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I am planning to soften my water for all round benifit in the home.

I also want to purify my drinking water through a reverse osmosis system.

Can these 2 things be used together or can only 1 system be used?

If they can be used together can a reverse osmosis system purify softened water safely for drinking?

Short answer is Yes

You can use the RO to filter the softened water. A decent RO system will also have pre and post filters.

A 5 to 10 micron prefilter protects the RO filter membrane from being plugged up by particulate matter in the water. An activated carbon post filter improves taste and polishes the RO water.

Treated RO water is then stored in a small accumulator (pressure tank with a bladder in it) .

Treating water with an RO filter tacks some time and uses water in roughly a 5:1 ratio. Send 5 gallons of water to the RO to get 1 gallon of treated water the remaining water is then sent to a drain.

As a result you use RO water for drinking and maybe supplying water to an Ice maker. The unit will treat a gallon or two and store it for use once the accumulator is topped off the RO unit stops treating water. So no water is used when the RO is in standby.

2009-06-21 07:29:55 by themanwho

www.healthyairandwater.net learn how a reverse osmosis drinking water system works

I have a 75 gallon tank and am planning on putting in discus. How do you use a reverse osmosis filter system?

you don't automatically need one....

In fact i rarely see them, not to say they don't work but know your water first.

second Discus are now being breed in straight up tap water and don't need half the water conditioning they use to.

So ask were your getting them from if they are in fact breed in city water. If not you may want to move on.

An R.O system is just a tank with a membrane, tap water goes threw and gets squeezed threw a .5 to .1 micron membrane into a holding tank.

then out a spout to you.


Use that water to fill your tank, most people buy small r.o systems and put them under there kitchen sink.

Other people to just to a water store and buy 15 gallon jugs of the stuff for 4 dollars.

good luck!!!

2009-02-03 07:34:52 by CatsRcool

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Also, I have done some research but can't find if it filters out fluoride - anyone elaborate?

I bought a Whirlpool system about 8 months ago and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm not sure how much money I save over bottled water, but the convenience it worth it to me. We just refill empty bottles (after washing of course). I've replaced the filters once. About $80 for that every six months. But the water where I live is extremely hard. So for me, I'm glad I bought it. I can't find anything that says it filters out fluoride, but I can't find where it says it doesn't either.

2007-05-17 15:15:44 by telecasterisation

If the Tank on the reverse osmosis system loses pressure, and there is very little or no output to the tap, can the tank be re-pressurised or is it a case of replacement.

If this system is attached to public warter system (Not a well) you may need to get a pump attached to increase the pressure

2007-07-21 06:40:08 by Alex L

Okay so we need a semipermeable membrane, and some means to produce pressure of 24.5 atmospheres (actually 101.5 for a reasonable rate of freshwater production) so thats 103,000,000. dynes/cm^2. Apart from that just salt water.

2006-07-26 21:45:06 by Blue F