Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2436897)

Huh?
What do you mean "between the 5 of us"?
And why would it take more than half an hour to change the filters?

Originally Posted by mike234 (Post 2436905)

alcohol, etc

Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 2436744)

There were some negative threads as well, including some who said PM me and I'll tell you stuff about Nova.


All I know is we have fantastic tasting water, no water spots, and a Nova system still going strong after 7 years.
And I don't work for Nova. (He did have the same Beneteau 35S5 sailboat we did, though...)

Originally Posted by SusanStCatherine (Post 2436974)

Our Nova softener busted at about the two year mark. Resin spewed out onto our driveway and landscaping. Nova came out and charged us $50 to rebuild the part inside the tank that busted. We cannot control the softener ourselves which is disappointing. We have lots of spots despite having the Nova whole house filters as well. We are looking at other softeners and Pegasus is looking good.

Originally Posted by Gunny2403 (Post 2436800)

In my opinion Nova is a bit of a scam. You do not need to replace filters yearly.

Originally Posted by 4litehous (Post 2436664)

I bought a Nova filtration system for my new home three years ago. The filters need to be changed every year. They arrived today to change the filters but informed me that the bottom of the canisters are soft and cracked, and most likely will start leaking if not changed for new canisters. To put new canisters on with filters, the cost is almost 400.00. He told me it was from water pressure surges. I informed him that the pressure was always at 80, 10 less than the maximum permitted pressure, and I don't believe surges would cause this issue. The warranty was only for a year. I feel their equipment is of poor quality. I called another company that is installing a filtration and softening water system at this moment, and it has a lifetime warranty. Wish I knew this issue that I have been told is a well-known issue with Nova systems three years ago.

Originally Posted by mike234 (Post 2436894)

i change mine every 2-3 years. between the 5 of us, it only took 6 hours. very easy..

Originally Posted by RTrevilian (Post 2437008)

I have a had the same issue with the canisters. My system is approximately 5 years old and I have had to replace all 3 canisters at different times in the last year.
Like you they want to blame it on water pressure. I monitor my system practically every day and the pressure hardly ever exceeds 60 psi. In each case I have asked if it was possible that my canisters were a bad batch and they explain it was due to water pressure. I think the system it was a waste of money. My neighbor across the street tested his water before buying a system and it was in acceptable limits.

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2436845)

Made in China garbage. Culligan is the way to go IMO

Originally Posted by rickaslin (Post 2437026)

What size is a replacement filter for Nova? Should I buy the tool that loosens the blue filter holder?

Originally Posted by Normal (Post 2436975)

Pegasus is on our radar too. Nova broke right around the 3 year mark for us.

Originally Posted by Gn'Me (Post 2436816)

Neighbor had 2 blown Nova canisters in just a few years. Pin hole leaks but water streaming out pretty good. Unacceptable. We'll see how long my system holds up.