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Originally Posted by shirart
About 3 years ago we purchased the Nova Water Whole House Filter System and are not pleased with the results. I believe we were sold a bill of goods that were not true. When we read the promo it indicated we would have to change filters ONCE a year at a cost of $125. After the system was installed only then did we find out that the filters needed to be changed after 28,000 gals of water was used. We use about 3200 gals a month ( Water Wisdom on the VCDD site says normal is 2700 per month but back a few years ago it said 3700 was average for all style of homes in TV, I have it documented) which put us at changing filters every 9 months. All water for washing the house,the car, cleaning the driveway, watering plants all go through the filter system. The taste of the water from the system is not good even with a few drops of lemon added. We still buy bottled water. Does anyone know how we can take the system out and have the water reverted back to the original system? Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Two final thoughts:
1. Is there a "bypass" line on the filter system? If so, could you have, inadvertently, turned the valves in the wrong order? If so, you might not be using the filter system and are running "raw" water in your house.
2. Buy two new activated charcoal filters. Install them in place of the second and third filters in the Nova system. The first filter (white color) is to remove sand and sediment and is needed. The second filter is to remove metals (primarily lead), and is not needed in The Villages. The third filter in the Nova system is activated charcoal.
With two charcoal filters in your system, and the certainty that the bypass valves are correctly positioned, it is hard to believe that you will experience a foul smell or taste in the household water.