REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS - Reverse Osmosis, often referred to as RO, is a process of demineralizing or deionizing water. This is accomplished by pushing the water under pressure through a semi-permeable membrane. Reverse Osmosis removes up to 99.8% of the chemicals in your water. This means that arsenic, cyanide, chrome, copper, nickel, and other ions are greatly reduced. In addition, water hardness in reverse osmosis is also removed, which eliminates limescale formation on bath fixtures, in pipes, and in the water heater. Most water heaters fail due to calcium buildup on the heater elements; reverse osmosis will eliminate that method of failure. With Reverse Osmosis water, dishwashers last longer, and dishes rinse spot-free. The scale that builds up on showers and bath fixtures is eliminated. Water tastes better and is better for you! Reverse Osmosis is a membrane filtration process where water under pressure is forced through very small pores in the membrane and the dissolved chemicals are left on the pressure side of the membrane. Reverse Osmosis works by using pressure to force the water through a membrane retaining the dissolved chemicals on one side and allowing the pure water to pass to the other side. This is the reverse of the normal osmosis process, which is the natural movement of a solvent from an area of low solute concentration, through a membrane, to an area of high solute concentration when no external pressure is applied.

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Reverse Osmosis Systems

Crystal Clear Water

Reverse Osmosis is often referred to as RO.

RO is a process of demineralizing or deionizing water.

This is accomplished by pushing the water under pressure through a semi-permeable Reverse Osmosis Membrane.

Whole House and Under Sink Reverse Osmosis (RO) removes up to 99.8% of the chemicals in your water.

This means that arsenic, cyanide, chrome, copper, nickel, and other ions are greatly reduced.

In addition, water hardness in reverse osmosis is also removed, which eliminates limescale formation on bath fixtures, in pipes, and in the water heater. 

Most water heaters fail due to calcium buildup on the heater elements; reverse osmosis will eliminate that method of failure. 

With Reverse Osmosis water, dishwashers last longer, and dishes rinse spot-free.

The scale that builds up on showers and bath fixtures is eliminated. Water tastes better and is better for you!

What is Reverse Osmosis?

Reverse Osmosis is a membrane filtration process where water under pressure is forced through very small pores in the membrane and the dissolved chemicals are left on the pressure side of the membrane.

Reverse Osmosis works by using pressure to force the water through a membrane retaining the dissolved chemicals on one side and allowing the pure water to pass to the other side.

This is the reverse of the normal osmosis process, which is the natural movement of a solvent from an area of low solute concentration, through a membrane, to an area of high solute concentration when no external pressure is applied.

Benefits of Reverse Osmosis:  

o  Minimum Water Usage – Our system is designed to waste on a 1:2 ratio. This means our systems make 1 gallon of good water and wastes 2 gallons of bad water.

o  Uses Less Electricity – Our competitors’ systems are 1:4 ratio systems, which means it wastes more water and electricity. The more your whole house reverse osmosis system wastes, the less water is going into the tank. Which means your pump runs more than it should.

o  100% Money-Back Guarantee – We will make sure you are completely satisfied, and if not, we will refund you completely if we cannot resolve your issue.

o  Lifetime Warranty – Crystal Clear Water has the best warranty in the business!

Crystal Clear Water Purification Inc. manufactures all our own whole house reverse osmosis systems so we build them right.

We build them to waste less water, use less electricity, and our system has only good water touching the components after the pre-filter and pre-treatment.

What Is TDS? 

TDS is an abbreviation for total dissolved solids. This is the organic matter or inorganic salts that have dissolved in a water system.

The organic matter can be a wide range of organic matter. This also includes dissolved pesticides, herbicides, and other pollutants.

Pure water should be odorless, tasteless, and colorless.  Any additives will change the color, taste, and smell of the water.

Reverse Osmosis is the best choice for clean, safe, pure water.

Our reverse osmosis systems will remove 99.9% of all contaminants and dissolved solids in your drinking water.

Please note that Pre-treatment is vital to the functionality of your water system.

Unfortunately, some of our competitors in the Southwest Florida area do not use pre-treatment backwash, advanced diagnosis, and history on the post-filter, and/or a true backwash for membranes (clean water, not dirty water).

