Are Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Systems Really the Best Choice?
I’ve written a number of articles about the disadvantages of reverse osmosis water filter systems, but recently, I had a real-life experience that has further convinced me that reverse osmosis treatment could not be the best option for anyone. We vacationed in a home on an island with a brackish well. The homeowners had installed reverse osmosis water filter systems to address the problem. For many years, that was the only option, but today, thankfully, there are choices. The water in the kitchen was undrinkable, unsuitable for making coffee and the “visible” sediment content was too high for even the dogs to drink. We spent about a hundred dollars that week on cases of bottled water for cooking and drinking. The reverse osmosis treatment process went on in the basement of the house, but obviously, it wasn’t functioning properly. It was close enough to the bedrooms to be “heard”. It made the loudest noises that you could imagine and from the “outside” it looked like a relatively new sy
