written by expert Bill Hall
Reverse Osmosis Systems (R/O) designed for Point-of-use water treatment have become very popular.
Point-of-use Reverse Osmosis, commonly referred to as “POU R/O”, can be used nearly anywhere there is a need for a low-cost, efficient water treatment system to provide varying amounts of water of higher purity than raw tap or well water.
When R/O is properly applied, the benefits to the end user are many and include bottled-water-quality water available on demand at the kitchen sink.
R/O systems have become so mainstream that people tend to overlook the fact that an R/O is a specialized piece of water treatment equipment. A contributing factor to this attitude is that R/Os are deceptively simple machines. The systems are marketed over the counter as do-it-yourself items, which can easily lead someone to think: How difficult can this system be to size, install, and service?
As it turns out, R/O systems are site-specific, meaning they are not appliances, like a toaster or refrigerator, that will work the same in Muleshoe, Texas, as they would in New York City, NY. Each region, even each home, has different needs. What may work well in one will not work in all.
R/O systems are easily misapplied, which quite often leads to performance and service problems for the end user/homeowner. They are disappointed in the product, which, in actuality, has not been correctly matched to their specific needs as it should have been.
A water treatment professional will know what type of R/O system will work and how the unit will perform at any specific job site, saving the customer from installation problems, service and performance difficulties, and disappointment with the system.
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