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Whole House Water Filter
Whole House Water Filters
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Combinations
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This page describes several options for a whole house water filter and whole house water filters bundled with fluoride-removing filters, so you get the filtration you need where you need it.
You can find house filters cheaper than ours. The reason that they are cheaper is primarily that they have less quantity filter material. Our house filters have up to 5 times the filter material of some others. The result is more effective water filtration for a longer time - and therefore a better value over time. Of course the quality of the parts and fixtures also matters, and these use top quality.
Click here to see a chart comparing the commonly-used whole house municipal system filters:
whole house filter comparisons.
Click here to go to whole house water filters and combinations in the store: whole house filters.
or you can click below on individual filters or water filter combinations in the store.
For detailed information about water filtration and how our water filters work, click on water filters.
For more information on chloramine water filters, see chloramine water filters.
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We ship all whole house and whole apartment filter systems for free from the factory.
or email us at
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Whole House Filter
This is a wonderful newer addition to our line of whole house filters. This one-tank, two-media whole house filter can be considered more green or sustainable because it comes without a backwash unit which means that there is no water wasted and no use of energy to run the backwash unit. (However, the water from those with a backwash can easily be used to water gardens. The water is filtered!) This whole house filter is less expensive than most (actually effective) whole house filters and requires little or no maintenance during its lifetime.
The combination of kdf with carbon means that you get thorough filtration of the normal contaminants you find on a municipal system. Our manufacturing partner's patented process for preparing the kdf means it is equal to several times the kdf without that process. All of the whole house filters we sell remove hundreds of contaminants including chlorine, chlorination byproducts, lead, heavy metals, asbestos, iron, hydrogen sulfide and hard scale. The kdf takes out chemical-based contaminants and the carbon removes organic contaminants. So between the two types of filtration material, both organic-based and chemical-based pharmaceuticals are filtered. The filtered water is noticeably softer without the addition of salts or chemicals.
When the filtering mediums are exhausted - after about 300,000 gallons! - get a refill kit to replace the used filter materials. The use of the newly-formulated kdf cubes allow these two excellent filter media - kdf and carbon - to work together in the same tank without the channeling or packing problems you would otherwise have. (A reason for being able to do without backwashing.)
This whole house filter will deliver clean water for drinking, cooking, showering, bathing, washing and gardening. In addition to safeguarding your health, this whole house filter will protect your plumbing and appliances from staining, corrosion and the scale that can clog water flows.
This is a single tank whole house filter for use on chlorinated water. The best media to remove fluoride is not practical at the whole-house level. This filter will reduce fluoride by perhaps 35% or 40%. To remove fluoride we recommend that you add a 2-canister fluoride plus filter at the kitchen. The biggest risk from fluoride is from ingestion.
- Capacity: 300,000+ gallons
- Water Flow: up to 8 gpm
- Filter Media: 10 pounds of kdf packets (equal to nearly 40 pounds normal kdf)
- & 27.5 pounds of top-grade granulated coconut carbon
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Dimensions: 8" X 44"
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Fittings: 3/4" inlet/outlet
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Manufacturer's Warranty: 10-year pro-rated on tank
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friendsofwater.com Warranty: full refund for any reason within 90 days
WE SHIP ALL WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTERS AT NO CHARGE
within the lower 48 states.
To go to this item in the store, click on
Single Tank, 2-Media Whole House Filter.
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This is also now available in a model configured to remove chloramines instead of chlorine (you want one or the other)
Factory tests showed 100% chloramine removal!
Single Tank, 2-Media Whole House Chloramine Plus Water Filter.
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Our top-end whole house water filter is a two-tank whole house water filter system with kdf filter media in one tank and granulated carbon in the other. They work beautifully together because in addition to the filtering each media does itself, the organic contaminants filtering done by carbon is enhanced by kdf which is bacteriostatic. This means that bacteria cannot grow in the carbon, which is carbon's 'weakness' if it isn't combined with kdf. Together these two water filter media will remove chlorine, arsenic, chromium, asbestos, iron and other heavy metals, scale and volatile organic contaminants leaving clean, clear, healthy water.
Using kdf filters will extend the life of your plumbing and appliances, and make it easier to keep your sinks, showers and tubs clean. More importantly, we believe it will extend your health and life too - and there is a lot of evidence to support that view. Visit our pages on fluoride and chlorine if you want more information.
This whole house water filter system includes a backwash head to automatically wash your filter materials. With backwash, the media and is warrantied for two years, and for the average family will last about 3 1/2 years!
This is the system we recommend if you want chlorine and contaminants removed for your whole house, so that you and your family are not exposed through drinking water, showering or bathing. If you are on a municipal system in an area without fluoride, this whole house system will do all you need, assuring healthy water.
