap water that could be laced with chemicals.

Reverse Osmosis in Everyday Life

While desalinating sea water may sound great, you are probably content with the water that flows from your faucet. However, few people take the time to get a sample of their tap water and have it tested for impurities.

Fluoride, rust, salt, or other unknown and unseen particles could be slowly affecting your health without your knowledge. Pipes and fixtures are also prone to your water’s imperfections. Notice the build-up of minerals in a replaced pipe or just around your sink’s faucets.

Since first introduced, osmosis, and reverse osmosis, has given us the benefit of better health, provides clean water in unsanitary regions of the world, and even makes sea water safe to drink.

A reverse osmosis water filtration system can also eliminate the worry of sanitary drinking water during water processing plant problems, exposure to heavy rains or flooding, or contaminated ground water. It makes you wonder why anyone would question the installation of a full house, under sink unit, or portable reverse osmosis water filtration system.

Interested in cleaner water? Call Allore’s Plumbing at (772) 288-0998 to make your Stuart home a healthier place to live.