Benefits of Reverse Osmosis (RO) in Domestic and Commercial applications

Reverse osmosis (RO) is a process in which regular tap water passes under pressure through a multi-stage filtration system, including a semi-permeable membrane. Water molecules can pass through the membrane but accompanying substances cannot, so common water contaminants, and many not-so-common water contaminants, are removed from water.  What you’re left with is 99.99% H2O, pure water - that is water without additives or contaminants like sodium, chlorine, chlorides, lead, mercury and sediment. Not only does reverse osmosis help improve the safety of water by eliminating potentially harmful contaminants from the water, it also improves the taste of water which can have a cascading effect of health benefits.

Domestic use

Reverse osmosis water reduces your exposure to sediment and potentially harmful contaminants that may be present in tap water. It’s a much better alternative to bottled water - although bottled water is filtered, it may still contain certain minerals and contaminants. A reverse osmosis system can help remove 99.99% of contaminants commonly found in tap water.

The single best reason to get reverse osmosis drinking water in your home is how great water tastes when you remove all the impurities as you’re left with nothing but clean, refreshing water.

Drinking water produced from reverse osmosis systems can eliminate the need for purchasing single-use plastic filtered water bottles. Many people purchase bottled water as a quick and convenient way to get filtered water but research shows more than eight million tons of plastic trash ends up in our world’s oceans every year, and a substantial amount of that is made up of single-use water bottles. 

Reverse osmosis filtered water gives you much better tasting food. Hard minerals like calcium and magnesium can affect the flavour. Cooking with filtered water that is free of impurities improves the flavour, texture, and colour of many recipes. Tea and coffee also taste much better with reverse osmosis water.

Commercial use

Filtered water obtained through reverse osmosis processes have many applications across countless industries and can potentially help to cut costs at any stage of commercial production, for many different uses.

Commercial reverse osmosis systems come with a higher filtered water output and extra features like back-pressure protection, programmable forward flush, recycle and drain flow controls, booster pumps, etc.  Some commercial reverse osmosis filters can produce up to 1,250 litres of filtered water per hour, which makes them suitable for a vast range of commercial situations such as the food and beverage sector including restaurants, cafes and hotels plus dental surgeries, car wash and window cleaning services and in the pharmaceutical industry.

Food and beverage sector
Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are useful in food manufacturing, processing, and packaging because the reverse osmosis (RO) process can remove many contaminants that can alter the taste and even odour of the water source or food, as well as remove bioorganic and bacteria from the feed water. 

The making of a great cup of coffee is one application that requires unwanted properties in the water supply, such as chlorine, to be removed. This can help release the full flavour of the coffee bean, which may otherwise be masked by the pungent chemical taste of chlorine or the metallic bite of iron, while protecting equipment from the costly effects of corrosions and scale.

Pharmaceutical sector
The pharmaceutical industry requires highly-purified water for production purposes - water is the most common ingredient among all pharmaceutical drugs. This major industry requires that the water be free of bacteria, bioorganic and organics, as well as all dissolved solids.  Reverse osmosis systems with UV sterilizers can treat and disinfect feed water at industrial levels to produce high-purity water required for many pharmaceutical production processes.

Dental practices
Properly treated water is incredibly important to a functioning dental practice, and a reverse osmosis system can make sure the water that comes out of the tap is ready for dental care use, complying with the requirements for dental equipment.

Spot free cleaning
For many commercial cleaning businesses like car washes and window cleaning, using water which hasn’t been filtered properly can cause scaling and possibly leave white or grey water spots on freshly cleaned surfaces. This is caused by the calcium and magnesium salts in the source. Reverse osmosis systems with integrated water softeners can lower the hardness of the treated water by removing the soluble salts that cause scaling , and in turn increase the service quality of many commercial businesses.