Insane Water Waste -- Reverse Osmosis (RO) Truth

[awc222]

NOT TRUE.

She says that an RO refills immediately. That is not true. An RO doesn't begin to refill until 60%-+ pressure is lost AND then begins to refill. A WOW water on water tank system like a Kinetico K5 only uses 1.2 gallons for every gallon because there is no air bladder. NEXT RO uses the same technology.

[MrDICKHEAD28]

RO filters have control valves but this video are ignoring that fact and of course there just trying to sell there product

[rimtech]

you are neglecting in your video to mention that with a complete RO system, specifically one that includes a permeate pump, the back pressure you mentioned in the video is almost entirely eliminated and prevents 80% of the waste water you are talking about.

i'm just saying, you are not fairly representing the technology when comparing it to your product. you're talking about an incomplete system... why not ignore the waste water flow restricter and ASOV also while you're at it to bump ur numbers

[lalo1989cm]

is this basically a more efficient ro system? does it filter out toxic chemical compunds?

[tritoneblues33]

does LINX filter out flouride?

[LinxWater]

@tritoneblues33 Thank you for your question. LINX technology is tested to reduce fluoride by 92%. A typical RO will remove 87-93% of fluoride. To see the detailed results of our testing as performed by Pace Laboratories, please see our website. We have a full report listed under System Performance.

[jimmyxtc69]

i like the idea of water dehumidifiers for drinking water

[LinxWater]

@CarlosWever  Thank you for your question. No water treatment process removes everything. For example, LINX cells remove ionic species as well as weak acids and bases (which are neutral), but not other neutral species. Our carbon filter removes many of these latter neutral species.

[richrahnema]

what is the brine waste tds level at if the feed water is 1000? and compared to an RO system? thanks

[LinxWater]

@richrahnema The recovery rate of your RO determines the volume of wastewater. To produce 1 gallon of drinking water from 1,000 TDS feed water; a typical residential RO with a 10% recovery rate could waste 9 gallons of water w/ TDS levels of 1,100. The LINX would only waste 0.9 gallons at 1,000 TDS feed water, so naturally the TDS levels are concentrated at 1,850. This assumes both units operate at 95% reduction in TDS. Contact us if you have any other great questions & thank you!

[LinxWater]

@Glen1040 Reclaiming your RO water to be used later is truly a smart & resourceful idea. Unfortunately, most consumers don’t do this & instead unknowingly waste 1000s of gallons of water. That's why we made the LINX, to provide the benefits of RO w/o the water waste. And our Water Cooler Model gives businesses a green alternative (see our YouTube video: LINX Water Cooler). Thank you for the great water savings tip. I hope it inspires others to think creatively on how they can save water too.

[LinxWater]

@lrn2wlk4life Thank you - we really appreciate your comment. Sadly most ROs are in fact installed in this fashion. But you bring up an excellent point about water pressure effecting recovery rates. For more information on RO water recovery rates, or to see a controlled lab experiment we conducted without back pressure, please see our video here on our YouTube Account entitled: Comparing a LINX® Drinking Water System to a Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System