There are 40 pounds of top-grade kdf filter media in our systems, and 27 pounds of the highest quality washed and dusted coconut shell carbon. This means that they work better and last much longer. There seems little point in getting yourself a whole-house system with so little filtering media that it stops working effectively in months. Such filters can in fact, become a source of additional problems in your water.
Let us know if you will be filtering well water and send us your water filter test results.. We can substitute kdf with a different ratio between the copper and the zinc, which is more effective for iron and hydrogen sulfide, or otherwise fashion the right filter for your water conditions.
Capacity: 500,000+ gallons
Contents: KDF/Copper-Zinc media
Coconut Shell Carbon
Flow Rate: 6-10 gpm.
Tank Size: 35" tall x 8"
KDF tank is 42" tall with backwash head
(Tanks may vary a bit from the photos)
Warranty: 5 years/housing 2 years/media
Filter Replacement: At 500,000 gallons
When it is time to refill, the cost is $685 for all the media.
Go to this item in the store click on: two-tank whole house water filter.
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The same whole house water filter with two tanks (just above) is here paired with an undercounter fluoride-removing filter in this combination called the two-tank whole house filter plus two-canister kitchen fluoride filter plus system. This combination is the top-end choice for anyone who wants whole-house filtering of chlorine, heavy metals, chemical and organic contaminants, and who also wants to remove fluoride from their kitchen drinking and cooking water.
The kitchen undercounter fluoride filter comes with a faucet that is installed through the 'extra' opening at the back of your sink. That's the hole some use for a boiling water dispenser. With the faucet, you are not using up your fluoride filter media except when you need it for cooking water for your family and pets.
The cost of activated alumina resin (this is not aluminum) to remove fluoride is prohibitive for inclusion in a whole-house filter. We could (as some do) put a small quanity of it in a whole house filter and tell you it will last a couple years. But it wouldn't be true.
A customer who bought this system had this to say:
"Everything's hooked up and working fine. I've been wanting a whole house system for quite a while and now feel much better that I have one. One big advantage is that I used to haul filtered water from Whole Foods in 5 gallon glass carboys for cooking and drinking. Gets a little harder to do those things as we get older. I actually think the house water now tastes better. Thanks. I feel I made a wise choice."
Art T, Michigan
There are 40 pounds of kdf in one canister, 27.5 pounds of carbon in the other. The kitchen water filter has 1 1/2 pounds of activated alumina to remove fluoride, a full pound of carbon, and a balancing amount of kdf. Some competitor filters have as little as 1/2 pound of alumina and carbon. The way your water gets cleaned is by running it through the filtration material, and how much it gets filtered depends on contact time with the media. Don't invest in a system that won't do what you are buying it for.
Let us know if you will be filtering well water. We can substitute a more suitable kdf for iron and hydrogen sulfide in your whole house filter, and substitute a nitrites-removing filter in place of the one for fluoride. Or we can fashion the correct water filter system for your situation. Send us your water test results.
Replacement media for the two-tank whole house system will last for two years or more, depending upon your water source and usage. The kitchen fluoride filter cartridge should be replaced once a year, the second cartridge every other year.
Whole House Two Canister System
Capacity: 500,000+ gallons
Contents: KDF/Copper-Zinc media
Coconut Shell Carbon
Flow Rate: 6-10 gpm.
Tank Size: 35" tall x 8"
KDF tank is 42" tall with backwash head
(Tanks may vary a bit from the photos)
Warranty: 5 years/housing 2 years/media
Filter Replacement: Every two years
Undercounter 2 Canister Kitchen Fluoride PLUS Filter
Capacity: 10,000 gallons
Contents: Canister one: Activated Alumina
Canister two: kdf and carbon
Flow Rate: 1 gpm
Size: Canisters: 11.5 x 4 inches each
Full unit: 5.5" deep, 13.5" high, and 11" wide.
Replacement Filters: 9 1/4 x 3 1/16 inches
Warranty: 5 years prorated manufacturers warranty on housing
Filter Replacement: Once a year for fluoride canister, once every 2 years for standard
cartridge when used in combination with a whole house filter.
To go to this combination in the store, click on the following link:
two-tank whole house filter plus kitchen fluoride filter
We also can also substitute a well water filter to remove nitrates rather than fluoride, if you use a well.
See the Nitrate Plus filters in the store, or call us.
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we also have this
2-tank whole house filter plus kitchen fluoride
system configured to remove chloramines.
(You only need this if your municipality adds ammonia.)
The system is very similar to the one directly above - with the difference that
instead of kdf 55 for chlorine (and more), there is
40 pounds of kdf 85
(best for chloramine) and
instead of regular coconut carbon, there are
30 pounds of catalytic carbon, best for chloramines.
