subject: Top 3 Disadvantages Of Reverse Osmosis Water Purifiers [print this page] Top 3 Disadvantages Of Reverse Osmosis Water Purifiers
Let us face it; until sometime ago the reverse osmosis based water purifiers used to be the best. However, with the advancement in technology, there are many cutting-edge purifiers available today, which have exposed the disadvantages of reverse osmosis based water filters. Read on to find out the details.
The disadvantages of reverse osmosis based water purifiers can be tagged in following three categories
1. Health issues a.Water is not pure, it contains many contaminants likes chlorine, THMs and VOCs b.Water does not contain essential minerals like magnesium, calcium, potassium, etc.
Reason behind both the above health issues is the reverse osmosis process used in such purifiers. These water filters have a semi-permeable porous membrane through which water is forced to pass through. The molecules whose size is smaller than the porous membrane pass through it and the big sized molecules are retained behind.
However, there are many contaminants like chlorine; it's by products and other organic chemicals that are smaller in size and therefore, pass through the membrane. The result is presence of certain types of impurities in the filtered water leading to health ailments like headache, asthma, upset stomach and even to rectal cancer.
In addition, the sizes of essential minerals like magnesium, calcium, etc. is quite big and therefore, they are retained on the porous layer. This leads to de-mineralized water. Prolonged consumption of which can lead to vitamins deficiency.
Therefore, the answer to the billion dollar question - does reverse osmosis make water safe to drink is obviously a big NO because of above points.
2. Environment issues It is known fact that to generate 1 gallon of so called pure' water from RO based purifiers, 2-3 gallons of water is wasted. Moreover, these purifiers consume a lot of electricity too in an hour they can produce less than a gallon.
3. Heavy on pocket Last but for sure not the least; these water purifiers are quite expensive. A typical setup might cost you around $300. In addition, as mentioned above it has recurrent high electricity and water bill too.
In a nutshell, besides environmental issues; a typical RO based water filter results in costing 18 to 24 cents per gallon of not so pure but de-mineralized water.
Not you have two options ignore the harmful effects and disadvantages of reverse osmosis water purifiers or take action and look for latest technology like ion exchange, carbon filtration and sub micron filtration based water filters. These water filters not only give you clear and pure water but also retain the essential minerals that are much needed by the body.
If your answer is latter, then I would request you to visit my website mentioned below to learn more about the high quality water purifiers and say good bye to all the disadvantages of reverse osmosis water purifier.
