How Does Reverse Osmosis Work?Updated 2 months ago

In Reverse Osmosis we apply extra pressure to the water to push it through thousands and thousands of membrane layers. The extra pressure stops foreign materials from drawing water to them. The result is these foreign materials are left behind and the only thing that can come through the membrane layers is pure water.

The Reverse Osmosis Membrane is only one stage of our RO Systems; it’s the 4th stage. The 1st stage is a Sediment filter which helps filter things like dirt, sand, dust, and rust. The 2nd and 3rd stages are Carbon Filters which filter things like chlorine, volatile organic chemicals, and odor-causing compounds.

These early stages help extend the life of the Reverse Osmosis Membrane by taking care of many larger coarse contaminants which could damage it. But they do not deal well with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) which are the most difficult to remove. Up to 99.99% of TDS are removed by the RO Membrane as well as other difficult contaminants like lead, arsenic, chromium, and radium. The Membrane is where most of the purification takes place.

The 5th stage is a granular-activated carbon filter which does a final pass on your water right before you drink it. This last stage is focused on removing any possible taste or odor in your water. It’s the combination of these stages that’s helped countless customers have water purer than bottled water straight from their faucet.