Anyone- a comparison between waterwise and Aquasana? Confused! Cracking, exploding,# gal/filter! Chloramine removed? + 15kgal vs.10k gal. Filters $$
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I have no idea what all that is above in the question... cracking?-No exploding?-No
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This is NOT a water softener. That said, there is probably a minor bit of softening occurring as it does its iron removal. But if you have high iron, this is ideal in combination with a softener, as the softener by itself isn't as efficient at iron removal as this unit is. If you don't already have a water test analysis by an independent lab---then get one and have it available when you make system decisions for your household water. test run 100- 200 dollars, but worth the investment. Be wary of companies that are selling softening/filter equipment who offer you "free" water analysis. That presents a clear conflict of interest. This is NOT a water softener. That said, there is probably a minor bit of softening occurring as it does its iron removal. But if you have high iron, this is ideal in combination with a softener, as the softener by itself isn't as efficient at iron removal as this unit is. If you don't already have a water test analysis by an independent lab---then get one and have it available when you make system decisions for your household water. test run 100- 200 dollars, but worth the investment. Be wary of companies that are selling softening/filter equipment who offer you "free" water... » Read More This is NOT a water softener. That said, there is probably a minor bit of softening occurring as it does its iron removal. But if you have high iron, this is ideal in combination with a softener, as the softener by itself isn't as efficient at iron removal as this unit is. If you don't already have a water test analysis by an independent lab---then get one and have it available when you make system decisions for your household water. test run 100- 200 dollars, but worth the investment. Be wary of companies that are selling softening/filter equipment who offer you "free" water analysis. That presents a clear conflict of interest. « Show Less
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You might not want to use chlorine water. I do not know whether there'd be any reaction, but this has chlorine dioxide which is safer than chlorine. Chlorine typically contains bleach and iodine which are not just harmful for daily consumption but also taste weird. Aquamira is chlorine dioxide, kills all bacteria including most waterborne pathogens. And yes, definitely better than Chlorine so that you don't need chlorinated water.
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Pentair is pretty good. I've had no trouble with them. I replaced many components over time and replacement parts were easy to find. I replaced a 15 year old Pentair with another Pentair this winter. Part of the decision process involved what would fit into my existing application. Any other filter would have required significant alteration. The Pentair did not.
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I have this unit, with UV, running two small fountains, one on the outlet line from a submerged bio filtration canister. My pond is small, oval 110 gal. buried live stock trough. It totally cleared my green water in 4 days. it is over kill for my setup but I'm moving up from tiny to this to larger next year. I would go with 2 in in a 2400 gal set up possibly. Company not great with follow up, UV bulb inop has not sent new one. Real attitude on phone, they wanted 35 bucks + postage for a bulb i git for 13 buck also from Amazon.
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Not sure but I think advanced is a more powerful filter, our problem was a strong chlorine taste to our water which the standard filter took care of. We are satisfied with the standard filter. I think it depends on the quality of the water you want to filter.
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It's been 4 months and my water filter still seems to be working great (2 person household.) Would be great if someone could post a link to a consumer reports type article about this subject. Of course the mnfctr is going to recommend faster changes than are necessary to get you to buy more. I just set up 3 month regular shipment from Amazon, to be safe.
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our filter only lasted about a week :( we are a family of six and where we live in california our water quality from the tap is really bad. the water started tasting horrible. we called zero and they informed us that we would likely need to change it every 8 gallons based on the water quality of the tap... so... an expensive filter for us.
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NoBut after I ordered this and opened the box to install it I found broken parts so it was shipped back.I then installed a Aqua clear 110 and I'm happy to report there is not any differences in the cleaning of one over the other. I thought there would be but none. It will also require more time to clean the canister so after seeing this I'm glad I settled with the 110.
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I haven't been following a strict schedule for changing filters. My bride is my "canary in the coal mine" for determining when to change. When she says the water doesn't taste right, I change the filters. If that doesn't help, I change the membrane. I would expect, and this is an off the wall guess. If your TDS reading gets above 30, it might be time to change.
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To be honest, I Loved mine! I have since upgraded to a aqueon filter for my 75 gallon and is excellent as well! I swear by their filters. Bit don't ever buy their led bubble strips! They are all junk! :)
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it is my opinion that your R/O membrane is not working properly. I have only used Watts (Phoenix) filters in the past, and when my system was new, it reduced TDS by 92% or more. After many years, I replaced the membrane with a new 75GPD filter, and my rejection ration was 94%. I expect this new filter to last at least 10 years, but it cost $115.00. It would appear to me you got what you paid for, and the results seem to be very poor.
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I've had both and this filter is a lot easier to take care of from my point of view. The water tastes great...no chlorine smell or taste. I've also found the cost to be less, but we did have a company service our reverse osmosis system.
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It takes quite a while for the bacteria to build up in the filter. Said it was important to not change out all media in the filter at the same time. I used Prime that removes chlorine when I do water changes. Also use Stress Plus in the tank and All Gone in my filter. My tank stays extremely clear and I have happy fish.
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I had low to none water pressure and talk with Purenex tech. He told me that it was the pressure tank as I thought. Told me during our discussion that Amazon would be cheaper way to go. Ordered new tank,arrived before due date ,installed and back to great water production and pressure! BC San Diego,Ca
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Sorry very hard typing on my phone. But hopefully you understand. I love my salt water setup. I don't mess with any real chemicals.
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I believe tonalin is the brand name. I used that years ago and I definitely prefer Naturewise CLA to the tonalin. Naturewise is stronger in mg and I feel it works faster.