Ok, osmosis is something best known for happening in plants, right? It is a process where the plant cells act as membranes or kind of like a strainer. Water can come in or out, but larger particles like salts can’t. It is actually the balance of water and salt and living tissue on one side or the other of the membrane that causes the osmosis or the filtering to occur.

So, what does that make reverse osmosis? Well basically, it is the same process but done from the  inside out, rather than the outside in (extracting water from a plant rather than a plant taking in water).

Reverse osmosis is used in water filtration systems to help clean out the minerals and salts that build up in a water system. This is really helpful if you have your own water well or if you have particularly dirty local water. The system will be hooked up to the incoming water to your home and product clean and clear water through your pipes and water faucets.