Residential Reverse Osmosis

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Residential reverse osmosis systems have been around for the last thirty years or so. When people first started to realize that their drinking water might be contaminated, they turned to existing reverse osmosis technology to treat their water. At first it seemed like a great way to purify your water.

Yet, over the years, the popularity of residential reverse osmosis systems has steadily decreased. There are three reasons for this. The first reason is the recognition that reverse osmosis strips water of minerals necessary to our health. The second reason is it can't remove other harmful contaminants. And the third reason is that reverse osmosis wastes a lot of water.

Because the water provided by reverse osmosis systems is de-mineralized,

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