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We plumb the backwash line from a water softener to a gutter drain line and never to the septic. The water flowing through the unit after a regen will have so little salt most people cannot taste the salt after a freshly regenerated media bed. Your urine has more salt in it. The backwash is what will have an effect on the septic system. Some contractors plumb the backwash line to the ABS lines to your septic which will put concentrated salt and mineral into the septic tank and cause issues with the decomposition of waste.
Reverse Osmosis ( R.O. ) is running your filtered water through a high pressure membrane with a high pressure pump or there are ones that go under the sink that can use lower pressure. As the water passes through the membrane minerals are removed through the membrane. These get sent out a waste line ( concentrate ) and your product waster ( permeate ) goes to an acid neutralizer and into a storage tank at atmospheric pressure. Newer units have a recycle that will allow some waste water to run through the unit again saving water. In order for the membranes to last the longest the RO needs pre filtration. This can vary depending on what’s in your water. RO is usually used to remove silica and or certain types of arsenic.
Reverse Osmosis ( R.O. ) is running your filtered water through a high pressure membrane with a high pressure pump or there are ones that go under the sink that can use lower pressure. As the water passes through the membrane minerals are removed through the membrane. These get sent out a waste line ( concentrate ) and your product waster ( permeate ) goes to an acid neutralizer and into a storage tank at atmospheric pressure. Newer units have a recycle that will allow some waste water to run through the unit again saving water. In order for the membranes to last the longest the RO needs pre filtration. This can vary depending on what’s in your water. RO is usually used to remove silica and or certain types of arsenic.