| If you are thinking of buying a reverse osmosis | | | | remove the harmful chemicals from your water. The |
| faucet, you should really reconsider. The reverse | | | | technology is designed to remove any molecules that |
| osmosis technology was not originally intended for | | | | are larger than a water molecule. That means it will |
| treating drinking water and it still isn't ideal for it. It will | | | | remove the healthy minerals and some heavy metals, |
| do nothing but demineralise your water, including | | | | but many chemical molecules, especially the pesticides |
| removing the healthy minerals that your body needs. | | | | and herbicides, are smaller than water. A better plan |
| Reverse osmosis was invented for the photography | | | | would be to buy a proper water filtration system. |
| industry for developing film, and it is still very good | | | | When looking for a water filter, you should get one |
| for that purpose. | | | | that is a little more efficient than a simple carbon or |
| Rather than remove healthy minerals and leave | | | | charcoal filter. While these filters work very well for |
| deadly chemicals behind, you should look for a water | | | | some of the contaminants in the water, carbon or |
| purification system that actually removes all of the | | | | charcoal can't get all of the chemicals. |
| dangerous chemicals and toxins from your water. | | | | A filter that combines a carbon filter, a multi media |
| Municipal water treatment centers take care of the | | | | block, plus a sub micron filter and an ion exchange is |
| bacteria and microorganisms for you, then you need | | | | the best protection for you. |
| a system in your home to remove the rest f the | | | | These types of filters remove 99% of the chemicals |
| chemicals, metals and toxins that the treatment | | | | and toxins from your water and produce healthy |
| center can't catch. | | | | water, which is something a reverse osmosis faucet |
| A reverse osmosis faucet filter simply cannot | | | | filter cannot do. |