The Truth About Reverse Osmosis Water Systems

A lot of people wonder about the difference between reverse osmosis water systems, versus selective filtration water systems, versus bottle water. Do you know the difference?

I have already completed an article on bottled water. If you are buying bottled water you should read it. Here is the link: Drinking Water Systems, Do You Need One?

And we know that tap water is rarely the best water to put into your body. But with that being said, I will say that any water filter system is better than none. So there is actually no “bad” system. The question then becomes which is the healthier and the better “value”.

Reverse osmosis water systems waste a lot of water during the filtration process. As a matter of fact it takes between 5 and 6 gallons of water to make one gallon of “purified” water. The rest is wasted. As the water is being processed it passes through a semi-permeable filters system that filters anything larger than a water molecule. This removes some contaminants, but it also removes all of the naturally occurring minerals. These are the same minerals needed to improve the pH of the water. Studies have shown that these minerals are healthy for you. And further more demineralized water is not found naturally anywhere on earth. The body was designed to need the traces of calcium, magnesium, and potassium that are naturally found in water.

So if you take those minerals out of the water, where will your body get them? Well from your teeth and bones, if needed. Now I think that we can guess that is not the best case scenario.

Originally reverse osmosis water systems were made to make mineral free water that was required for the printing and photo processing industries. This was over 40 years ago. Before we could figure out that this water was in fact better, but maybe just not better for human consumption.

The cost to make a gallon of water with a reverse osmosis water system is around 18 – 24 cents.

Multi-media block filters utilize the benefits of activated carbon with several added advantages. A blended media is extruded or compressed into a solid form with a sub-micron pore structure to filter out sediment and cysts like Cryptosporidium and Giardia. This water costs less than 10 cents per gallon, with zero waste. And the minerals that you need are left in the water. This type of system does not require a storage tank as do the reverse osmosis water systems. There is also no need for a drain line installation.

So obviously the best choice is the multi-media block filter such as the ones made by Aquasana. Cheaper, easier to install, take less space, and the quality of the water is the healthiest. Visit the Aquasana site for more details. Get a 20% discount as one of my readers through this link: Aquasana.