ABOUT CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER

Who is Crystal Clear Water?

Opened in 1999 , Crystal Clear Water is now the #1 water treatment system

manufacturer in Southwest Florida.  Located At 4940 Bayline Drive, North Fort Myers, FL 33917. We have a 30-thousand square-foot manufacturing facility with a massive water emporium showroom, and hundreds of water systems in stock.

With over 25,000 customers served in the tri-county area, Crystal Clear Water’s goal is to make your family’s water healthy and enjoyable, by providing the water treatment expertise you need and want. We have the highest quality equipment available, to produce the safest, cleanest, and healthiest water possible.

When you compare us to any other water treatment company, please consider these important points: quality, pricing, reputation, and warranties that you can trust. With over 100 years of combined experience, and the largest fleet of fully-stocked vehicles in Southwest Florida, we’re the best decision you can make for your family.

Our factory trained staff and service technicians ensure you receive the prompt, professional service you are seeking. All Crystal Clear Water employees are professionally trained and are dedicated to your complete satisfaction.

With hundreds of systems and thousands of repair parts in stock, Crystal Clear Water has the inventory to suit your needs. We offer a wide range of technology, as well as the most advanced equipment on the market today. We will give you confidence that your selection of the correct water treatment system will positively solve your problem and give you great water, with our large selection or products and water treatment products to fit almost every budget. Our financing department approves 90% of our customers, the highest approval rate in the industry.

Crystal Clear Water offers a no nonsense warranty. Everything is clearly spelled out before you purchase equipment, so there will be no surprises after the sale. A warranty with no one to back it up is worthless. Our equipment is manufactured by us right here in our facility; not thousands of miles away. So if you ever have a problem, we won’t have to ship our product out to get it fixed. Our vans are stocked with all the parts we need to get the job done.

A system purchased from Crystal Clear Water includes our commitment and continued support. With our extensive knowledge, we can offer you the very best equipment in the industry, at a very competitive price.

Remember, we are the biggest and the best. Our reputation and commitment supports that.

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SHOWERING IN HARD WATER - When you bathe or shower in hard water, you may not be getting as clean as you should. Here’s why… Dissolved minerals like calcium and magnesium are what make the water in your home hard. Those minerals also create an undesirable chemical reaction with your soap, shampoo, and body wash as well as shaving cream. What happens is the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water react with fatty acids in soap to form insoluble lime soaps, which are ineffective at cleaning. If you have hard water, the same disgusting soap scum you’re always scrubbing in the tub is on your body too. The best way to know if you’re dealing with hard water problems in the shower is to look at how well you’re lathering up. Hard water prevents you from getting a nice soapy lather in the shower. When you have soft water, it’s much easier to produce a foamy lather from your soap and shampoo. After installing a water softener in their home, some people notice their skin feels slick and even slippery after bathing. Part of this may be due to the fact you aren’t accustomed to how truly-clean skin feels. What you feel might simply be the real you. But you may also be in the habit of using too much soap. You won’t need to use as much with soft water.

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Showering in hard water

Are you really getting clean?

Water-Right

For many of us, taking a shower is priceless personal time. You’re alone with your thoughts getting ready for the day, winding down from a workout or hectic daily schedule.

You are supposed to get out feeling clean and refreshed. But if you’re showering in hard water, your showering experience could definitely be better.

In fact, when you bathe or shower in hard water, you may not be getting as clean as you should. Here’s why…

How Minerals in Hard Water Keep You from Getting Clean

Dissolved minerals like calcium and magnesium are what make the water in your home hard.

Those minerals also create an undesirable chemical reaction with your soap, shampoo, and body wash as well as shaving cream.

What happens is the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water react with fatty acids in soap to form insoluble lime soaps, which are ineffective at cleaning.

If you were paying attention during Chemistry class, here’s the chemical equation:

2 C17H35COO−Na+ + Ca2+ → (C17H35COO)2Ca + 2 Na+

In this chemical reaction, positively-charged calcium ions replace sodium ions in your shampoo or soap leaving scum and lime scale deposits on your skin and in your hair.

