[idlewild]

We are moving to a newly constructed home in TV and spoke with both Nova Filters and Pegasus Water about water filtration and softeners.

Nova offers:
1. Their mainstay product, the 3-canister whole home filtration system which removes both the sediment (respectively, claims per canister first to 25 microns, then to 10 microns, and finally to 5 microns which also filters chlorine) and should be changed ~26,000 gallons or about 9-12 months, depending on usage.

2. A reverse osmosis (RO) system installed - with subcontractor the drill faucet hole - under the sink for drinking and refrigerator water/ice which further filters both sediment (down to .02 microns) and any remaining chlorine.

3. A water softener, in garage after the whole house filtration which some customers also install to and use potassium- (K) or, more frequently and less costly, sodium- (Na) chloride to remove magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) which clogs faucet heads.

Pegasus claims they are replacing a lot of Nova system with their PM3200 Plus unit which is an all-in-one and filters, purifies, and softens the water using KCl only, and apparently requiring less frequent changing (5 or 6 bags per year vs. 12 per year). With the PM3200 Plus there's no need for RO systems, but the company does charge ~$100/year for "maintenance" and I can't understand how this is thing works.

Does anyone have the Pegasus system? If so, can you please explain how it differs from the Nova? I get that it's all-in-one, but at least to me, it seems there are only so many ways (one or two?) to filter, purify, and soften water.

Thanks in advance.