Comments on: Can a reverse osmosis system filter softened water? http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water Get the best drinking water for your home with a water filter system Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:07:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: jet3mu2 http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water/comment-page-1#comment-66 jet3mu2 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:47:59 +0000 http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water#comment-66 Abosolutely, in fact the softened water will prolong the life of your reverse osmosis system's sediment prefilter and membrane(s). You will also gain the benefit of up to 95% reduction in sodium from the softened water.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.rosystems.com/Residential-RO-Systems-FAQ.html Abosolutely, in fact the softened water will prolong the life of your reverse osmosis system’s sediment prefilter and membrane(s). You will also gain the benefit of up to 95% reduction in sodium from the softened water.
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]]> By: sparky_dy http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water/comment-page-1#comment-65 sparky_dy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:02:59 +0000 http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water#comment-65 Softened water is unsuitable for drinking, as it is too rich in K+ and Na+. Normally, the water softener just feeds the cistern serving the hot water heater and upstairs cold taps; though there may be a side branch for the washing machine, to save running a 22mm. pipe all the way back down from the cistern. (The kitchen cold tap is fed straight from the mains, of course, as water that has stood in a cistern is not considered safe to drink.) Reverse osmosis may remove the group I ions, but it'd be just as good at removing the group II ions in hard water. And you wouldn't need to regenerate the softener so often. Just feed the RO purifier straight from the mains.<br><b>References : </b><br> Softened water is unsuitable for drinking, as it is too rich in K+ and Na+. Normally, the water softener just feeds the cistern serving the hot water heater and upstairs cold taps; though there may be a side branch for the washing machine, to save running a 22mm. pipe all the way back down from the cistern. (The kitchen cold tap is fed straight from the mains, of course, as water that has stood in a cistern is not considered safe to drink.)

Reverse osmosis may remove the group I ions, but it’d be just as good at removing the group II ions in hard water. And you wouldn’t need to regenerate the softener so often. Just feed the RO purifier straight from the mains.
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]]> By: Mark G http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water/comment-page-1#comment-64 Mark G Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:43:59 +0000 http://www.bestwaterfiltersystem.com/best-water-filter-system/can-a-reverse-osmosis-system-filter-softened-water#comment-64 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.<br><b>References : </b><br> 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.
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