David Karlson asked:


 

Let me tell you right off the bat, GE reverse osmosis filters are not the best choice for providing your home with safe drinking water. These types of filters just do not do anything to improve the quality or the taste of your drinking water.

The original reverse osmosis system was designed to specifically remove minerals, salt and other larger pieces of debris or sediment. GE reverse osmosis water systems are designed in the same manner. So, think about that. Why would you want a water purification system to remove the minerals from your drinking water?

GE reverse osmosis filters not only remove minerals, they do not remove chlorine. In fact, these systems regardless of who manufactures them are a poor choice for a home water purification system.

In many cases, chlorine is added to the water at water treatment facilities to disinfect the water and to protect the filter membrane in the reverse osmosis systems at water treatment plants.

Industries prefer GE reverse osmosis water systems because they remove the minerals. As homeowners that drink the water, we do not want the minerals removed. Drinking water should be one of the best sources of natural minerals.

Now, let us point out that instead of using GE reverse osmosis filters, people should use a filtering system that uses a carbon activated filter. A carbon filter will improve the quality of your drinking water and the taste of it as well.

If you want the best water purification system at home then choose one that features a carbon filter with ion exchange and a micron filter. This added filter helps remove any contaminants that were missed at the water treatment facility.

You may here that GE reverse osmosis water filters are great for home use. This would be the case if it were the only option out there for purifying your drinking water. Everyone wants his or her family to be healthy. Providing the best drinking water possible is important to your families overall good health.

So there you have it, what type of water purification system do you want for family? Do you want a GE reverse osmosis water filtration system that removes the minerals and does not remove the chlorine? Alternatively, do you want a system that removes the chemicals and does not remove the minerals such as a carbon filter system? It is your choice.



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Larry L. Taylor asked:

GE reverse osmosis filters are expensive to replace and their lifespan is much shorter than other better systems. The GE reverse osmosis water filter may be said to “bring good things to living”, but that’s just marketing.

Currently, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for a GE reverse osmosis replacement filter is $799.99.  Of course, through different outlets, you may be able to get a better price than that, but for comparison’s sake it’s a starting point.

Reverse Osmosis Can  Expensive

Many RO systems are expensive to use and maintain.  GE reverse osmosis filters are no different.  And, depending on where you live, it may be an unnecessary expense.

Alone, RO does not purify.  Additional steps must be used to guarantee purity.  Depending on the quality of your source, you might need to disinfect, since the GE reverse osmosis water treatment does not remove bacterial contaminants or anything that is lighter, dissolved in or molecularly smaller than the liquid itself.

The system includes GE reverse osmosis filters and a carbon filtration step.  That’s an improvement over most RO units.  Carbon removes many chemical contaminants.  Multi-media blocks remove even more, but that is not included with General Electric’s latest product.

If you have access to public treatment, you own a well or a spring, you probably do not need GE reverse osmosis filters.  If your well is brackish, then the step is needed.  But, springs and publicly treated supplies need some filtration, just not RO.

Reverse Osmosis De-Mineralizes Water

You need to remember that GE reverse osmosis water will be de-mineralized.  Studies have shown that drinking de-mineralized on a regular basis is bad for your digestive health and could cause nutritional deficiencies.  If you have hard-water, a better choice is ion exchange to “soften” it.

If you must use GE reverse osmosis filters, then you must have a re-mineralization step.  That’s an expensive step.  It is mostly used in desalinization plants.

For this purpose, the new mineral revitalization system would be a better choice, since it includes numerous steps including RO.  Of course, it is quite expensive, but if your source requires it, that’s really your only choice.

The prices of GE reverse osmosis water filtration systems vary from dealer to dealer.  It is not available, at this time, direct from the manufacturer, so of course you are paying dealer mark-up.  Depending on where you go, you may be able to negotiate a better price, but you will pay between five and ten thousand dollars for the product.

You also have to remember to factor in the cost of use.  Additional electricity is required in many cases.   Installation requires a plumber and typically an electrician.  At the rates they charge, that could be very expensive.  From an environmental standpoint GE reverse osmosis filters can be wasteful, both because of the need for electric and because of wastewater created.

The bottom line is that for most of us GE reverse osmosis water will not bring good things to our lives.  Regardless of what the commercials say.  See my website for other water filter systems you should consider. Larry L. Taylor

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