How much water does a Reverse Osmosis systems provide?
The amount of water produced depends on factors such as water pressure, water quality and water temperature. Under most conditions typically found in a community water supply, a Reverse Osmosis drinking water appliance should supply between three (3) and ten (10) gallons of high quality drinking water each day. What happens to all the organic and inorganic impurities removed by a Reverse Osmosis system? They are automatically rinsed from the membrane surface and washed down the drain. Unlike filters that trap impurities, the membrane used in the Reverse Osmosis drinking water appliance is self-cleaning. As water flows across the membrane, it becomes divided into two streams. The production stream is the purified water that is forced through the membrane by diffusion. The impurities are left behind. The concentrate stream serves as a rinse that carries those impurities off the membrane surface and into a drain. As a result, accumulation of impurities on the membrane is slow, keeping it
