Carrying large packs of water is exhausting sometimes, especially at an apartment! I like to make sure the water I drink is of top quality, and pure. Luckily, the new countertop reverse osmosis systems can solve these problems.
The countertop Bluevua® RO100ROPOT reverse osmosis system is our top pick portable and easy-to-use water filter with no plumbing required, which will turn almost all water sources into pure water.
Countertop vs. Under Sink Reverse Osmosis Systems
The iSpring RO100 Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System is a more complicated to set-up, has a possibility of leaks, and requires water pressure, but makes less waste water.
Read our extensive article on iSpring’s RO100 for more information on our top pick for an under-the-sink reverse osmosis system.
Benefits of Purchasing Your Own Reverse Osmosis System
Reverse osmosis systems remove almost all possible contaminants, more than any other type of filtration system. Read our article on the unseen contaminants in tap water to see what a reverse osmosis system can filter out of your water and how it compares to other water filtration systems (it’s the best).
You’ll no longer have to deal with buying large amounts of purified water from the store, or filling water filter pitchers. You can either fill the Bluevua® like a coffee machine for pure water, or get pure water from your tap with an under-the-sink system.
Make Your Own Pure Water
The Bluevua®’s purified water, when remineralized, can make your tap water taste like spring water with no off-taste like other products. Water is a building block of life, and the ability to make your own fresh tasting pure water from contaminated water and salt water is very useful. Making your own purified water protects you from any potential harmful contaminants in tap water.
Also, the portable reverse osmosis system will be invaluable if clean water is hard to come by, even if the city water is shut off.
Save Money and the Environment – Reduce Plastic Exposure
With a Reverse Osmosis system there is no need to buy purified bottled water, saving money and many plastic bottles. Including filter replacements, after about a year, the Bluevua RO System will pay for itself financially and environmentally.
How to Make Purified Water at Home with No Plumbing
The portable Bluevua® RO system brings convenient advanced water filtration technology to your household with a few minutes of set-up time.
On your first use be sure to filter water through the system 6 times to get rid of the protective liquid in the filters. Then, it is all ready to use to make your own purified water.
We suggest to remineralize your water with concentrated salt lake water for taste and health benefits, as well as having the added benefit of balancing the pH of the purified water.
Replacing the filters is an easy task, by unscrewing the old filters and screwing in the new ones. The Bluevua system brings even more convenience with it’s Filter Life Monitor, which tells you the life left on your filters on the digital display.
Replacement filters which make 525 gallons, except for filter #3 which makes 1000 gallons, currently costs $150 for all of them. That’s about $0.25 a gallon! 525 gallons is ~4200 17oz water bottles! With these money savings, the Bluevua RO system is not only a useful and valuable appliance, but a long-term investment which will pay dividends.
Also, other filter types such as Brita® filters usually only make 120 gallons, and leave a bad taste in the water.
Independent testing has been done according to NSF 58 certification which verifies the filtering effectiveness.
Included de-scaling solution to remove mineral deposits from the system, and a cleaning brush.
Included with a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty
Additional Information on Your New Reverse Osmosis System
In the pursuit of pristine hydration, the decision to bring Reverse Osmosis (RO) into the heart of your home is more than a choice—it’s a calculated investment in both your pocket and the planet.
Imagine a world where your yearly water expenses plummet, and the environmental footprint of plastic waste dwindles to almost nothing. A Bluevua® RO system promises just that. With a meticulous breakdown of costs, we showcase how, with a modest initial investment, the system pays for itself in just one year, saving you a staggering $640 annually compared to the habitual purchase of water bottles.
But it’s not just about dollars saved; it’s about the tangible reduction of plastic waste. Visualize a stack of 4200 water bottles, equivalent to the plastic waste a single set of Bluevua® filters obliterates. In a world grappling with environmental concerns, this is a tangible contribution to sustainability.
Welcome to a world where financial prudence meets environmental consciousness.
How Reverse Osmosis at Home Saves Money Compared to Buying Water Bottles
With full use at 525 gallons a year, a set of Bluevua® filters will save at least $640! a year compared to buying water bottles, as well as saving the time of buying water bottles, and drastically reducing plastic use. If you use the RO system to make less than 1.4 gallons of water a day, then the filters will last a longer amount of time, although taking a longer time to save money from not having to buy water.
Other non-portable, under-the-sink RO systems may have cheaper system and filter prices.
The Bluevua® RO system comes with the first set of filters, and will pay for itself in a year of daily use compared to buying water bottles.
We came to this conclusion by considering the following:
- The price of a 35 pack of Zephyrhills® 16.9oz water bottles is ~$7 ($1.50/gallon)
- The price of Bluevua®’s filters for 525 gallons of use is $120 ($0.23/gallon)
- The average cost of tap water in the USA is $0.01/gallon
- To buy 525 gallons of spring water bottles costs about $787
- To make your own 525 gallons with the Bluevua® system, including electricity, costs about $147
- This gets us a minimum price savings after making 525 gallons of $640 per year
How Reverse Osmosis at Home Reduces Plastic Waste
Since 40 16.9oz water bottles is about 5 gallons, after only 1 set of filters, a RO system will reduce 4200 plastic bottles worth of waste. Imagine a stack of 4200 water bottles! If we all cut down on our plastic use, I am positive it will make a big difference for the environment.
Realistic Customer Review of the Bluevua® RO100ROPOT
Remineralization of Filtered Purified Water
A Bluevua remineralization filter can be purchased and connected to the Bluevua in order to quickly remineralize your filtered water.
Alternatively, concentrated seawater from Utah’s Great Salt Lake, Healthy Organic Mineral drops, can be added to your purified water for added taste, and health benefits. We fully recommend them, not only for the taste, but for the health benefits and greater feeling of hydration. The organic minerals make your self-made purified water similar to pure Fiji spring water.
How to Tell if Water Filters Need Replacement
If you are not using the Bluevua® RO system, the best way to tell if your filters need replacement is by the taste of the water and the age of the used filters. If the filtered water no longer tastes or looks satisfactory, it is time for a filter replacement.
The Bluevua RO system comes with a Filter Life Monitor, helping you plan ahead for your next filter replacement.
Are Reverse Osmosis Systems Efficient?
The Bluevua® RO System is extremely efficient with a 2:1 Pure to Drain ratio, as well as using much less energy than a 700W! Countertop Distiller. Backflushing system keeps the filters clean. The Bluevua RO system also has a power-saving mode when it is not in use.
The iSpring RO100 Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System has a 1:1 Pure to Drain ratio, creating less waste than the Bluevua RO System, although requiring plumbing.
Does Reverse Osmosis Remove All Contaminants?
Reverse osmosis systems remove 99.99% of ALL contaminants in water with their 4 stage system. This includes salt, and even healthy compounds such as chloride, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate. Usually, we get the healthy compounds in our diet. You can add minerals to the water to make it like pure spring water.
However, without an extra polishing filter such as an Ion Exchange filter, there will be trace amounts of dissolved solids in the purified water, about the same amount as bottled purified water. With a deionization polisher, you can get Lab Grade water near 0 TDS.
Bluevuas 0.5 Micron #2 Coconut-Activated Filter removes volatile organic compounds
Bluevua’s 0.0001 Micron #3 filter removes even the smallest of viruses sized at 0.125 Microns.