Whole House Water Filter Cartridge Replacement Guide

It is wise to install a whole house water filter, and one obvious benefit is to allow your entire household to be purified of water. Such as showers, faucets, laundry, watering flowers and so on. You need to understand some common sense of the whole house water filter cartridge, including their type, service life and function.

Types of Whole House Water Filter Cartridges

Generally speaking, the size of the whole house water filtration is fixed, and the common ones are 4.5x20 inch, 4.5x10 inch, 2.5x20 inch; they will also have different levels, there are first level, second level and third level. Many families will choose to install a three-level 4.5x20 inch whole house water filtration system. If you are considering what kind of whole house water filtration to install, three-level 4.5x20 inch may be a good choice. The whole house water filtration system needs regular replacement of water filter cartridges. More households will use PP sediment filter, GAC water filter cartridge and CTO water filter cartridge as their water purification core; of course, if your city ’s water quality is ph Too high, then you need to install a demineralized water filter element.

The Function of the Whole House Water Filter Cartridge

Each whole house water filter cartridge has its own function. There is rarely a middle water filter that can remove all pollutants in the water, which is mainly related to the complexity of the pollutants. Generally speaking, water pollutants include sediment, rust, bugs, chlorine, pigments, bacteria, antibiotics, compounds, etc. A whole house water filter cartridge removes one type of pollutants. PP sediment filter removes sedimentary pollutants in the water, including sediment, rust, small bugs; activated carbon water filtration removes chlorine, pigments and other pollutants in the water, the body surface filter is GAC water filter cartridge and CTO water filter cartridge.

The Service Life of the Whole House Water Filter Cartridges

Different types of whole-house water filter cartridges have their own service life. Generally speaking, the service life of sediment water filtration is 4-6 months; while the activated carbon filter cartridges are as long as 6-12 months. You need to judge the replacement cycle based on household water consumption and municipal water.