Types of Water Treatment Systems

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Descriptions of Four Main Types of  Water Treatment Systems

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Description of Four Main Types of Water Treatment Systems:

In an effort to help you identify your existing water treatment system or to help you choose the new system which will best fit your needs, we have provided information about the following four types of water purification and water filtration systems.

Distillation: Is the process in which a liquid such as water is converted by heating, into a vapor state, and the vapor cooled and condensed to a liquid state and collected. It is the process of removing the liquid (water) from its constituents or contaminants; as compared to other processes where contaminants are removed from the water (liquid). Distilled water is water that has been purified by passing through one or more evaporation –condensation cycles and contains essentially no dissolved solids. See illustration

For additional information on distillation refer to frequently asked questions about distillation.

Reverse Osmosis: Is a process for the reduction of dissolved ions (such as salts) from water in which pressure is employed to force liquid (water) through a semi-permeable membrane, which will transmit the water but reject most other dissolved materials. When forced against the membrane surface, the dissolved materials are repelled, while the water molecules are diffused through the membrane molecule by molecule, forming purer water on the other side. Find out more on reverse osmosis installation or learn more about RO systems.

How Salty is Your Water???

Salt Water is the general term for all water over 1,000 ppm (mg/L) total dissolved solids (TDS).

For additional information on reverse osmosis refer our information page on Reverse Osmosis.

Ultraviolet: Sunlight has long since been known to kill micro-organisms. The rays from the sun contain the UV *spectrum used in Ultraviolet Water Treatment Systems – although at much lower intensities. It is also referred to as either the Germicidal Spectrum or Frequency. The frequency used in killing micro-organisms is 254 nanometers (nm). The UV lamps used are designed specifically to have the highest amount of UV energy at this frequency. See illustration

*Spectrum an array of the components of an emission or wave separated and arranged in the order of some varying characteristic (as wavelength, mass or energy).

Filtration: A process in which water passes through a water system that may include one or more filters for the purpose of removing turbidity, taste, color, iron or odor. The design can be loose media tank-type systems or cartridge devices. In general the process may include mechanical, adsorptive, neutralizing and catalyst/oxidizing filters.

For additional information on filtration refer to frequently asked questions about filtration.