The Water Softener Blog

Clean, safe drinking water is essential to our health, but well water and city tap water often contain contaminants that can affect taste, safety, and overall well-being. Residential reverse osmosis (RO) systems are the perfect solution for homeowners looking to provide their families with high-quality, purified drinking water. In this article, we’ll explore how reverse osmosis systems work, the filtration stages involved, the contaminants they remove, how they can improve your health, the typical cost of a residential under-sink system, and the filter maintenance required. What is a Residential Reverse Osmosis System? A residential reverse osmosis system is a water filtration system typically installed under the kitchen sink or in the basement. It uses advanced membrane technology to remove harmful impurities and contaminants from tap water, providing clean, great-tasting drinking water directly from a dedicated faucet.  How Does a Reverse Osmosis System Work? Reverse o...

Water filters cover the gambit from simple faucet filters, refrigerator filters, in-line filters to filter housings with a replaceable filter cartridge to all types of whole house backwashing / regenerating filtration systems that remove, iron, odors, manganese, radium, lead, turbidity and a plethora of other water problems.  This subject covers such a wide range of water problems it could take many blog articles to cover just the basics of water filtration.   One thing I know for certain though is what the typical consumer considers a water filter and what a water treatment professional would consider a water filter are totally different.