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CRYSTAL QUEST®Pitcher, Shower Filters, Faucet Mount, Countertop Plus, Reverse Osmosis, Refrigerator and Travel Water Filters have been recommended in"The Drinking Water Book - How to Eliminate Harmful Toxins From Your Water"on pages 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 134 and 160 by Colin Ingram, second edition 2006.

CRYSTAL QUEST® was recommended in the "Child Health Guide Book - Holistic Pediatrics For Parents" by Dr. Randall Neustaedter, second edition 2007.

CRYSTAL QUEST® products have been featured in "Hobby Farms magazine" in the May/June 2007 issue.

CRYSTAL QUEST® Pitcher Water Filters and CRYSTAL QUEST® Shower Filters were awarded "Best Buys" in the August 2006 issue of Consumers Digest magazine.

These are just a few of the many reasons why we offer such an extensive selection of products from Crystal Quest®, one of the top manufacturers in the water filtration industry.

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Reverse osmosis is a term that invariably comes up when discussing water filtration, and reverse osmosis systems are being used more and more for both residential and commercial applications, but what exactly is a reverse osmosis system and how does it work? Without getting too technical, reverse osmosis (RO) systems use a separation process that utilizes pressure to force a solvent through a membrane that retains the solute on one side and allows the pure solvent to pass to the other side. Or more simply put, in the case of water filtration, the RO system forces a solvent ( water ) from a region of high solute concentration ( filled with unwanted particles or contaminants ) through a membrane ( filter ) to a region of low solute concentration ( purified water ) by applying pressure. This is the "reverse" of the normal osmosis process ( hence the name ), 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. The membrane in that case is semi-permeable, meaning it allows the passage of solvent but not of solute.

The membranes used for reverse osmosis however have a dense barrier layer where most separation occurs. These membranes are designed to allow only water to pass through this dense layer while preventing the passage of solutes (such as salt ions). This process requires that a high pressure be exerted on the higher concentration side of the membrane, usually 30-250 psi for fresh water and approximately 600-1000 psi for seawater because seawater has a natural osmotic pressure of around 350 psi that also must be overcome.

Until recent years, the RO process has best known for its use in desalination (removing the salt from sea water to get fresh water), but it has also been used to purify fresh water for medical, industrial and domestic applications going back to the early 1970s. As with all new technologies, early reverse osmosis water filtration systems were quite expensive and beyond the economic reach of the average consumer, but today a basic RO system for residential use can be purchased for under $200.00.

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Water for Good Health — A Summary

It’s more important to remove harmful pollutants from water than to save beneficial minerals that may be in it.
If you drink distilled water, be sure to include a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Don’t store distilled water in plastic bottles; use glass.
All other things being equal, hard water is healthier than soft water.
And again, an important reminder: Don’t drink chlorinated water supplied by a water utility on a regular basis.
If you purify your water using a drinking water filter, be sure to change the filter after the manufacturer’s recommended time. Using water filters beyond this point will not only defeat the purpose, but may result in harmful results.