The Aquasana EQ-1000 Whole House water filter is a high-capacity system from the lovely Aquasana range, that, once installed, will provide filtered water throughout your house for up to 10 years (or 1 million gallons) without any maintenance apart from replacement pre-filters being needed.

Yes, this is more of a filter as opposed to a water softener, and it’s a fine filter at that. If you are looking for a water softener, check out this page for the top picks.

The filter’s rated output is 7 gallons per minute and the water that passes through the three-stage system will reduce the amount of chlorine in your home’s water by over 97%.

In addition to all of this, it will remove microscopic particles and dirt from your water and at the same time improve the taste and odor. The water that you get from your faucets will be almost chlorine-free, taste better, and also be pH balanced – for the next 10 years.

Let’s take a closer look at this system and uncover why it’s gotten such great reviews.

This is a 3 stage filtration system that contains:

• A Sediment Pre-filter – For removing dust, dirt, rust, and other debris

• The Main Filter – Containing copper-zinc, mineral stone, and activated charcoal to remove chlorine, water-soluble minerals, heavy metals, industrial solvents, scale, inhibits bacteria and algae growth, reduces herbicides, pesticides, and other chemical compounds. The activated carbon of this unit is specifically sourced from coconut shell.

• A Sub-micron Post-filter – to finally remove any sediment or organic compounds down to 0.35 microns in size.

It’s built to be a long-lasting machine, and you can be sure of this with the warranty that comes with it – the filter system is designed for 10 years of operation (or 1 million gallons – see below)

What about the size? Being such a large capacity machine means it’s designed to cope with all the water used in a house.

Fittings included – the filter system comes supplied with a free professional-grade installation kit.

lastly, customers love this machine because it’s warrantied for 10 years and comes with a 90-day satisfaction guarantee – if you’re not satisfied within the first 3 months, return it for your money back!

• High Output – At 7 gallons per minute (that’s over 1,000 gallons a day), the Aquasana EQ-1000 Whole House Filter will more than cope with most family’s water requirements.

• Made in the USA – Unlike many competing filters this unit is made in the US. That means that the quality and supply of any replaceable pre-filters or post-filters is always available.

• Improves both the Taste and Smell of Your Water – The three-stage filtration system not only removes particles and chemicals from your water it tastes and smells better as well. Unlike a reverse osmosis, this unit’s filtration process does not remove healthy minerals that can further affect the taste of the water. Hence, what you get is a great tasting clean water straight from your faucet.

• US Based Customer Service – Don’t you just hate it when you have technical difficulties with a product, and when you call customer support you are forwarded to a country where the person on the other line can’t understand you? That doesn’t happen with this company. Aquasana’s US-based customer service hotline is open 6 days a week to help with any problems or inquiries.

• Highly Rated By Users – The Aquasana EQ-1000 Whole House Filter system has received high feedback from its customers for the quality or the filter system and the noticeable improvement noticed in their water, for both taste and smell.

• May need Professional Installation – In many cases it is possible to install the Aquasana EQ-1000 Whole House Filter system yourself but, depending on the routing of your existing water inlet pipes it is sometimes advisable to use a professional plumber. Aquasana recommend the use of a professional in all cases.

• Space for Installing the System – If you have the room in, for example, a basement the 44” long by 46” high and 9” wide system probably will be easy to locate. However, should that not be the case, it can be problematical in finding the room to install. It is recommended that you check for a location to site your unit before buying.

This is a highly rated system according to buyers who have left feedback. The large capacity of the unit is, according to the manufacturers, sufficient to supply a house of up to 3,500 sq. ft. and 3 ½ baths without any drop in water pressure.

Although the reasonable cost to initially buy this, as it last’s for 10 years (minimum) it does give good value for money. Finding a good location to site the unit could possibly present a challenge in smaller houses without a basement.

The 90-day satisfaction guarantee, which will give you a complete refund of the cost of your filter system (apart from return shipping costs) shows the degree of confidence the manufacturers have with their product. Any time you are offered a guarantee like this normally means you are onto a good thing, why else would they offer such a thing?

In summary: this is more of a water filter, so if you have very hard water content, go for a salt-based system (or read about the differences here) For everyone else wanting clean, freshwater that is guaranteed to be free of nasty contaminants for AT LEAST the next 10 years!

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