That’s right. If you have hard water, the same disgusting soap scum you’re always scrubbing in the tub is on your body too.

The best way to know if you’re dealing with hard water problems in the shower is to look at how well you’re lathering up.

Hard water prevents you from getting a nice soapy lather in the shower. When you have soft water, it’s much easier to produce a foamy lather from your soap and shampoo.

After installing a water softener in their home, some people notice their skin feels slick and even slippery after bathing.

Part of this may be due to the fact you aren’t accustomed to how truly-clean skin feels. What you feel might simply be the real you.

But you may also be in the habit of using too much soap. You won’t need to use as much with soft water.

How Hard Water Affects Your Hair

Have you ever noticed how your hair can look and feel different when you shower in different places?

Your hair behaves one way after showering at the gym, turns out another way when you’re vacationing or staying in a hotel, and looks completely different when you wash your hair at home.

That’s most likely because the hardness of the water varies from location to location.

A writer for the beauty website xoVain experienced some hard water showering issues when she vacationed in rural Wisconsin.

She provides some great advice for showering in different types of water.

If you have hard water at home, your hair may feel dry all the time and become frizzy making it tangled and difficult to manage.

It may also have a dull, lifeless appearance. That’s because those minerals and deposits build up in your hair.

With a water softener in your home, those hard water issues are eliminated. You will find that your hair has a more-attractive shine when you shower in softened water.

And soft water will make your hair more manageable, so it’s easier for you to style it the way you want.

Sometimes people with finer hair complain that soft water can make their hair feel flat or even greasy.

This is probably because you’re using too much soap and not rinsing it out of the hair completely. Rinsing your hair in the shower for a little longer may solve that problem.

Of all the hard water hair issues, the scariest has to be hair loss. Calcium build up can form around the base of hair follicles causing hair to break off and potentially hindering growth of new hair.

How Hard Water Affects Your Skin

Hard water can give you skin troubles too. Let’s start with the scalp.

The calcium salts that build up in your scalp can cause dryness and flaking, AKA dandruff.

You might assume it’s the shampoo you buy causing dandruff. But hard water may be the real culprit.

Hard water can make the rest of your skin feel dry and itchy as well. That’s thanks to the soapy residue left on your body, which clogs pores.

Plus, the minerals in hard water can suck moisture right out of your skin leaving it even more dry and irritated.

In fact, certain studies indicate hard water may cause additional aggravation in people with skin conditions like eczema and dermatitis.

According to the dermatology site DermaHarmony.com:

“While hard water itself doesn’t cause dermatitis, it can irritate the condition or even initiate a flare-up. The combination of hard water with a co-existing dermatitis condition can lead to more frequent and severe outbreaks.”

Even washing clothes in hard water can be problematic to those with sensitive skin. Hard water leaves soap residue on your laundry too, and that residue is in contact with your skin all day long.

If you have sensitive skin, the soft water a high-quality water softener provides could help you avoid much of the dehydration that occurs.

As the American Cleaning Institute explains, soap’s “effectiveness is reduced when used in hard water.”

That means not only will you fail to get clean in the shower, it will be tougher to keep your house clean as well.

With hard water, you’ll end up using more soap to keep your body clean and more product to clean your home too. Softer water could mean you save significant money and time in the long run.

What Can You Do?

If you have a private well, you’re definitely dealing with hard water. But the majority of municipal water sources have levels of hardness as well.

According to the USGS, in the United States, 85% of the water is considered hard.

There are certainly little tips and tricks you can use to try and improve your showering experience. However, there’s really only one permanent solution… that’s a water softener.

Water softeners remove those dissolved minerals from the water in your home. They are an investment that will make life for you and your family more convenient and more enjoyable.

Want to learn more about water conditioning options and what kind of water softener would be ideal for your home? Water-Right’s product lines are among the best residential water treatment options in the industry.

Constant innovation and no shortcuts. Water-Right is first and foremost a company built on integrity. Since 1963, we’ve done things the right way. Our value set has driven the development of the finest water treatment systems, making it easy for industry professionals to satisfy today’s demand for the highest quality water.

