Is Tap Water safe to drink?
Current Federal, State, and municipal drinking water guidelines and tolerances allow for some levels of heavy metals, organics, pesticides, PCB's, and various infectious agents. Contaminants such as chlorine or bromine may be added to the water in an effort at decontamination. Even "acceptable" levels of contamination may cause illness in those with compromised immune systems; such as young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the chronically ill. Removing impurities also enhances the taste of your drinking water, and foods and drinks prepared with tap water.

Is it safer to drink bottled water?
Not necessarily. There are currently no government controls or monitoring of bottled water for impurities or contamination. Additionally, bottled water usually costs 500 to 1000 times more than purified water, making people less likely to use it for all forms of consumption.

How can I make sure our drinking water is safe without the high cost and high maintenance?
With the high cost of bottled water, and the constant need for fresh, pure drinking water, there is only one solution - a reliable, tested, affordable water treatment system for your family, your home and your business. Easy to install and easy to maintain - you need only change your filter once a year.

Why use EmcoPureWater Reverse Osmosis Systems?
EmcoPure high quality Reverse Osmosis Systems are the most economic, most effective and yet most affordable. It's the best solution for your water problems today and tomorrow. EmcoPure Reverse Osmosis systems are designed for optimal performance and they utilize the most advanced and effective technology in drinking water systems. Our researchers have found that no waters are alike. So, we developed different kind of water treatments to solve different kind of water problems. All EmcoPure filtration and water purification systems are made from the highest quality materials and manufactured in the U.S.A.

What is Reverse Osmosis (RO)?
Reverse Osmosis, also known as hyperfiltration, is the finest filtration known. This process will allow the removal of particles as small as ions from a solution. Reverse osmosis is used to purify water and remove salts and other impurities in order to improve the color, taste or properties of the fluid. It can be used to purify fluids such as ethanol and glycol, which will pass through the reverse osmosis membrane, while rejecting other ions and contaminants from passing. The most common use for reverse osmosis is in purifying water. It is used to produce water that meets the most demanding specifications that are currently in place. Click here to read more about Reverse Osmosis

What Does a Water Softener Do?
Water softeners remove the hardness minerals calcium and magnesium. Water exceeding about 7 to 8 grains per gallon hardness may interfere with the cleaning action of soaps and detergents, and cause scale build-up in hot water pipes, water heaters, and plumbing fixtures.

How Much Maintenance is required on a Water Softener System?
Water softeners are self maintaining. They measure the amount of water used and regenerate by back flushing and running salt through the system to remove the hardness minerals, all you need to do is replace the salt when needed. We also have softener systems that are sodium free.

What is the difference between a water softener and a whole house carbon treatment?
A water softener is plumbed into the entry of the house. It removes calcium and magnesium from the water and exchanges it for sodium or potassium, depending upon which type of salt you use. A whole house carbon system has at least a cubic foot of carbon in a tank similar to a softener tank with similar type of control valve. The carbon reduces chlorine, taste, odor, color, and any chemicals present from all the water in your sinks, showers, and faucets.

What is KDF?
KDF is an abbreviation for Kinetic Degradation Fluxion. This is media used in place of or in conjunction with activated carbon removes 99% of the chlorine in municipal water. Harmful chlorine is converted to harmless chloride. KDF media remove up to 98% of the lead and other heavy metals by bonding to KDF media. KDF media also control and inhibit microorganisms (bacteria, algae and fungi) by setting up an electrolytic field and also by forming peroxide and hydroxyl radical by Redox Reactions. Additional advantages of KDF media: Provides extended filter life - Lower total cost - Decreased maintenance - Improved performance. GAC High active coconut shell activated carbon removes chlorine, by products of chlorine, bad taste, and odor.

What is TDS?
A: Total Dissolved Solids are the total weight of all solids that are dissolved in a given volume of water, expressed in units of mg per unit volume of water (mg/L/ppm), also referred to as parts per million. "Dissolved solids" refer to any minerals, salts, metals, cations or anions dissolved in water. This includes anything present in water other than the pure water (H20) molecule and suspended solids. Suspended solids are any particles/substances that are neither dissolved nor settled in the water, such as wood pulp. In general, the total dissolved solids concentration is the sum of the cations (positively charged) and anions (negatively charged) ions in the water. Parts per Million (ppm) is the weight-to-weight ratio of any ion to water. Conductivity is usually about 100 times the total cations or anions expressed as equivalents. Total dissolved solids (TDS) in ppm usually ranges from 0.5 to 1.0 times the electrical conductivity.