Whole House Water Filtration Systems

[retired early]

I am looking for the best whole house water filtration system. Has anyone had one installed recently? How do you rate it?

[photo1902]

You probably won’t need anything, in my opinion.

[Decadeofdave]

You probably won’t need anything, in my opinion.

Agree, I have a filter for drinking water only.

[retiredguy123]

I think water softners and filters are very much oversold in The Villages. I'm satisfied with the plain tap water.

[Garywt]

The day we bought our house we had Nova come and install a whole house filter. $600 and worth it. I had read about how bad the Florida water was and coming from an area that had awesome water I wanted this done. If not for the filter I would be 100% water bottles but with the filter the water is great.

[EdFNJ]

I think water softners and filters are very much oversold in The Villages. I'm satisfied with the plain tap water.
Depends on where you live. Our water smelled like a swimming pool overfilled with chlorine. Wife said that is bad for her hair. Got a Nova system and that odor and all the other crap in it is gone plus no more expensive fridge filters. Happy wife, happy life! :D Which reminds me, time for yearly filter change. Photo was from last year IIRC.

[Kenswing]

The water in Florida is NASTY! The first thing we're going to do after Tim Miller epoxies our floor is have Nova come out and install a whole house filter system.

[matandch]

Puronics. I rate it a 10. Crystal clear water like from a mountain spring. . No more funny taste. I highly recommend it.

[JudyLife]

Nova system. Inexpensive and the water no longer has any smell and is crystal clear. Highly recommended.

[merrymini]

Granted, I installed a NOVA and have not tried any other than a brita or the refrigerator ones so cannot compare. I think the water here is fine without but did not like the taste and am happy I did it. There is some hardness in the water but not enough to make me put in a water softener, which takes up a lot of room in the garage.

[Raywatkins]

Like a number of other post we got a Nova system. We bought a turnkey property in 2016 and it had a carbon based filter. The Nova system has been a much better system. It cost around $130 per year for the filters to be changed.

[Susan1234]

I have a salt system..It is great.

[La lamy]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.

[RaunchyRich]

Hone Depot or Lowe's has everything you will ever need! These guys that sell elaborate filtration systems are just taking your hard earned money! Learn to change the filter yourself.. it's EASY

[jmkeyzers]

http://avantapurefl.com/

Not cheap but can negotiate price. Water is best and lifetime filter media.

[bonrich]

I have a Nova System for 3 years now. Very happy with it. Didn't like the taste and smell of the unfiltered water. Just know, it is not a water softner, but a filter system. We still are snowbirding it so we change our filters about every 18 months, which works out fine for us. Do not need a filter in the refrigerator since it is a whole house filter. Without it, water for us was hard to enjoy.

[nick demis]

I am looking for the best whole house water filtration system. Has anyone had one installed recently? How do you rate it?

Have you had the water tested by an independent testing company? As a retired commercial plumbing contractor. I have found that very few customers that had municipal water supply needed a filter. Most municipalities do an excellent job monitoring and treating the supply.

[Don5154]

I am looking for the best whole house water filtration system. Has anyone had one installed recently? How do you rate it?

Nova ........outstanding product and service 👍👍👍👍

[wrestle1]

I had significant amounts of lime depositing on the showerheads. It was a white crystalline build-up that I had to clean often. Installed Nova system and now rarely see any build-up.

[Sunflower33]

I had the Pegasus system put in my house when I moved in 5 years ago and so did many of my friends. Great system basically no maintenance they are wonderful people to deal with and my water tastes great and good on washing and hair

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

We had this system professionally installed with a bypass for $80 labor.
I change the filters every 10 Mos. We use about 3500 gallons a month.
No more chlorine smell in the shower.

https://www.amazon.com/Express-Water-Whole-House-Filter/dp/B01LFLQTOI/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=express+water&qid=1609765106&sr=8-11

[rlcooper70]

Whirlpool ... automatic cleaning itself every 14 days ... cost of only around $500 ... easy installation by plumber ... cleans out all the chlorine etc.

[Bay Kid]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.

Not a water softener. Nova filters the water, removes the pool smell and dirt. Look at the pictures above. Most of Florida's water is dirty so they kill it with chlorine. Nova is great. I even bought a system for my home in VA.

