Whole House Water Filters--Looking for Advice

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knobhill

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I'm going to be switching over to a drip system, and need to purchase a whole house water filter. I live in Los Angeles where the water contains chlorine and chloramines. I contacted a local water filter shop and they were slow in getting back to me and closed for the day when I went to see their products. Needless to say, I will not be buying local = (

RKC (Infinite Aquatics) uses the aquasana filter and says it's the best investment he has ever made

http://www.aquasana.com/product_detail.php?product_id=27


I also like this one from pelican:
http://www.pelicanwater.com/whole_house_water_filters.php

It's rated for more gallons, has a better warranty, less expensive, and can be buried in the ground (which is what I want to do)

Any members out there use a whole house filter for their water with good success?
Ley me know :popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
 
I spoke to the folks at Pelican and was sold. They are building it custom for chloramines (not for chlorine) with no upcharge like aquasana. Stay tuned....
 
Is your only goal to remove chlorine and chloramine? if that is the case i would say to go with a automatic backwashable media filter and fill it full of catalytic granular activated carbon. place a 10 or 20" filter housing before and possibly one after (carbon especially when backflushed will create dust) the filter housing before run around a 20 micron filter, and the one after run a 5 micron. this will be cheaper then buying a pre built kit that does the same thing with the same stuff.

my lfs uses a system built around this to treat their water for their tanks. by far the most cost effective for large volumes of chlorine/chloramine removal.
 
Look into the large carbon bottles on ebay, I think airwaterice is the company but they sell large 2cu.ft. carbon bottles and it works great for my city water.
 
frickr said:
Is your only goal to remove chlorine and chloramine? if that is the case i would say to go with a automatic backwashable media filter and fill it full of catalytic granular activated carbon. place a 10 or 20" filter housing before and possibly one after (carbon especially when backflushed will create dust) the filter housing before run around a 20 micron filter, and the one after run a 5 micron. this will be cheaper then buying a pre built kit that does the same thing with the same stuff.

my lfs uses a system built around this to treat their water for their tanks. by far the most cost effective for large volumes of chlorine/chloramine removal.
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I looked into that type of system. What you are describing is something that uses electricity, relies on a timer/backflush valve, also needs to be plumbed to a sewer line (for backwash), and whose carbon lasts about the same ammount of time (3-5 years) before needing to be replaced. It seems like a lot more variables to contend with for a system that requires none of that...just a quick change of the sediment filter every 6-12 months.

I placed the order and it should arrive by next weekend, stay tuned for the install.
 
knobhill said:
I looked into that type of system. What you are describing is something that uses electricity, relies on a timer/backflush valve, also needs to be plumbed to a sewer line (for backwash), and whose carbon lasts about the same ammount of time (3-5 years) before needing to be replaced. It seems like a lot more variables to contend with for a system that requires none of that...just a quick change of the sediment filter every 6-12 months.

I placed the order and it should arrive by next weekend, stay tuned for the install.
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you need the backflush with GAC because it will pack down and channel. the back flush on a carbon tank isnt so much as to "clean" the media but as to "fluff" it up so that the water flows evenly through the media. and the backwash is around 15-20 mins, vers a softener tank regenerating takes up to 2 hours. as far as the reliability, there isnt to much to go wrong with them and if they are reliable enough to be used in industrial and even dialysis clinics, i think they will be more then reliable enough for the average consumer. the 2 systems that were posted at the top are over priced for what they are. the carbon wont last as long in these because of the channeling that will occure in these.

i maintain a 4000gpd water system that produces 18.2Mohm, ultra low TOC water for a pharmacutical company (more strict then dialysis water used in hospitals) and produce water good enough for semiconductor manufacturing which is some of the strictest water requirements of any industry. i have spoke to water engeneers about all this stuff and this is what they have told me about carbon treatment.
 
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