Home Reverse Osmosis - Two Frightening Facts That Convinced Me to Never Install it in Our Home

When you are looking for a water purification system for the home reverse osmosis is often suggested. It is a scientific system that has been used for 50 years or more, and is currently pumping water into homes in many cities across this country. But for a home reverse osmosis treatment systems are unhelpful, and in many locations would be unhealthy.

Let me explain.

Reverse osmosis works by getting water to pass through an extremely fine membrane. Now just think about that. The membrane will block everything that has a molecular structure larger than water. And it will let through anything with a smaller size.

Since many chemicals and pharmaceuticals have a smaller molecular size than water, for your home reverse osmosis equipment will let them through. You'll be drinking contaminated water. So if your water supply is laced with tiny traces of chemicals from farm run off, or factories in industrial zones, you will be in danger's way.

But even more significantly, the essential trace minerals y our body absolutely must have to remain healthy -- things like calcium and magnesium -- all have a molecular size that's bigger than water. So your home reverse osmosis equipment will stop you getting your daily intake of these vital elements from drinking water. Which is the way humans have been getting them for thousands of years.

So this is why in our home reverse osmosis purification systems will never be installed. We used other treatment systems, and I recommend you do the same.

The Internet is a perfect place to begin looking for alternatives to a home reverse osmosis system. In fact, you might like to begin your search at my own web site, which has a lot of helpful information about treatment systems that deliver minerals and block chemical contaminants.

Autor: Len McGrane

Len McGrane writes about home water purifiers and pure drinking water from his web site, http://www.pure-drinkingwater.com where he gives advice and helps visitors with home reverse osmosis.

Added: February 7, 2009
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