Q: How pure is the water after reverse osmosis?
A: A Thin Film Membrane called a TFC will remove between 95 to 99.5 % of all of the Total Dissolved Solids in the tap water.

Q: What is Total Dissolved Solids?
A: It is the total amount of suspended solids in your tap water called TDS. If you were to take a liter of water and boil it in a pan until the water was all gone and then measure all of the residue left behind this would give you the measurement of milligrams per liter (Mg/L) of impurities. Parts per million (PPM) is the same measurement.

Q: Is Chlorine a suspended solid?
A: Chlorine is an organic compound and is best removed with carbon. Reverse osmosis will remove about 1 PPM of chlorine but the carbon filter on the system will remove up to 99% of organic contents found in tap water. Other organic chemicals include solvents and pesticides.

Q: Do all reverse osmosis systems have carbon filters?
A: All residential systems have at least 1 carbon filter and 4 stage systems have 2 carbon filters. ROCONN systems also have sediment filters as well to protect the membrane from heavy solids like dirt and rust.

Q: Are RO systems with 5 stages better
A: It has been my experience with residential systems that an additional carbon filter as a final treatment after the systems post carbon is unnecessary and can restrict the flow of water to your spigot. These extra filters are mainly there for the manufacturers to claim 5 stages. These filters are small usually only 6" inline cartridges and they have a short life span.

Q: Doesn't reverse osmosis waste a lot of water?
A: If you consider the consequences of drinking poor quality tap water for the rest of your life the amount of water reverse osmosis systems pass to drain doesn't seem as big an issue. It takes about 6 1/2 gallons of city water to produce 1 gallon of purified drinking water. The amount of fresh water it takes to produce 1egg is 600 gallons. The amount of water to produce 1 automobile is 660,000 gallons. It takes 50 gallons of water to wash your dishes. Remember the water running to the drain has not been altered in any way it is still useable by wastewater reclamation projects that may or may not be practiced by your community.

Q: How long has this company been in business?
A: We have been in business selling water treatment equipment over the Internet for 3 years. I personally was the service manager of a family owned water treatment company called Shayna Water in Phoenix Arizona for 12 years. I decided to go into business for myself after realizing I could do a better job of providing top quality equipment to the consumer.

Q: Do you use a reverse osmosis system in your home?
A: My 3 children have been using reverse osmosis water there entire life. When they ask for something to drink there may be many other choices but they prefer to drink purified water. When we go out I always here them commenting about how other drinking water tastes. Once you've had purified water in your home you will wonder how you got along without it.