Keeping water clean and safe is an increasingly difficult challenge. That’s why we push to make good products better, create industry-leading technology, and offer a state-certified, independent lab specializing in water testing. It’s about making life better as well as providing “The Right Water for Life.”

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HARD WATER - Hard water occurs naturally under the condition where water percolates through calcium carbonates or magnesium carbonates, such as chalk or limestone. Hard water may offer health benefits as drinking water, compared with soft water. Drinking hard water and beverages made using hard water can contribute to dietary requirements for calcium and magnesium. Soap is a less effective cleaner in hard water. Hard water makes it harder to rinse soap, plus it forms a curd or soap scum. One positive aspect of scale is that it forms a barrier between pipes and water, limiting leaching of solder and metals into the water.

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Hard Water

What Hard Water Is and What It Does

by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. 

Hard water is water that contains high amounts of Ca²⁺ and/or Mg²⁺.

Sometimes Mn²⁺ and other multivalent cations are included in the measure of hardness.

Note water may contain minerals and yet not be considered hard, by this definition.

Hard water occurs naturally under the condition where water percolates through calcium carbonates or magnesium carbonates, such as chalk or limestone.

Evaluating How Hard Water Is

According to the USGS, the hardness of water is determined based on the concentration of dissolved multivalent cations:

·      soft water - 0 to 60 mg/L (milligrams per liter) as calcium carbonate

·      moderately hard water - 61 to 120 mg/L

·      hard water - 121 to 180 mg/L

·      very hard water - more than 180 mg/L

Hard Water Effects

Both positive and negative effects of hard water are known:

·      Hard water may offer health benefits as drinking water, compared with soft water.

Drinking hard water and beverages made using hard water can contribute to dietary requirements for calcium and magnesium.

·      Soap is a less effective cleaner in hard water. Hard water makes it harder to rinse soap, plus it forms a curd or soap scum. 

Detergent is also affected by the dissolved minerals in hard water, but not to the same extent as soap.

More soap or detergent are required to clean clothes and other items using hard water compared with soft water.

Hair washed in hard water may appear dull and feel stiff from residue. Clothes washed in hard water may develop a yellowish or gray discoloration and may feel stiff.

·      Soap residue left on the skin from bathing in hard water can trap bacteria on the skin surface and disrupt the normal balance of microflora.

Because the residue inhibits the ability of skin to return to its slightly acidic pH, irritation may occur.

·      Hard water can leave behind water spots on dishes, windows, and other surfaces.

·      Minerals in hard water can deposit in pipes and on surfaces forming scale. This can clog pipes over time and decrease water heater efficiency.

One positive aspect of scale is that it forms a barrier between pipes and water, limiting leaching of solder and metals into the water.

·       The electrolytes in hard water can lead to galvanic corrosion, which is when one metal corrodes when in contact with another metal in the presence of ions.

Temporary and Permanent Hard Water

Temporary hardness is characterized by dissolved bicarbonate minerals (calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate) that yield calcium and magnesium cations (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺) and carbonate and bicarbonate anions (CO₃²⁻, HCO₃⁻).

This type of water hardness may be reduced by adding calcium hydroxide to the water or by boiling it.

Permanent hardness is generally associated with calcium sulfate and/or magnesium sulfates in the water, which will not precipitate when the water is boiled. Calcium hardness plus the magnesium hardness.

This type of hard water may be softened by using an ion exchange column or water softener.
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Total permanent hardness is the sum of the calcium hardness plus the magnesium hardness. This type of hard water may be softened by using an ion exchange column or water softener.

Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Science educator with experience teaching chemistry, biology, astronomy, and physics at the high school, college, and graduate levels.

ThoughtCo and About Education chemistry expert since 2001.

Widely-published graphic artist, responsible for printable periodic tables and other illustrations used in science.

Experience

Anne Helmenstine, Ph.D. has covered chemistry for ThoughtCo and About Education since 2001, and other sciences since 2013. She taught chemistry, biology, astronomy, and physics at the high school, college, and graduate levels. She has worked as a research scientist and also abstracting and indexing diverse scientific literature for the Department of Energy.

