Is water purified by reverse osmosis considered distilled?

Question

I need to know if there are any minerals left in the water, and if this cures hard water. Any other differences?

Answer 1

No.

Distilled water is water boiled leaving unwanted minerals behind and the steam condensed back into pure water.

Reverse osmosis involving using a dense polymer matrix and forcing the water between it. Bigger molecules can't fit through matrix but water does. Eventually they will be a higher concentration of unwanted dissolved minerals on one side and near pure water on the other. This process is more cheaper in desalination plants whereas distillation would be too expensive to boil huge amounts of seawater. Also its used in regular water treament plants. (Water is forced through activated sediments (carbon, ultrafine sand) to remove bigger particles (sewage, particulates, organic matter)

Answer 2

No---reverse osmosis is passing water through a membrane to remove impurities versus distilling-- which is boiling water and then condensing the steam back into liquid water. Depending on the size of the pores in the filter medium, most solids and minerals are removed in reverse osmosis which is why car washes use it for a spot-free rinse.

Answer 3

Water should be boiled and became to steam. The steam should be accumulated and re-condensed for it to be distilled. Water from a dehumidifier has been condensed in basic terms. not became to steam.