The Linx 160 EDI (electrodeionization) drinking water unit is, in our view, the best overall drinking water system available. Here are a few reasons it is a cut above the rest.
1. Efficiency
The Linx uses completely different technology from any other unit. There are a lot of reverse osmosis units with different bells and whistles — conductivity probes, permeate pumps, booster pumps, remineralizing filters, demineralizing filters, three stages, four stages, eight stages (more stages, more filter sales). At the end of the day they all use the same technology. All except the Linx.
We like to compare reverse osmosis systems to bicycles. Some bikes have a bell, some have a basket, some even have tail lights, but they all need to be pedaled and roll on two wheels. Reverse osmosis drinking water systems are to the Linx what bicycles are to a bullet train.
By using EDI to purify the water, the Linx uses a tenth of the waste water — ten times the recovery rate — and is unaffected by feed water pressure or holding tank back pressure.
2. Water Quality
Another limitation of conventional reverse osmosis is that it can require as much as 200 psi of system pressure to achieve maximum contaminant reduction. The Linx’s contaminant reduction, like its recovery rate, is unaffected by feed water pressure or tank back pressure. On top of that, the technology simply performs better.
Take arsenic reduction, a major issue in our area. We’d expect a conventional RO to achieve about 95–99% reduction of pentavalent arsenic (AsV) at optimum pressure. On a well, however, feed water pressure can be as low as 40 psi, and we only get about 90% reduction of AsV. On top of that, trivalent arsenic (AsIII) will blow right through a conventional RO with limited reduction, if any.
The Linx has a 99% reduction rate for AsV regardless of feed water pressure, and an 85% reduction of AsIII. There is simply nothing else that performs that well at low pressures — and not just for arsenic.
3. Customizable and Self-Monitoring
The Linx uses an electric charge to remove contaminants and clean its membranes. Because of this, the end user can customize the mineral content of their water simply by adjusting the electric charge. Linx calls this “Dial-a-Taste,” because the unit has a dial on the front that makes the adjustment quickly and easily.
Next to the dial is a diagnostics readout. The Linx will tell you when your filters need changing, if water quality deteriorates, if moisture is detected (a leak), or if the unit had a problem when it tried to clean itself. Aside from reminding you when your anniversary is, there is not much the Linx doesn’t tell you.
For these reasons and many more, the Linx is among the best drinking water systems money can buy, and in some cases the only option that will do the job. For more information, call our office at (775) 324-2001 or request a quote.