[Spadra1]

Purtronics is the best system out there water is crystal clear and tastes like spring water my facets are always clean no white build up on them from lime. I love that my skin feels super soft after my shower It is a personal choice but you will never regret this system. Call Robert tell him Dawn Allen sent you. He is the owner and will take great care of you.

[Jerry Leinsing]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.

If you are talking about a water softener making you feel like you are never rinsed, then you water softener is not work. We are talking soft water here. Your skin should feel slippery because the crap that makes you feel like you are not rinsed is gone.
I sold filters and water treatment system in NH for years as a. Wholesaler so I mean thousands.

[wamley]

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[chas39]

You don’t need one

[jimbo2012]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.

Filters of any type have nothing to do with pipe damage

that is a scare tactic from unscrupulous sellers

At Nova we tell you the truth.

The feeling of not being rinsed off is improper setting on a softener and using salt rather than potassium

Call us for the correct info please

Bob & Brad

352.566.2649

[jimbo2012]

. cleans out all the chlorine etc.

It really doesn't, I have replaceed over 75 of them for poor performance for $400 more you could get the real thing with local support

[jimbo2012]

I had the Pegasus system put in my house when I moved in 5 years ago and so did many of my friends. Great system basically no maintenance they are wonderful people to deal with and my water tastes great and good on washing and hair

It's not a filter only a softener

And it cost how much?

[BumpaOompa]

By the look of the posts water quality must vary wildly across The Villages. Our water is crystal clear and has no off-taste or odors. There is never any staining or calcium build-up where water is used. Before investing in a filtration system that will require ongoing maintenance and cost I would request a water quality report from your provider and do your own “sniff” test. Unless of course you have money to burn on redundant systems and want to keep up with the Jones’.

[CTFORSBERG]

I called them all (locally) and we settled on Pegasus. We drink this unhealthy and horrible water right out of the tap now! (Not to mention washing clothing and taking baths) I recommend them 110% and worth spending a little more money. Good luck with your search and Happy New Year
http://www.pegasuswatersystems.com/

[DAVES]

There is no shortage of confusion and misinformation. Like any other product few people will say I fell for a sales presentation and it was a mistake.
We have hard water. The reason is our source. Our soils are loaded with limestone.
There is a difference between a water filter and a water softener.
Hard water makes laundry detergents work not as well. Simple solution is to add Borax with your wash. For all cooking and drinking we used the filtered water from the refrigerator. They need to be regularly replaced. Caution, there are like too many other things Chinese knock offs. It is hard to tell the difference. I read somewhere you can tell by weighing them.
For snow birds. Bacteria does grow in the stagnant water in any water filter. I would change them when you arrive.
Water is actually an important health issue. Read, beware of the motive of the person the company giving you the information. Perhaps, for many, including me, it is this is what I decided-right or wrong?????????

[DAVES]

By the look of the posts water quality must vary wildly across The Villages. Our water is crystal clear and has no off-taste or odors. There is never any staining or calcium build-up where water is used. Before investing in a filtration system that will require ongoing maintenance and cost I would request a water quality report from your provider and do your own “sniff” test. Unless of course you have money to burn on redundant systems and want to keep up with the Jones’.

We seem to agree. Personal experience. I used to do presentations involving water and chemistry. I resorted to bringing my own water. Pre 9/11. Imagine today traveling on a plane with 20-30 gallons of water.

To the subject the water to your home depends on many things the quality of the water supplied as well as where your home is on the supply line.

More old history. As a summer job around High School I worked in a machine shop.
One of the products I worked on was making faucets out of monel an expensive hard on tools stainless steel. They were used down south. Besides the cost, our plumbing is all plastic. Our water will quickly destroy brass or copper. No I am not. was not, a machinist a slightly more than minimum wage machine watcher

[Garywt]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.
I agree with this. Always feel slimy after showering with a water softener system. We just went with the filter and it is fine so far.

[Garywt]

Hone Depot or Lowe's has everything you will ever need! These guys that sell elaborate filtration systems are just taking your hard earned money! Learn to change the filter yourself.. it's EASY
True, Nova will change the filters for $125 or sell them for $80 if you want to do them yourself. The $600 upfront was the cheapest we could find and the best $600 we ever spent.

