[specialk]

We are considering a water filtering system.. Please share your opinions of
1. Whether it really makes a difference, and if so, how?
2. Best filtration system and cost/contractor?
3. Can it be installed diy?
Thanks

[Bob McKeever]

I have always put a simple whole house filter on my incoming water. It is a canister that goes in at the point the water enters the house. The filter can be a simple cotton wound sediment filter, or I prefer a carbon filter that blocks sediment and improves the taste. The carbon filters are less than $10, last 3 - 6 months and you can change them in 5 minutes. The canister is about $35 and easy to install. Last year, they flushed the hydrants near my home in New York State and unleased a flurry of rust and crud. The filter was completely clogged, but none of that stuff got into my hot water heater or in the valve seats in all the faucets. Good investment in my book.

[tommy steam]

Originally Posted by specialk

We are considering a water filtering system.. Please share your opinions of
1. Whether it really makes a difference, and if so, how?
2. Best filtration system and cost/contractor?
3. Can it be installed diy?
Thanks

Go to the search box, type in water filter and a lot of info will come up .

[jimbo2012]

No $35 filter is reallly going to do anything much.....

Take a look at the Nova Filters

Check this page

There R also several customer feed backs on it.

It's a real HD filter for the bad water here.

[Deter1]

Check out Puronics whole house purifier. We chose the system that does not make the water totally soft, but allows the water to be drinkable from the tap; doesn't leave smell in washed clothes and doesn't have an odor in the shower.
Customer service has been excellent, just like the water!

[DENNIS G]

Originally Posted by specialk

We are considering a water filtering system.. Please share your opinions of
1. Whether it really makes a difference, and if so, how?
2. Best filtration system and cost/contractor?
3. Can it be installed diy?
Thanks

We purchased a whole house Whirlpool Filter System at Lowes nearly six years ago. Flushes itself, doesn't require any maintenance other than making sure that there is power to it. It does require a drain when it regernerates and flushes. DIY in about an hour. About $280.00 now at Lowes. Has worked great for us.

[missypie]

Originally Posted by DENNIS G

We purchased a whole house Whirlpool Filter System at Lowes nearly six years ago. Flushes itself, doesn't require any maintenance other than making sure that there is power to it. It does require a drain when it regernerates and flushes. DIY in about an hour. About $280.00 now at Lowes. Has worked great for us.

Thanks for saying this. This is the system we want. Anything else you can tell me about it?

[jimbo2012]

That is not a filter it is a softener, water softeners do not filter they soften......

WE believe is more important to have chlorine, sediment and other junk removed than having all the stuff in soft water.

Folks I've been doing filtration since 1974, you're not comparing the correct items here.

Therefore, your mileage will vary.

[angiefox10]

We bought a hybrid system from Sears... About $800...

"A standard water softener has a tank that has ion-exchange resin which takes out the hardness from the water and a hybrid water softener also has that, but a regular water softener does not have a second chamber which has carbon to remove the tastes, odors, chlorine and chemicals."

Here is a link to this type of system. I drink my water out of the tap and it tastes like bottled water!

What is a Hybrid Water Softener and Why Would I Want One? | Ask The Water Doctor

Someone on TOTV recommended it! The water is soft and tastes great as well.... Just another option.

[garfball]

make sure you get a reverse osmosis system. they should cost you under 3000 with a water softner. do not use a company by the name of TAS. they are overpriced on their units and they will charge you up the kazoo for new filters. I would reccomend a company by the name of "PEGASUS". the owner is very relyable.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by specialk

We are considering a water filtering system.. Please share your opinions of
1. Whether it really makes a difference, and if so, how?
2. Best filtration system and cost/contractor?
3. Can it be installed diy?
Thanks

Anything more than 400 or 500 dollars and you are being ripped off.

[eremite06]

I had a Kinetico system in my prior house. It had a carbon filter and an inline filter. It was a water softener as well. I did have to backflush it manually.

So, JIMBO, is your system over $500?

[missypie]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

That is not a filter it is a softener, water softeners do not filter they soften......

WE believe is more important to have chlorine, sediment and other junk removed than having all the stuff in soft water.

Folks I've been doing filtration since 1974, you're not comparing the correct items here.

Therefore, your mileage will vary.

Whirlpool has a water filtering system as well.

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by eremite06

I had a Kinetico system in my prior house. It had a carbon filter and an inline filter. It was a water softener as well. I did have to backflush it manually.

So, JIMBO, is your system over $500?

No it is less than that, $425.
And that's three filter not two as you stated above.

I will say that Kinetico systems that I had direct feed back on here in TV were over $2500.

[Ragman]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

We bought a hybrid system from Sears... About $800...

"A standard water softener has a tank that has ion-exchange resin which takes out the hardness from the water and a hybrid water softener also has that, but a regular water softener does not have a second chamber which has carbon to remove the tastes, odors, chlorine and chemicals."

Here is a link to this type of system. I drink my water out of the tap and it tastes like bottled water!

What is a Hybrid Water Softener and Why Would I Want One? | Ask The Water Doctor

Someone on TOTV recommended it! The water is soft and tastes great as well.... Just another option.

Got one of these about a year ago for about $ 700 and had it installed $ 285 by Mike Scott plumbing. I have a Lantana with an offset in the garage and the plumber taped into the line and ran it to the nook out of the way. Uses about 2 bags of salt or potassium chloride a year with a usage demand flush which you can set. Has worked great for me.