In addition to her work as a science writer, Dr. Helmenstine currently serves as a scientific consultant, specializing in problems requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Previously, she worked as a research scientist and college professor. 

Education

Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a B.A. in physics and mathematics with a minor in chemistry from Hastings College. In her doctoral work, Dr. Helmenstine developed ultra-sensitive chemical detection and medical diagnostic tests.

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Hard water is simply water that contains high levels of calcium and magnesium ions. 

HARD AND SOFT WATER - Hard water is any water containing an appreciable quantity of dissolved minerals. Soft water is treated water in which the only cation (positively charged ion) is sodium. The minerals in water give it a characteristic taste. Some natural mineral waters are highly sought for their flavor and the health benefits they may confer. Soap is less effective in hard water because it reacts to form the calcium or magnesium salt of the organic acid of the soap. Detergents, on the other hand, lather in both hard and soft water.

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Hard and Soft Water

Chemistry of Hard and Soft Water

by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.

You've heard the terms "hard water" and "soft water, but do you know what they mean?

Is one type of water somehow better than the other?

What type of water do you have?

This article looks at the definitions of these terms and how they relate to water in everyday life.

Hard Water vs Soft Water

Hard water is any water containing an appreciable quantity of dissolved minerals.

Soft water is treated water in which the only cation (positively charged ion) is sodium.

The minerals in water give it a characteristic taste.

Some natural mineral waters are highly sought for their flavor and the health benefits they may confer.

Soft water, on the other hand, may taste salty and may not be suitable for drinking.

If soft water tastes bad, then why might you use a water softener?

The answer is that extremely hard water may shorten the life of plumbing and lessen the effectiveness of certain cleaning agents.

When hard water is heated, the carbonates precipitate out of solution, forming scales in pipes and tea kettles.

In addition to narrowing and potentially clogging the pipes, scales prevent efficient heat transfer, so a water heater with scales will have to use a lot of energy to give you hot water.

Soap is less effective in hard water because it reacts to form the calcium or magnesium salt of the organic acid of the soap.

These salts are insoluble and form grayish soap scum, but no cleansing lather.

Detergents, on the other hand, lather in both hard and soft water.

Calcium and magnesium salts of the detergent's organic acids form, but these salts are soluble in water.

How to Soften Water

Hard water can be softened (have its minerals removed) by treating it with lime or by passing it over an ion exchange resin.

The ion exchange resins are complex sodium salts. Water flows over the resin surface, dissolving the sodium.

The calcium, magnesium and other cations precipitate onto the resin surface. Sodium goes into the water, but the other cations stay with the resin.

Very hard water will end up tasting saltier than water that had fewer dissolved minerals.

Most of the ions have been removed in soft water, but sodium and various anions(negatively charged ions) still remain.

Water can be deionized by using a resin that replaces cations with hydrogen and anions with hydroxide.

With this type of resin, the cations stick to the resin and the hydrogen and hydroxide that are released combine to form pure water.

Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Science educator with experience teaching chemistry, biology, astronomy, and physics at the high school, college, and graduate levels.

ThoughtCo and About Education chemistry expert since 2001.

Widely-published graphic artist, responsible for printable periodic tables and other illustrations used in science.

Experience

Anne Helmenstine, Ph.D. has covered chemistry for ThoughtCo and About Education since 2001, and other sciences since 2013. She taught chemistry, biology, astronomy, and physics at the high school, college, and graduate levels. She has worked as a research scientist and also abstracting and indexing diverse scientific literature for the Department of Energy.

In addition to her work as a science writer, Dr. Helmenstine currently serves as a scientific consultant, specializing in problems requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Previously, she worked as a research scientist and college professor. 

Education

Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a B.A. in physics and mathematics with a minor in chemistry from Hastings College. In her doctoral work, Dr. Helmenstine developed ultra-sensitive chemical detection and medical diagnostic tests.

ThoughtCo and Dotdash

ThoughtCo is a premier reference site focusing on expert-created education content. We are one of the top-10 information sites in the world as rated by comScore, a leading Internet measurement company. Every month, more than 13 million readers seek answers to their questions on ThoughtCo.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population monthly. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone, and recently Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.

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