[Wizie1949]

I have a Nova but haven’t noticed any difference at all with my water

[dewilson58]

I have a Nova but haven’t noticed any difference at all with my water
Unfortunately, I've heard that before about the Nova system. :shocked:

[jimbo2012]

I have a Nova but haven’t noticed any difference at all with my water

Not everyone has the same taste as they did years ago, but we always hear and you can read here and elsewhere there is BIG difference in taste,

More importantly is the contaminants, sediment and pollutants removed

[EdFNJ]

I have a Nova but haven’t noticed any difference at all with my water Have you been tested for Covid? I understand you can lose your taste and smell senses. :D Just kidding but as I said in an earlier post the difference was DRAMATIC here both in taste and smell. There has to be something in that brown crud that was removed with our filters. As others have said, it depends on what area you live in. The used filter on the right in the photo was the first in line of the 3 in the Nova system.


https://i.ibb.co/gWDNNCL/waterfilterphoto.jpg

[Catalina36]

I recently installed the Nova Whole House Water Filtration System. The company did an excellent installation. Prompt and reasonably priced at $599.00 installed.

[MorTech]

I thought the saying was "Happy Wife, Miserable Beta Male" :)

2019 Water Quality Report - Mmmmm...Tasty.
https://www.districtgov.org/departments/utilities/2019%20CSU%20CCR%20Final.pdf

172 mg/L is not bad...Excellent for Florida.

[Croan]

Since this thread is along the lines of water filtration.....I inherited a Villages house that has a water softener system. Unfortunately, no paperwork is available to learn how it works, but I do know the salt has to be refilled when the container gets to a certain level. Water is soft inside house and I understand how some folks might not like the slimy feeling after a shower. But even after ~17 years, the faucets all look brand new! Can anyone recommend a company to come out and evaluate it? To be honest, I'm not even sure what brand it is! But it works!!

[coffeebean]

I think water softners and filters are very much oversold in The Villages. I'm satisfied with the plain tap water.

IMHO, our GE fridge filter gives us the best tasting drinking water, right along with the great taste of Fiji bottled water. Most other bottled water, to me, has an awful taste. I would recommend some sort of gizmo to remove the calcium our hard water has. A scale blaster looks like it would work to keep the pipes free of scale build up. I really have to look into this.

Does anyone have one of these scale blasters installed in their home? If so, how is it working for you?
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[PoolBrews]

We had this system professionally installed with a bypass for $80 labor.
I change the filters every 10 Mos. We use about 3500 gallons a month.
No more chlorine smell in the shower.

Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Express-Water-Whole-House-Filter/dp/B01LFLQTOI/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=express+water&qid=1609765106&sr=8-11)

This is the system I have had installed for 2 years now. I did my research, and the filters in this system filter to lower microns than the Nova system. I installed myself in about 4 hours with a bypass.

I find the water in our area to be pretty good, but with the whole house filter, the water is excellent for drinking - better than many of the bottled waters I have tried. I am a home brewer, so a good water supply is crucial for good beer!

I added an electronic water conditioner as well (the Scale Blaster). It doesn't remove calcium, but makes the calcium clump up into larger particles. You don't notice the particles in the water, but it doesn't stick to the fixtures like it used to! Calcium is not bad for you - it just tends to leave tough to clean stains on all your fixtures.

[CFrance]

I know the thread is about filtration but I assume they'll try to sell you a water softener as well. It's supposed to help prevent pipe damage, but I don't like the feel of it on the skin, never feel like I'm fully rinsed with that.
Nova will not try to sell you a water softener. They have them available for people (like me) who are used to the softer water that they've lived with for a while.

[totv7]

I am looking for the best whole house water filtration system. Has anyone had one installed recently? How do you rate it?

In October 2019 Kiley and Sons installed a whole house sediment and carbon filtration system. I have been extremely pleased - no more chlorine tasting water. I don't use the Brita water pitcher now. It also saves on the refrigerator water filter as I only replace it about once a year now. The installer was efficient and provided a house cutoff within easy reach. Both filters can be purchased from Kiley or Amazon.

[ohiocat]

We bought a house that had a Nova system and we are very happy with it. My husband was planning on putting in a reverse osmosis and running a line to the fridge (so he could have better ice). I talked him into waiting and seeing what he thinks of the water here with the Nova. We both think that the water tastes great. I love not having a tank under my sink like with the reverse osmosis system.

[tboecker]

Is there any place nearby to have water tested by an independent lab?