Drinking Water Systems

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Although your tap water may appear to be clean and clear, there are a lot of things in water that you cannot see. Common contaminants are arsenic, lead, mercury, flouride, nitrates/nitrites, chlorine, and trihalomethanes, as well as disease causing organisms.

You might think that all bottled water is purified, otherwise why would they be charging for it? The truth is, most bottled water is simply tap water that has gone through a very basic filtration system to remove sediment. Even if the bottle claims it is filtered by reverse osmosis, that doesn't mean that all of the water has gone through the process.

Even just a basic two-stage filtration system will provide a much better quality of water than most bottled waters. Activated carbon filters will remove sediment and chlorine, volatile organic compounds, and greatly improve the taste and odor. 

Even those who filter their drinking water often forget about the ice! A nice glass of cold, filtered water is easily ruined by ice that has been made by unfiltered tap water. Not only will filtered water assure that your ice tastes good, many ice maker manufacturers recommend using softened and filtered water so that the machine does not scale.

The production of coffees, teas, beer, and sodas all rely on clean drinking water as the base ingredient. Water makes up as much as 98% percent of these beverages and you can be sure that the quality of water used will affect the quality of the finished product.

Reverse osmosis is the ultimate in water filtration. The sub-micron membranes remove up to 99.5% of the total dissolved solids. This method produces the best drinking water possible, creating ultra-pure H2O that is odorless, tasteless, and 100% safe to drink. Another very common use for RO water is spot-free rinsing.