Why Carbon & Multi Media Water Filter Systems Outshine Reverse Osmosis Systems

Actual water treatment facilities are timeworn, municipal and city water sources contaminated. Which water filter treatment solution makes the most sense to ensure pure, clean and healthy water for the family? The examination of three common filtration & purification should throw light on this question.

In a reverse osmosis system (ROS) the water is passed through a 5 micron sediment filter to remove sediment, dirt and algae. In a next step, the water passes through one or two (depending on model) pre-carbon filters, which remove chlorine and other volatile organics from the water. In a next step the water reaches a reverse osmosis membrane, which removes minerals, leads, inorganics, chemicals, salt and more. The filter water then flows into a holding tank (4 gallon), which is an essential component to the system, since the process of reverse osmosis is not instantaneous.

A Reverse Osmosis System Blocks Natural Trace Minerals

The small pores of the ROS membranes are restrictive to such organic compounds as salt and other natural minerals. That means reverse osmosis is very effective at desalinating water and producing mineral-free water for use in print- or photo shops. In terms of removing dangerous chemicals and purifying drinking water, the reverse osmosis alone, without an additional carbon filter, is not sufficient, because the pores of the membrane block only large molecules like salt. Only carbon filters are able remove the molecularly smaller substances and chemicals like pesticides, herbicides and chlorine. Another disadvantage of ROS is its removal of naturally occurring and healthy minerals. Natural trace minerals will be blocked by the RO membrane. These minerals make the water tasty and serve as a vital function to our body system. Water without these trace minerals can actually be unhealthy for the body. The waste of a large portion of water running through a reverse osmosis system is also problematic. The system generally wastes two to three gallons of water for every gallon of purified water it produces

Distillation does not remove pesticides, herbicides, and chlorine solutions

During the water purification process of distillation water is heated until it reaches its boiling point and begins to vaporize. A constant temperature is maintained to keep the heat and provide constant vaporization. The process prohibits other undesirable elements from vaporizing (salt and other mineral sediments have higher boiling points than water) and separates the water molecules from microscopic, disease-causing organisms. When all of the filter water is vaporized, the vapor is led into a condenser and cooled down, where it reverts to liquid and runs into a receiving container. These elements, whose boiling point was too high to permit vaporization, remain in the original container.

Distillation is a very slow process and it must be repeated several times to ensure significant water purity (it could take several hours to provide one gallon of clean water) The process can never ensure a complete separation between water and other materials. Synthetic chemicals common in municipal water such as pesticides, herbicides, and chlorine solutions won’t be removed through distillation, because their boiling point is lower than the one of water. Above all, distillation strips water of natural trace elements. When these elements are removed from water, it becomes acidic as the hydrogen composition becomes greater in proportion. Long-term consumption of such de-mineralized water can be harmful to the body system and result in mineral deficiencies in the body


Why Carbon & Multimedia Filters Outshine the other Filter Systems

The process of filtration is characterized through the flow of water through a granular bed of sand or another suitable media (e.g. several stages of carbon and multimedia filters). The media retains most solid matter and ensures the removal of all unwanted materials while permitting the water to pass. The first filtration stage will remove the most concentrated chemicals like chlorine and Trihalomethanes; subsequent stages will remove smaller and more evasive chemicals, like herbicides or pesticides.

Carbon & multimedia filters used for filtration and purification of municipal water are the most effective type of water treatment systems currently available. The treatment capabilities of multimedia-filters (e.g. whole home multi media purification systems) are far more effective in terms of contaminants removal than reverse osmosis or distillation systems.

These systems are not only able to clear water of larger compound materials (e.g. salt) and retain trace minerals in it, but also selectively removing much smaller and more dangerous chemicals like chlorine and pesticides, that reverse osmosis and distillation systems can’t remove. Carbon & multimedia filters use a chemical absorption process, which is the only known filtration process that can selectively filter unwanted materials from water. Above that, these systems do not require a heat or pressure source, which makes them fairly cost-effective.

Balance pH dedicates itself to the education of people about the increasing contamination of municipal & city water systems. Actual water treatment facilities are timeworn and unreliable and overburdened with chemicals. The municipal drinking water system is polluted and contaminated with hundreds of dangerous and toxic substances such as Chlorine and Fluoride. Balance pH shows effective ways of how to totally remove dangerous water contaminants through Whole Home Water Filtration & Purification Systems at http://innerlightinc.com/phbalance/simplypure.cfm

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