What is Reverse Osmosis?
Reverse Osmosis, also known as hyper-filtration, is the finest filtration available today. It is the most common treatment technology used by premium bottled water companies. It is effective at eliminating or substantially reducing a wide array of contaminants. Of all technologies used to treat drinking water in residential applications, it has the greatest range of contaminant removal. Reverse Osmosis will allow the removal of particles as small as individual ions. The pores in the Reverse Osmosis membrane are approximately .0005 micron in size (bacteria are .2 to 1 micron and viruses are .02 to 4 microns).
How does Reverse Osmosis Work?
Reverse Osmosis uses a membrane that is semi-permeable allowing pure water to pass through it while rejecting the contaminants that are too large to pass through the pores in the membrane. The Island Water RO system uses a process called crossflow to allow the membrane to continually clean itself. As some fluid passes through the membrane the rest heads down stream, sweeping the rejected contaminants away from the membrane and down the drain. The process of Reverse Osmosis requires a driving force to push the fluid through the membrane (the pressure provided by a standard residential water is sufficient- 40psi+).
What Contaminants does Reverse Osmosis Remove?
Reverse Osmosis (RO) units remove substantial amounts of Inorganic substances (salts, metals, minerals) and most microorganisms including cryptosporidium and giardia.
Reverse Osmosis successfully treats water with dissolved minerals and metals such as aluminum, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, flouride, magnesium, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nitrate, selenium, silver, sulfate and zinc. RO is also effective with asbestos, many taste and odor-producing chemicals, particulates, total dissolved solids, turbidity (cloudiness) and radium. Island Water also uses appropriate pre-filtering to treat volatile contaminants (VOCs), such as benzene, MTBE, trichloroethyelane, trihalomethanes and radon. Essentially, Reverse Osmosis is capable of rejecting bacteria, salts, sugars, proteins, particles, dyes, heavy metals, chlorine, related by-products and many other contaminants.
How much maintenance is required for a Reverse Osmosis System?
Island Water performs ALL of the maintenance for our customers. The service is pre-scheduled and is done every 6 months. We recommend that the pre-filters be changed every 6 months and the membrane every 2-3 years depending on water quality ( RO membrane lasts much longer than pre-filters). Island Water will not only replace the filters during the visit, we will conduct tests to the water and provide you with a water analysis.
What is the warranty on Island Water's Products?
All Island Water customers are on an annual service plan, as long as the plan is renewed each year, the system has a LIFETIME warranty! (NO FINE PRINT). ALL of the components are covered and there is no charge for labor.
Are all Reverse Osmosis Systems alike?
Absolutely not! Like all Reverse Osmosis Systems the effectiveness of the system depends greatly on the quality of its components. The pre-filters and the membrane itself are extremely important. Lower quality pre-filters will result in premature membrane fouling as well as reduced performance, purified water output and membrane life. Island Water uses only the highest quality filters available to the industry. This guarantees the system will run at optimal performance and that our customers are only drinking high quality water.
How many Gallons per day can the system produce?
The Island Water Reverse Osmosis System can produce up to 50 gallons per day! This is more than most households will need in a day for drinking and cooking. Our Reverse Osmosis Systems also operate WITHOUT electricity!
Island Water
Tel: 305-587-9000
Email info@islandwater.net