Reverse Osmosis Systems
in Brighton, MI

Yes. Certified reverse osmosis systems reduce copper and lead at the faucet you drink from. Copper usually comes from a home’s own pipes, especially when water sits in them overnight. With Brighton’s reported copper level at 1.1 ppm and individual results reaching 1.5 ppm, an RO system is a practical safeguard for drinking and cooking water.

The most recent report shows all seven regulated PFAS compounds below the 2 ppt reporting level. For reference, Michigan limits PFOA to 8 ppt, PFOS to 16 ppt, and PFHxS to 51 ppt, and the federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ppt. Private wells aren’t part of the city’s testing. Certified reverse osmosis is one of the most effective home options for reducing PFAS.

Yes. Brighton’s water contains about 44 ppm of sodium before any softening, and a softener adds a little more. Reverse osmosis removes most dissolved salts, including sodium, which helps if you soften your water or are watching sodium in your diet.

Yes. Brighton adds fluoride during treatment, and it measured 0.63 ppm, with results from 0.42 to 0.95 ppm. RO reduces it, so talk with your Culligan expert if you’d rather keep fluoride in your drinking water. The carbon stages also reduce chlorine, which the city holds at a 0.35 ppm running annual average. Total trihalomethanes measured 37.6 ppb and HAA5 measured 2 ppb.

Yes. Radium occurs naturally in some Michigan groundwater, and reverse osmosis is one of the treatments that reduces it. Brighton’s combined radium measured 1.323 pCi/L, well under the 5 pCi/L limit. If you’re on a private well nearby, a water test is the only way to know your level.

Yes, chromium six (or hexavalent chromium) has recently been discovered in limited amounts in some water supplies. Chromium six is suspected of being a carcinogen, and should not be ingested at amounts above the federally mandated limits.  We have never been alarmists, but if you are concerned about the quality of the water you drink, you might want to consider a reverse osmosis system.  Reverse Osmosis is the only readily available system that removes up to 97% of Chromium-6. You can read more about it here.

Reverse osmosis is a sophisticated multi-stage filtration system that is capable of removing up to 97% of all the dissolved minerals from your water.  It is designed to make water that is at least as good as the water you buy in bottles.  Many times, it’s even better.  This reduces waste in landfills by using less bottled water, making reverse osmosis environmentally friendly.

Yes – The Culligan RO system uses multiple processes including Reverse Osmosis to make great tasting, low sodium drinking water. Reverse Osmosis removes about 97% of the TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) including salt and sodium from the water. Read the labels on bottled water and you will discover reverse osmosis is the same process used by most bottlers … so in effect … you really are getting … “bottled water without the bottle”.

Refrigerator filters are typically just carbon, and while carbon filtered water is better than no treatment at all, it is limited in what it can remove. Only reverse osmosis is capable of removing dissolved minerals and chemicals from your water.

Yes. A reverse osmosis rental from Culligan includes installation and scheduled filter changes, so your drinking water system keeps performing without a large upfront cost.