Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Team
In Delaware, you’re likely dealing with hard water whether you have a well system or you receive municipal water. Moderately hard water is the baseline in this area, and many homes have a much more serious problem to contend with. Hardness refers to the level of calcium carbonate present in the water. Calcium carbonate can become limescale. Scale can damage pipes, reduce appliance life spans, and decrease the energy efficiency of those appliances.
A reverse osmosis water filter isn’t the only way to deal with hard water. Template-assisted crystallization prevents most scale from forming, but it doesn’t remove the calcium carbonate. Salt-based water softening removes the calcium and magnesium, but there may be downsides. You have to keep purchasing salt to fill the system, and because the system is adding salt to your water, there may be both health and environmental concerns with that.
Reverse osmosis filtration removes the calcium carbonate without leaving salt behind. It can also condition the water in other ways. The water it provides is essentially pure. That means you’ll avoid the alkaline pH common to hard water, but you’ll also avoid overly acidic water. There are also conditioning filters that can bump your alkalinity slightly if you prefer.
Another big advantage of a reverse osmosis system is that it is a water purifier as well. You can enjoy healthier water from all your taps and reduce or even eliminate your reliance on bottled water. The clean water reverse osmosis delivers is better for drinking, cooking, showering, cleaning dishes, and washing laundry.
Water quality can change suddenly and without notice. This isn’t a concern with reverse osmosis water filters because your system ensures consistent quality regardless of the external changes. It will remove particles of all sizes without the need for different filter medias.
What about the beneficial minerals in water? People and their pets need minerals in their water for good health. Reverse osmosis systems remove these as well. To deal with this, most systems for the home have a filter that remineralizes the water. You can also tweak your water in other ways. Your system can, for instance, infuse the water with hydrogen for its antioxidant properties.
Reverse osmosis filtration can condition your water with numerous positive results.
- Better taste
- Superior for bathing
- Trapping particulate matter
- Removing gases and chemicals
- Neutralizing pathogens and parasites