Commonly Asked Questions Before Buying Whole House Water Filtration System

A whole house water filter system is connected to your home’s main water supply. All water used in your house, whether for drinking, cooking, washing, or bathing, will go through the central whole house water filter.

1. Q. What are the types of whole house filtration systems available in market?

There are primarily two types of Whole house filtration system available in market,

1. 1. Activated carbon
2. 2. Reverse osmosis filtration.

The Activated carbon filtration system is best for removing disinfectants and other contaminants, while the Reverse osmosis is most effective against both chemicals and microbial contaminants. 

2. Q. Does the Whole house Water Filters remove everything from water?

It's not possible to build a whole home water filter that "filters everything bad" from your water. For that level of filtration, you need to add another water filter at the Point of Use. Apex Point of use filtration systems are designed to filter the water in your home used for drinking, washing, cooking, and showering. These systems treat lead, arsenic, fluoride, etc. from your tab water.

3. Q. How much does a whole house water filtration system cost?

For an average-sized home, a whole house water filter including installation currently costs approximately $1000 to $5000. Once the system is in place, maintenance will be minimal in terms of cost and hassle, involving only occasional replacement of the filters (annually) or filtering media (every three to five years).

4. How long will the carbon last before I have to change it?

The Life of Carbon filter is depends upon many variables—flow rate, amount of contamination in the water, the number of gallons of water used—make it impossible to give a precise answer, but in normal residential filters a 3 or 4 year service life of the carbon is a reasonable expectation. It can be much longer if conditions are right.

5. How large a Whole House Water filter I need?

For 5 people and 2 bathrooms it is advisable to have a APEXMR-3021 unit.

If you are looking to buy a whole house water filter for your home , this guide will help you to choosing the best Whole house water filter.