Water Purification

Reverse osmosis, or “RO” for short, is the process in which water is forced through a semi-permeable membrane that filters all bacteria and contaminants, leaving truly fresh water. This process even removes the naturally occurring minerals from the water, which leaves it in an acidic state. Many RO systems add minerals back in after the process is complete, so you have nothing short of fully filtered and healthy drinking water. Reverse osmosis is one of the more common systems for people who want spotless drinking water in their homes. Most systems produce between 3 and 5 gallons per day and can be installed under your kitchen sink with a convenient spout on the countertop.

Salt-free water softening’s main focus is altering the minerals in your water rather than removing them, like traditional salt water softening systems do. This transforms the magnesium and calcium chemically, which keeps those particles from clinging to surfaces and precipitating to scale. The process is called Template Assisted Crystallization (TAC), which is a method of breaking down hard minerals, so they don’t cling to surfaces. While the minerals might remain in the water, this process helps prevent their long term scaling affects. These systems can increase the longevity of your plumbing system.

The best way to soften water is to boil it. The heating process causes the hard minerals in the water to precipitate, leaving you with clean, soft water. If you’re looking for another solution that’s a bit more automated, you might find a whole home water softening system to be perfect for your home or business. The process of water softening is a simple replacement of calcium and magnesium molecules with sodium molecules. Since these minerals interfere with household cleaning products, the system will strip the unwanted minerals from the water and replace them with sodium––which has no effect on cleaning supplies. This is where the slippery feeling comes from when using soap with soft water. Here are the stages your water travels through with a softening system. 

• Mineral Tank: The chamber where the water supply line feeds hard water, which then goes through the softening process. Calcium and magnesium-containing ions disperse through a bed of resin beads, allowing soft water to flow through to your household.
• Control Valve: Measures the amount of water taken from the mineral tank into your home using a meter to track volume.
• Brine Tank: Aids alongside the mineral tank in the regeneration process that holds a highly concentrated solution of salt to restore a positive charge in the resin beads.