I ran my whole house water filters one year.

That reminds me, it's been a few months since I've changed mine... I usually go until the water seems to drop in pressure. I get far more grit in mine though than you show, like the bottom quarter will be full. I'd change it more often but it's a pain--old setup, getting hard to turn. We do use a Brita for drinking water though.

Sometimes I think it'd be nice to move and get onto town water and sewer; but those aren't free either.
 
Question: The wife and I are downsizing (empty nesters) and building our first home. Both the current home and the new one are on the same utility water/sewer system that has decent results from testing and tastes OK. Would you folks still recommend a dual whole house filter (pre-filter for sediment, carbon filter for finishing) of some sort? What about a simple "EZ-Water" type system (just asking, don't flame me please)? We don't have a water softener now and really don't think we need one on the utility water but I could be convinced otherwise. The issue would be the physical space of such a bit unit like that. Anyway, just curious what the peanut-gallery would say/recommend.
 
We have well water with one filter similar to those in the OP that filters to 25 microns. It takes a ton of iron out of the water, it's bright orange when I change it. Our water tastes great.
 
Originally Posted By: WhizkidTN
Question: The wife and I are downsizing (empty nesters) and building our first home. Both the current home and the new one are on the same utility water/sewer system that has decent results from testing and tastes OK. Would you folks still recommend a dual whole house filter (pre-filter for sediment, carbon filter for finishing) of some sort? What about a simple "EZ-Water" type system (just asking, don't flame me please)? We don't have a water softener now and really don't think we need one on the utility water but I could be convinced otherwise. The issue would be the physical space of such a bit unit like that. Anyway, just curious what the peanut-gallery would say/recommend.


What kind of water is it? Well, lake or river?

Do you know the hardness? When we were on a municipal well we needed a filter and softener. When I was serviced by lake Michigan water I never seen a need for a filter or softener. My in laws had river water and they didn't have a filter or softener and it was OK.

If you are happy with your current water quality I would say no, you don't need a filter. But it would be better to add it now if it's new construction.
 
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Yuck, thats a nasty filter. Our municipal water (which comes from a well that taps an aquifer) is not that bad, but there is sediment from the iron distribution pipes that we catch in ours. Its a good reminder that I need to do ours. If I was on top of things, Id change based upon the water meter reading (cu yds) but I just do it when I remember.
 
Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Yuck, that is why I'll never own a house with well water.


Our last house had a well, drilled 170 feet or so, pvc casing, About 6-7 miles from here, the water there was much better. I filtered it, but it had little iron in it and not much sediment.

So not all well water is this bad, but some is even worse than ours!
 
Dumb question--just noticed--did you really print off a label, from a labelmaker, for labeling date of install? I'm impressed.
 
Originally Posted By: supton
Dumb question--just noticed--did you really print off a label, from a labelmaker, for labeling date of install? I'm impressed.


Yes, I printed that label off using a Brother label maker. I use the label maker for dating almost everything from oil change intervals to the date that I put batteries in our kit cat clock.

I have always liked keeping very specific track of time intervals on service items for some reason. My writing is terrible so I use the label maker instead, I find it much more pleasing to look at than my chicken scratch...lol

Thanks for the compliment! Some may think it's Ocd, or eccentric, but hey what can I say, it makes me feel good....







Well... you get the idea.

Fwiw, I grease the mower about every 10 hours now, so I don't document it any longer.
 
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Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Yuck, that is why I'll never own a house with well water.



You might be surprised. A lot of municipal water systems either come from wells or have wells in addition to other sources.
 
Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Yuck, that is why I'll never own a house with well water.


Honestly I'd rather have well water compared to the nasty city water we have here. So much iron and calcium, I've done gone through a Kureg and espresso maker, even with regular cleanings. Frequently clogs up the regulator. Not to mention the chlorine...
 
Labeling is OCD but very functional. My wife asked for (and got) a label maker one Christmas. Someday I should ask for one too.

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It would be good if you added a vortex filter or two to save on filters and efficiency, and then low pleat filters and then carbon and dupont nylon block filters.
 
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