Reverse Osmosis Systems
in Sterling Heights, MI

The city’s inventory shows no lead service lines, which is good news. Reverse osmosis is still useful because it reduces disinfection byproducts, PFAS, fluoride and dissolved solids, and it improves taste for drinking, coffee and cooking. It also covers small amounts of lead or copper that can come from older faucets, valves or solder inside a home, which a service line inventory doesn’t account for.

Reverse osmosis is among the most effective home treatments for PFAS. Sterling Heights’ most recent report lists PFOA at up to 2 ppt, below Michigan’s 8 ppt limit and the 4 ppt federal limit, and no other PFAS compounds are listed. Michigan also limits PFOS to 16 ppt and PFHxS to 51 ppt. An under-sink RO system adds another layer of protection for the water you drink.

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”.

Yes. Reverse osmosis reduces fluoride along with other dissolved minerals. GLWA adds fluoride at the Lake Huron plant, and Sterling Heights’ report shows 0.58 ppm, well below the 4 ppm limit. If you want to keep fluoride in your drinking water, your Culligan expert can explain your options.

Yes. Sterling Heights’ highest running averages were 35 ppb for total trihalomethanes and 17 ppb for HAA5, both within their limits. These byproducts form when chlorine reacts with organic matter, and the carbon stages and membrane in a Culligan RO system reduce them along with chlorine taste and odor.

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. Culligan offers reverse osmosis filtration rental for Sterling Heights homes, including installation, filter changes and service, so you get filtered drinking water without a large up-front cost.