Whole house water filters vs under-the-sink water filters
Do they work well all by themselves, or do you still really need an under the sink water filter (or a faucet water filter) too? Are they trapping chemicals like chlorine or chloroform, or just sediment? Does any filter trap coliform? I imagine that if you use a whole house water filter and a point of use water filter that the cartridge on the small filter should last much much longer. |
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| I did some research on that last year. What I learned was that the whole house ones are primarily for sediment. To filter all the bad stuff out of drinking water really cuts down the water flow and is not practical or necessary for showering, laundry, dishes, etc. For drinking water, you either want to do the undersink with separate spigot or get one of those reverse osmosis ones that filters into its own 5 gallon resevoir. I've tried a couple undersink varieties and I really love the GE SmartWater Premium dual filter system available at home depot.
http://www.geappliances.com/smartwater/dw_dual.htm What's really great is how incredibly easy the filters are to change. I had tried a different model from Sears and changing the filters was a whole production requiring a screwdriver. The GE filters just twist on. It's really nice. I don't see coliform listed on the NSF contaminant list but you could call and ask and tell us what you learn: http://www.nsf.org/consumer/drinking_wa ... m=WaterTre |
| One more thing -- this UV system claims to kill coliform:
http://www.excelwater.com/eng/b2c/our_product_tj.php |
| I had a whole house filter and softener system in my house many years ago, I thought it was great, didn't require much maintenance at all. A big bag of salt every month, or three months ,I can't remember. |
| I am a kitchen and bath designer for over 14 years. I have delt with plumbing. First you should have your water tested. Then choose the right filter. If you live in an area where the water is bad or hard then whole house is the answer. If you want a under the counter it is mostly for drinking and cooking. You don't need it to wash the floor ect. Let me know what you do. I would like to help if I can.
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Deana Woods wrote: I am a kitchen and bath designer for over 14 years. I have delt with plumbing. First you should have your water tested. Then choose the right filter. If you live in an area where the water is bad or hard then whole house is the answer. If you want a under the counter it is mostly for drinking and cooking. You don't need it to wash the floor ect. Let me know what you do. I would like to help if I can. [[/quote]Deana |
| We have a whole house water softening system, and separate RO filters on a drinking water spigot and on the ice maker. Our water here in AZ is very high in mineral content. The RO systems are great, our water tastes great and our ice is crystal clear. |
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