How whole house filters workHow it worksTreats every outlet · sized to flowEvery outlet
What it does
Sized to flow, not to a glass.
Water passes through a sediment stage and a carbon bed where the main line enters, at the full flow of the house. Chlorine, taste, odor and sediment are reduced at every outlet; dissolved metals mostly pass through. The number that matters is flow at an acceptable pressure drop. A unit that reduces chlorine but halves your shower pressure is the wrong unit.Sediment and carbon stages at the point of entry, at the full flow of the house. Chlorine, taste and sediment are reduced at every outlet; dissolved metals mostly pass through.
- Who it suitsHomes on chlorinated city water that want less of it in showers, laundry and every tapCity-water homes that want less chlorine in showers and laundry
- What it needsSpace where the main line enters, a bypass loop, and a backwash drain for larger bedsSpace at the main line, a bypass loop, a drain for big beds
- What it won’t doReduce lead, arsenic or nitrate. That’s RO at the kitchen tap.Reduce lead, arsenic or nitrate. That’s RO at the tap.
- Running costA sediment cartridge and carbon media, each on the maker’s schedule