Contaminant Removal

The substances listed and their effective removal were obtained under controlled laboratory conditions. Performance on other water supplies may vary considerably from these results. Some of the substances listed may be hazardous to your health if in a drinking water supply.

The performance of any system depends upon proper application, installation, maintenance,
freedom from defects and the degree and/or combinations of water problems.

(1) A softener, for the purpose of this chart, is a basic ion-exchange unit with no other adaptations or
filtering media included. It will remove hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium) totally
when applied correctly and the other substances listed to some degree depending on water conditions.

(02) Nitrates can be effectively removed by a reverse osmosis system using a thin film membrane
 in conjunction with a monitoring faucet.