RO vs UV

Umar Shareef

In RO water purifier pushes the water through the semi permeable RO membrane using pressure of water. DUring this process impurities and dissolved solids leave behind the RO membrane. RO water purifier effective to convert hard water which contain high level of TDS to sweet, soft water. But RO not much effective on microorganisms which cause water borne diseases.

UV water purifier uses UV rays. Water passes through the UV light source tube and due UV rays action germs and microorganisms present in water are deactivated. UV is much more effective on contaminants such as bacteria and viruses but not that much effective to remove TDS.

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**Difference between RO and UV**
Features	RO	UV
Suitable for	Suitable for Under ground water	Suitable for Lake, river, municipal supply water
Microorganisms	RO water purifier blocks and removes bacteria and viruses from purified water. Flush out microorganisms bodies.	UV water purifier kills bacteria and viruses bodies from purified water but microorganisms bodies remained in purified water only.
Waste water	RO water purifier produces lot of waste water.	UV does not produce any waste water. Zero percent waste water
Dissolved solids	RO water purifier removes dissolved solids and TDS.	UV water purifier does not remove dissolved solids
Time to purify	RO water purifier takes much more time to purify water	UV water purifier makes much less time to purify water
Water taste	RO water purifier alter water taste	UV water purifier does not alter water taste
Storage tank	Most of the RO water purifiers have storage tank	Most of the UV water purifiers don’t have storage tank
Maintenance, total cost	RO water purifier can cost double as much to a UV water purifier.	UV water purifier is inexpensive
Work with muddy water	RO water purifier requires pre-filtration such as sediment filter to work with dirty, muddy water	UV water purifier also requires sediment filter.
Electricity	RO water purifier requires electricity to work	UV water purifier also requires electricity to work

Please read our article best RO water purifiers andbest UV water purifiers to know famous RO and UV water purifiers. Please check our articles on UV water purification technologies UV advantages and disadvantages and RO advantages and disadvantages

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