Reverse osmosis (RO) is the most thorough way to clean up your drinking water. An under-sink RO system forces water through a fine membrane that removes dissolved contaminants — including lead, disinfection byproducts, and dissolved solids — for bottled-quality water straight from your kitchen tap.
Call (865) 284-2424 — serving Knox, Blount, Anderson, and Loudon counties.
What Reverse Osmosis Removes
- Lead that leaches from older service lines and household plumbing
- Disinfection byproducts like TTHM and HAA5
- Dissolved solids, sediment, and many other contaminants
- Chlorine taste and odor (via the system's carbon stages)
When We Recommend RO in Knoxville
RO is our go-to for drinking water in older homes, where lead can enter from aging plumbing, and anywhere the local EPA report shows elevated lead or disinfection byproducts. In parts of Oak Ridge and Maryville, for example, a small share of tested homes have shown lead above the action level from household plumbing — RO at the kitchen sink is the direct fix.
How It Works With Your Other Systems
RO handles drinking and cooking water at one tap; a whole-home softener and carbon filter handle scale and taste everywhere else. Together they cover your whole home. Honey Bear installs and services all of them.
Check Your Water First
Use our free ZIP water quality lookup to see your utility's lead and disinfection-byproduct numbers, then we confirm with a free on-site water test and recommend only what your home needs.
Service Area
We install reverse osmosis systems throughout Knoxville, Farragut, Hardin Valley, Powell, Halls, Maryville, Alcoa, Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Seymour, and surrounding areas.
Schedule your free water test — (865) 284-2424.
Frequently Asked Questions
RO removes dissolved contaminants a standard filter can't — including lead, disinfection byproducts, and dissolved solids — by forcing water through a fine membrane. It's the best option for drinking water.
It's most valuable in older homes or where your local report shows elevated lead or TTHM. Check your ZIP with our water quality lookup, and we'll confirm with a free on-site test.
Typically under the kitchen sink, with a dedicated faucet for drinking and cooking water. It can also feed a refrigerator or ice maker.
Modern systems are far more efficient than older ones. Honey Bear installs high-efficiency RO units sized to your household, so you get clean drinking water with minimal waste.