Both filter medias work on
hundreds of other contaminants too.
Click here to see the
whole house chloramine filter with a kitchen fluoride filter.
* Plus highly effective filtration (the flow media can absorb 5 times its * Plus long-lasting filtration for this size filter (80,000 gallons) Click here to go to the store to see
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET FLUORIDE OUT OF THE WHOLE HOUSE -
in addition to the range of other contaminants
Or if you need a smaller alternative to filter any contaminants
Smaller 2 20-Inch Split Flow Whole House Filter System
This filter is made possible by combining 'Foam' technology with granular filter media. The media prepared using foam technology are powderized and shaped into firm filter blocks which do not compress, and which allow strong water flow while delivering top level filtration. The foam media is combined in balance with granular media.
The use of foam technology combined with split-flow (each cartridge is the same) allows the high flow rate you can get with a 3/4 inch input - as is appropriate for whole house filters.
For more information on the Foam Advantage, click on: Foam Advantage
* The result is high flow rates (up to 10 gallons per minute)
weight in contaminants - 5 times the same media without that treatment)
Smaller Whole House Alternative That Really Works
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This is a one tank whole house water filter using top-quality kdf filter material, and manufactured in the US. A primary reason people filter municipal water supplies is to remove the disinfectant chlorine, which kills the living things we don't want in our water, but which you might prefer not to drink. Kdf will remove chlorine, and will also remove heavy metals, lead, arsenic, hard scale, asbestos and hydrogen sulfide. The kdf is bacteriostatic, so it inhibits the growth of bacteria. Your water will also be softer, without the addition of salts or chemicals.
With this filter, your plumbing will be protected from corrosion, staining and scale, adding to the life of your appliances and making it easier to keep them, shower, tubs, and sinks clean.
Includes automatic backwashing head.
The filter includes 40 pounds of kdf filtering material. We not aware of any others who put anywhere near this amount of filter material. Less filtering material does less of job and lasts for less time.
Capacity: 500,000+ gallons
Contents: KDF/Copper-Zinc media
Flow Rate: up to 8 gpm
Tank Size: 44" tall with backwash head
Tank Warranty: 10-year prorated
The filter material willl last for years. It depends upon your usage. For information on pricing of this whole house water filter system and the replacement whole house water filters, please click through to the store.
To go to this item in the store, click on one tank whole house water filter
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This is the one tank whole house water filter using kdf filter material combined with an undercounter two canister water filter with top quality granulated coconut carbon, fluoride-removing activated alumina and kdf. We call it the whole house one tank filter plus undercounter 2 canister with fluoride filter system. (This all is confusing enough without us giving these combinations cute names. We call 'em what they are so we all don't further complicate things.)
This filter will remove the chlorine, and will also remove heavy metals, lead, chromium, arsenic, hard scale, asbestos and hydrogen sulfide from your entire house. The kdf is bacteriostatic, so it inhibits the growth of bacteria. Your water will also be softer, without the addition of salts or chemicals. Your plumbing is protected from corrosion, staining and scale, adding to the life of your appliances and making it easier to keep them, shower, tubs, and sinks clean.
The undercounter two canister water filter will remove fluoride and add the additional filtering benefits of a kdf filter at your sink, plus granulated carbon to remove volatile organic contaminants - delivering a great-tasting pure healthy water for drinking and cooking. The undercounter water filter comes with its own faucet that goes through the 'extra' hole in your sink.
Includes automatic backwashing head on the whole house filter system.
The whole house filter includes 40 pounds of kdf filtering material. No other system has near to this amount, as far as we have been able to learn. The kitchen water filter has 1 1/2 pounds of kdf. Again, we know of no other systems with this much. This is an indicator of the level of filtration you will get, and how long the filter material will last.
Whole House Water FIlter
Capacity: 500,000+ gallons
Contents: KDF/Copper-Zinc media
Flow Rate: up to 8 gpm.
Tank Size: 44" tall with backwash head
Tank Warranty: 10-year prorated
Kitchen Water Filter
Capacity: 10,000 gallons
Contents: Activated Alumina
Granulated Carbon
KDF/Copper-Zinc media
Flow Rate: 1 gmp
Canister Size: 5.5" deep, 13.5" high, and 11" wide.
Replacement Filter Size: 9 1/4" x 3 1/16"
The whole house filter material will last for years. For optimal filtering, the undercounter kitchen fluoride filter should be replaced once a year and the standard filter cartridge once every two years (when used with a whole house system.)
For information on pricing of this whole house water filter system and the replacement whole house water filters; and information on the undercounter water filter, please click through to the store.
To go to this item in the store, click on:
whole house one tank filter plus kitchen undercounter two canister with fluoride filter system
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