| Recently a Business Marketing Student suggested | | | | filtration, this is because RO can offer relatively good |
| using carwash waste wash water and running it thru | | | | spot-free water and is cheaper to produce than that |
| and RO Reverse Osmosis unit and then using it | | | | of De-ionized water even though De-ionized water |
| water the landscaping at the car wash and even to | | | | works better but costs much more. |
| flush the toilet. In fact the brainchild of this concept, | | | | Another issue in this invention is that in RO units it |
| Paula Chavis tells an online think tank of all the details | | | | often takes 2-3 gallons to produce one gallon of RO |
| of the concept. | | | | "clean spot free water". Another important fact is |
| In critique of this invention and Paula's "real world" | | | | that the RO units cannot handle water, which is too |
| based marketing and sales program, I must say that | | | | brackish without severely killing the life of the |
| although there are now many manufacturers who | | | | membranes in the RO unit. Which is the most |
| claim to have a completely closed-loop [recycle and | | | | expensive part. Nevertheless you are correct in |
| reuse] system to treat water. Many of the | | | | choosing an RO system as the major component of |
| companies who sell this equipment are not as good | | | | your waste wash water recycling system. Here are |
| at marketing their products, as they should be. | | | | some interesting articles for your further research; |
| In fact my self having previously been in the cleaning | | | | Indeed the more humans can save water the better. |
| industry prior before my retirement I can say that | | | | Conservation of water is very important, especially in |
| many of the systems out there are expensive, | | | | drought ridden regions. We must be careful with our |
| problematic and maintenance problems. Many do use | | | | water resources and all businesses and citizens should |
| RO Reverse Osmosis Units as the last step of | | | | be responsible in this regard. Consider all this in 2006. |